getting settled

A number of people have asked us if it feels weird to be back in Urbana after a 4 1/2 year absence. The short answer is yes and no. We know a handful of people that were or have become townies, but the majority of our friends are scattered across the country. So that gives this place a very different feel. One aspect that has smoothed our transition is that the weather has been downright pleasant since we moved. Aside from the couple days of rain, the temps have felt much like Abq.

We picked our rental home over the interwebs on the basis of 4 pictures and a short description. It exceeds our expectations. Nice, big kitchen.
We have one of your larger two car garages. Eventually we might park the car in there or get 25 more bikes, but for now I really like the vast space. And there are windows on 3 sides.

By the way, the biking revolution has begun here. My rough estimate is that there are 5X as many people riding bikes for errands and commutes as when we left. It's hard for us to imagine people referring to us as the biking couple here. Whoda thunk it?

You may recall that Jill is pregnant. Here she is at week 19. All is still going well, yea!