California is the place for me!

     Well I moved again. I left Texas and am in California. I ended up in Coronado, Ca for a few weeks and have settled down for a while in El Cajon. I have a lot of work to do. I jumped right into the graduate program on Monday. I arrived in California on Saturday. There has been plenty of homework to do. I have ended up in the library almost every day.
     One good thing about the California libraries...they have internet access. So I can hook up the laptop and get on their network. Just have to find a quiet spot somewhere. Seem's everyone uses the libraries here. I found the best time to go is in the mornings. The kids are out of school around 2:30pm. So I can get a lot done until then. It feels good working on the masters program. The work is hard and it has been challenging. This is what I have needed. The bachelors degree was long, but not challenging...it was just a milestone. I have completed my first course and that was a milestone as well. It seems just like anything a system is all one needs. This first class I hope I worked out a lot of the kinks and now it won't be as stressfull.
     The trip out here went smoother than I thought. When I went through Tucson, AZ it was a bit rough traffic wise. They were having a huge gem show and traffic was bumper to bumper. Another problem I thought I was going to have was with snow in New Mexico. I had just gone over the border into New Mexico at night and had snow. It was cold as well. I pulled into a rest area and stayed till the next morning and it had cleared. I had visions and flashbacks of the last time I went accross New Mexico. I had three accidents then and a head on with a semi during a major snow storm that lasted a few days. I had hoped I would make it across New Mexico this time without snow. Well I did.
     The next milestone was the mountains of California. I made it, but went up the steep mountains at 20 to 25 miles an hour. I was so worried about the mountains. I was relieved when I had made it.
     California is nice and I missed it, but it has it's drawbacks. The main one is the traffic. It's terrible. There are cars zipping everywhere. Your lucky if anyone let's you switch lanes. You really have to be a defensive driver here. It also seems you can't go anywhere and find a place to be alone. Go to the park and there are plenty of people. I have not been used to this the last few years. Living in the midwest with Oklahoma and Texas has been different.
Well that's all for now.