Monday thoughts

In the latest sign that it’s time for a change, my allergies in San Francisco have been awful and have put me on my ass the last week. Things got better late Saturday a bit as I got out of the city and got to seemingly fresh air away from pollen or whatever else I’m allergic now. I’m now ready for that fresh New York crisp air. I’m convinced the pollution in NY may be better than this pollen air in SF.

The move is picking up quite a bit. Sophia and I made our first big dent into packing over the weekend. I hope to be just about 75% done with packing by Friday afternoon. We have an incredibly busy weekend with seeing friends in town, our goodbye party, and a Sunday wedding celebration. Going into the weekend feeling that we’re almost ready for the movers on Tuesday will put me in a real good spot.

As for the move, I’ve decided to more or less take the next two weeks after this one off to deal with the stress. I’ll still do a bit of work next week, but I hope that the time off will be a nice reset and make the move as easy as possible. The anxiety of everything I need to do hasn’t been easy.

On another note - fatherhood rocks. Colin is a couple weeks away from 6 months and he’s just an amazing kid. I love doing everything with him. Just sitting there watching him explore and play by himself or with me is such a joy. I couldn’t imagine going through life without having children. It’s a void in my life that I really didn’t know I had.

We had a great time over my Dad’s place for Easter. My cousin and sister came into town. Watching my entire extended family including my Dad interact with Colin is an amazing experience. Colin is a star and he loved being the center of attention on Easter Sunday.

Despite all the stress, I can’t wait to get him to New York to show him the city and go on some adventures. In a couple weeks, we’ll hopefully be almost settled in and have New York to explore with some days off. I can’t wait.