A Good Day

We've just been hanging around D.C. over this last week, but now we're finally getting somewhere. We had been looking for a house and today we signed a lease for a pleasant little condo in Sterling, Virginia! We're hopefully moving in on Tuesday. Here's a picture I took from the porch while we were checking it out:

The porch features railings so you don't fall and get injured to death

The community is called Dominion Station, and behind that building is the pool! I know, we'll probably never use it. But still. It's a POOL!

The next step is moving all of our stuff here from College Place, Washington. I've been getting quotes from moving companies, and we're looking at around $4500. So that might not work. Our new home might be a little bit... spacious. At least until we figure out how to get our stuff here.

Heidi got a job as a lead teacher at a preschool about three miles from our new home! So that means her commute probably won't be too much more than an hour! Not bad. She starts work this Monday.

I also finally got that job I've been pushing to get for a few months. I'm excited and relieved. The job is going to be perfect. It's at Janelia Farm Research Campus, which is under Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The place itself is gorgeous and modern. Here's a picture:

The whole place looks AT LEAST this cool

I've heard it referred to as "Science Heaven." I'll talk more about the job some other time, but to over-succinctify, I'll be doing Science there. Lots of the people there are my age! That's good. I'm starting work on October 4.

We found out about both our jobs and our new home today. So today was good.

I'm going to have a couple more weeks to do whatever I feel like. I think I may choose to spend most of that time with you, my faithful reader, by blogging four times a day.