Ano Nuevo

Today I went with Natalie and Greg to Ano Nuevo to go see the elephant seals hanging out. They are so HUGE! We saw them from the top of a nice sand dune, and we got to walk down really close to them. One of the ginormous guy seals was laying right in our path and started to wake up as we were passing. I was pretty nervous because he started puffing up his nose. He was not happy about being disturbed from his nap! Here are some pics...





These guys are so loud! I tried to get a shot of the boys fighting over the girls, but they weren't cooperating. They were more interested in wooing the ladies like the fella above. The boys are the huge ones with the big "elephant" noses. The girls are all laying around in the harems just trying not to get squished! The babies sound kind of like chimps and the adults make a grunting noise. The boys make a loud snort noise when they get mad and want to challenge another male. In this video, the male is trying to sneak up to a group of females, but on the other side he was getting warned to stay away by a bigger seal.

Moving!

Since Kyle got into Stanford and we are outgrowing our studio we have been hoping to find a new place in Palo Alto. Yesterday we searched all over Craigslist and then went driving around the neighborhoods we like. We found one that we liked but decided to see what else we could find that compared. After searching all day we went back to the first place and decided to get it since it was a freaking deal. Lucky for us that we went back when we did, because there was another couple that were out looking at it when we showed up that were wanting the place too. Phew!

The place is pretty rad! It was just remodeled and has all new appliances (I'll take pictures next time we go). It has a cute little bar that will be a good place for me to display all my cute glasses that have been in boxes for about 2 years! The complex itself is sweet too. It has 5 swimming pools (1 heated), 3 tennis courts, a day spa, a sauna, a gym, a movie theater, a billiards room, and a continental breakfast every sunday - all included in rent. Best yet, it is right across the street from Stanford!! Kyle will literally be able to roll out of bed and ride his bike to class. For me, it is easy access to 280 for work, and it is close enough to my coworkers that I'll be able to carpool. Plus, it is walking distance to Stanford shopping center!

We are moving next weekend, so it will be a busy week. We are so freaking excited to live in a nice place for once! We can finally eat our dinner at our table, have a bedroom door that we can close, and actually cook in our kitchen since it will be big enough to use! Even better, we can actually have people come over and I can walk around my neighborhood without fearing for my life! Woohoo!