Again, I fall remiss in keeping my blog up to date. If there is anyone out there still checking in on my brewing and beer adventures, I apologize. It seems that real life is severely cutting in to me creating a digital one.
A short update then: I have completed the move to Davis. I live on the south side of I-80, away from downtown but just a short bike ride away from the extension campus where I will be spending most of my time come January. In fact, everything in Davis is just a short bike ride away. The apartment decorating and arranging have come along nicely and I will be comfortable as school progresses, which is at least one weight off of my mind.
I am sad to report that I have not been able to homebrew since arriving. I spent most of my first week in Davis waiting around my house for my internet to be installed and my washing machine to be delivered, allowing ample time to get settled and for the realization to set in that I know absolutely no one here. Luckily, before loneliness could sink in, I drove to Mendocino to meet up with some friends who were visiting their parents there. Driving through wine country, then a redwood forest and finally arriving at the coast was quite memorable. The morning after I got home from Mendocino, I got on a plane to travel to the Palm Springs area to be with my family for Thanksgiving.
I was eager to get to the homebrew shops in Sacramento this week and finally smell some mashing grains and fresh hops, but I received word that my grandmother’s basement became flooded when a pipe burst while she was away and I am being sent by the family to help with sorting out the clean-up efforts. I am glad that my life has enough flexibility in it right now so that I am in a position to lend a hand. The unplanned trip back to Spokane allows me to spend some precious time with my girlfriend and grandmother and it will also give me a chance to see some of the people I missed in my rush to get out of town.
For those of you who read this blog to hear about beer, I will resume normal missives in the near future. Just because I am not brewing it, doesn’t mean I am not drinking and reading about it. Slรกinte!
