In following with tradition from the past 4 years, we decided to spend Lila's birthday on an airplane. The week leading up to the 23rd departure made us wish we had yet another week to get ready. It was unbelievable that we actually managed to get moved out of the house, after 3 days with the movers and 2 days packing on our own. Who knew we had so much?! Our house has been rented to a couple expecting their first child any day. Friends have bought our TV, receiver, kitchen cart, and a few other small items. Our cars are with Roadsport in Campbell, where Clint (car broker) will sell them for us. Nabeel & Asha are holding a few suitcases for our future US trips, and Mark is bringing 2 over for us in a couple of days. About 2000 lbs of our life is at sea, and the remainder in storage.
We moved to a hotel on Wednesday, then to the city on Friday. Karl arranged Friday night dinner at Michael Mina for Lila's birthday. We had a great time - highly recommend the restaurant! On Saturday, Karl went out on the bay with Jacques, while Lila was back at the house running last minute errands and made time for her last hamburger with Mel & Hai. Later that night, a few friends met us in the city for dinner and drinks. It was a great way to celebrate Lila's birthday and our send-off.
The trip was also a good forcing function for Lila to finally get her new drivers license and passport. She's traveling to China as Lila Ibrahim Liebat. It's interesting to have a middle name after so many years. Hopefully the matching last names will make things easier for us as we travel around - and of course, Karl is thrilled.
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