Last year when we decided to move to Vacaville we thought we had a solid plan. Keep our jobs in Concord, live in Vacaville, use 2008 to find jobs in Sacramento, then leapfrog Sacramento and find a place to live in Auburn or Placerville. Bullet-proof.<\/p>\n
We didn’t count on the economy turning on us. So no jobs in Sacramento. And no leapfrogging to Auburn or Placerville. I also didn’t count on my job in Concord being moved to Livermore.<\/p>\n
But Vacaville to Livermore is 65 miles. I can’t drive that distance twice a day, AND pay $5 to use the bridge. And we can’t continue to pay $1600 a month in rent here in Vacaville. That’s just silly.<\/p>\n
So the plan has changed. Hunker down. Ride out the recession. Keep my job with Comcast (the one that’s moving to Livermore). That means moving closer to Livermore.<\/p>\n
Right now that’s looking like Manteca, which is 35 miles away (and no bridge toll). We like Manteca. It’s quiet. It’s strategically located between highways 5 and 99, right along 120.<\/p>\n
120, which is the road to Yosemite. Awww yeah!<\/p>\n
Our new location will put us about 2 hours away from Yosemite Valley. I’m liking the sound of that a lot.<\/p>\n
We’ll also be very close to Yum’s favorite highway–88, which is the road to Kirkwood. It’s also our favorite way to get to Tahoe.<\/p>\n
Our lease is up at our current apartment on May 1st, and that’s right around the time that my job is moving from Concord to Livermore. So far, so good.<\/p>\n
Everything is going according to (the new) plan. And I love it when a plan comes together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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