We're home... in Tallahassee, Florida!!

Yesterday we arrived in Tallahassee and last night we spent our first night in our new home. One of our neighbors who knew we were arriving left us a gift basket in the kitchen with bread, apples, olive oil, rosemary, and basil, and left us organic orange juice and soy milk in the fridge, and some rice dream treats in the freezer. This was great because Andrew and I were exhausted after a long day's drive from New Orleans, and it felt so good to have a good snack before going to bed. In the morning, another neighbor left us a box of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts by the back door... OK, it's a little less healthy, but still a great welcome. The neighbors here are very friendly.

It has gotten a lot cooler in Tallahassee since we were here over the summer (thank god!). Andrew and I slept in the sun room with the windows open, which meant we could listen to all the night sounds of bugs buzzing and crickets chirping. Wow, they are loud out here! In the morning, we could look out at our back yard and see tall trees all around. It's easy to forget you're in the city here, which I LOVE. So, it's nice to be here so far.

Segui has been on a few walks so far and loves the neighborhood (he's generally a pretty happy explorer). Andrew and I are pretty tired from our big car trip and cross-country adventures, and we'll be taking it easy for a few days as we slowly move into the mindset of moving in and doing some home improvement projects. Stay tuned for our Tallahassee blog, which we'll set up and make available to any of you who want to hear our stories of living in this part of the country.

If you haven't read it already, I highly recommend reading Andrew's blog of our time in New Orleans (the post written before this one). I'm sure it will be of interest to many of you.