We spent the later half of March packing up Liberty Street and preparing for our move south to San Francisco. And no small feat might I add, as Sofia decided that this was the prime time to begin crawling. Pat and I moved ourselves one container at a time with Sofia rotating in the backpack.
Leaving our first home, was of course emotional, but once you remove your stuff a home starts to look like just a space. We spent our last night in Portland hanging out with great friends at the Kennedy School. We'll forever think of our Portland days with much fondness and Portland will always be Sofia's first home. As tough as it was to say goodbye we discovered that sweetness of Liberty Street all fit in our car: Sofia, Stella & Pat & I.
We took our time driving south, stopping off in Eugune for a night. We explored Pat's old stomping grounds and gave the girls a tour of their Papa's old campus. Sofia wasn't much in the mood for sleeping, between the move and teething. You know we hit the road early when we left the hotel saying prayers that Starbucks would be open! Anyhow with coffee in hand we headed out of Oregon into California! We spent the evening in Mendocino at a fabulous little cottage Pat found. We had our own lil deck and a great view of the ocean. The next morning we continued south on Hwy 1 to Marshalls where we stopped off at the Marshall General Store we eat the BEST bbq oysters. Yummy! From there we entered the city over the Golden Gate, listening to Tony Bennet sing "I left my Heart in San Francisco!" And yes, it feels great to be back home!
Sofia rolling around in Portland.
Sofia in the backyard of Liberty Street.
Sofia & Stella in the backyard.
Sofia checking out the yard.
That grass looks fun.
Sofia & Papa say goodbye to the garden and the yard.
Sofia's last morning in Liberty.
Pat's Italian mural in the kitchen of Liberty.
Sofia crawls on the counters.
Mama & Sofia say goodbye to the Japanese Maple Tree in the backyard.
Bye-Bye Liberty Street!
Sofia & her pals in the Subaru. Looks like a great time.
Papa & Stella at UofO.
Welcome to California!
What Sofia thinks of CaliforniaThe view from our cottage in Mendocino.
Mama & the girls on the porch, it's not quite hot Cali weather, yet.
Papa & Sofia!
Our morning walk.
A view from our beautiful drive on Hwy 1.
Pat & I stopped in this same spot 5 years earlier when we did our first road trip up to Oregon to see the UofO crew. As you might guess Sofia & Stella were fast asleep.
A view of the bay in Mashall.
Sitting out back eating oysters at the Marshall's General Store.
Coming into San Francisco...Ahh, home at last. San Francisco here we come!
So happy to be back in Cali!
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