We're moving!

Sunday, April 19, 2015


I've let this site lie fallow for more than six months, and I've stopped and started this post so many times that it has almost lost its meaning. But how do you decide how to broach the subject that has consumed your family for the last few months? It's all we talk about, all we can think about, and all we can plan for. We are moving away from this terribly beautiful city, and when we step off the airplane, we'll be in San Francisco. 


San Francisco feels like a dream location for us. It's the one other city in this country that we could see our family thriving in. And after this year's endless winter, I'm only too happy to run from the east coast to the west coast. A bittersweet move, to be sure; we're leaving behind a lot on this side of the country, and New York has been my city for 13 years. Thankfully nothing will change professionally as I will still be able to do my job as a cookbook editor from the west coast. 

The actual move is happening in a few months, but we've been working feverishly behind the scenes for months to decide things like where to live, where to send our oldest to school, and what to even do with our stuff. Thoughts of the move sneak up on me unawares when I'm doing something mundane like buying shampoo or getting my morning coffee. I can't wait to explore a new city and fall in love with where I live all over again.




We have an awful lot to figure out over the next few months (who’s going to drive the car cross country? how do we get the dog out to California?), but underneath the stress runs a current of excitement at the possibilities. For the first time we’re thinking about having a house with a garden and I’m practically giddy thinking about the vegetables I can grow (keeping in mind the ones that will survive the drought, of course). The SF lifestyle blogs are constantly open on my computer, and I’m compiling a list of the best foodie havens in the area. I'll be checking in here a lot more often to share details now that the move is public. Thanks for traveling along with us for our adventure!

16 comments:

  1. Yay! Now we can be real life pals! Don't hesitate to get in touch. Best of luck with the move! xo

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    1. Hi Shauna, we definitely have to get coffee once I'm out there!

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  2. Good Luck with the move. You are going to love it! I have been there several times and while its expensive nothing beats the views :-). Looking forward to more stories and photos from you :-)

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  3. It's going to be a great move - there really is no way San Fran can be bad. I'm sure you will be back though just like NY sucked us back!!!! =)

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    1. I don't plan on letting it suck me back too soon! I hear when people go to CA they rarely come back :)

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  4. So exciting. I love San Francisco. It holds fond memories of a trip I took there with Mikey some 16 years ago, and one of my best friends lives right across the bridge.

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    1. thanks, Jennie! You'll have to visit again then

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  5. I couldn't be happier for you and your family, and understand all too well that excitement of learning about a new city. It's so invigorating! San Francisco is so lucky to have you. Woo hoo!! xoxo

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  6. We can't wait to have you guys here in Cali! xoxo

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  7. Reading your post is like having a déjà vu altogether; so many of my own thoughts that ran through my mind and were discussed I can read here. Our family´s move is a bit different, and so similar at the same time. Leaving much behind and hoping for so much more to be discovered, we are going to leave Munich/Germany for PAris/France next week. Oh so exited. Wishing you all the best for your big step, Sabine.

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