What a difference a few thousand miles makes...

We hear that winter storm Boreas is unleashing a whole load of FREEZING on the East Coast right now…Brrrrr… It's cold here in San Diego too. At least, we think it must be.

When Melinda takes the kids to the park in the morning, all the other mothers are dressed in fuzzy boots, chunky sweaters and warm hats to brace themselves against the chilly, 64 degree morning temps.

Bundled up as our new neighbors may be, we have yet to unpack the jackets. We still have our east-coast stamina and are loving the splendid weather. What a difference a few thousand miles makes, are we right?

Before

"Mommy, I'm cold. 

Can we go get some gloves?"

After

Less than a week in nice weather and Eleanor

has already given up on shoes and pants.

So, we're loving our escape from the east coast winter weather. That isn't to say there isn't a lot we miss about our old home. We're already nostalgic about our favorite organic market, Mt. Vernon's Christmas display and the granite countertops in our old kitchen. 

But, of course, the hardest thing to leave behind were the MANY great friends we made during our time in the nation's capitol. We didn't have the time to to visit with all the awesome people we are crazy about before we left, but we did our best to cram in a lot of playdates in our last couple weeks.

Ogulcan's mom Dilek has watched our girls since

their earliest moments. He's always spoiled them 

with attention and they adore him. 

No more Oreo parties with the Rahlfs :( 

When we left the Arrington's house, Grant tearfully 

demanded that we "write long books" about Adelaide

 and put them on Facebook for him. 

She's already begging to see her 

"Virginia Grant" again.

 Vroom… vroom… Eleanor and Callie 

are off on an adventure.

Ms. Tasneem is the head of Oak Hill Montessori.

The kids think she's the best. 

Eleanor and her crew… Patrick, Daniel and Noam.

She's gonna miss these boys. 

Adelaide had trouble posing with

her teacher Ms. Afsaneh, because it made her sad.

And so many other people not pictured. Really, SO MANY. We miss everyone a ton. But, we hope you all know that the next time you want a break from January ice storms or partisan politics, you've got some friends in San Diego with a super comfy couch that would love to see you.