Pho Sure

We are settling in to our temporary home here a little more each day. Spent the last week doing a lot of visiting-- seeing Alan's sister's new home out in the country, taking walks around the neighborhood with Grandma, hanging out with Alan's triplet cousins. The immediate family and a few friends came over yesterday for Alan's birthday (yes folks, he's 31 now).

Last week we took the bus to the mall and it was surprisingly easy; I guess we live by a good bus route. We've had pho a couple times (today included because I have a nasty cold-- if chicken soup soothes a cold pho kicks it to the curb) and have taken our biweekly trips to Half Price Books.

We can see Mt. Rainier from the upstairs bedroom, by the way. That and all the flowers and trees makes Tacoma a nice place to be as far as cities go. We are looking forward to another week of kicking back, getting a little work and reading done, and thoroughly enjoying ourselves.