We are back home. We originally planned to return on Sunday, however is was raining hard today. So we thought we'd drive home in the rain, rather than hang around the rental and watch movies.

Today is C4 & QJ's memorial day party. Usually it's a wonderful event. Today it may be cold and rainy. We will go anyways even if it's just to catch up with everyone. QJ & C4 are *very* social. There will be many people at the party that we rarely see. In all fairness, most of these people are the party crowd. None the less, there are always a few more quiet and interesting folks there.

My blog seems to be turning into a set of short random blurbs. I'm not really writing anything in depth.

In all fairness, this blog is mostly here to help me remember my life, not to be an in depth depot for my writings. None the less, when I look over the few bloggers that I regularly read, what they offer is more in-depth, hearth felt, poetic.

The husband and I are still on the Oregon coast. I enjoy working here, but my days are hectic. The great resignation has hit our company. There is a lot scrambling to cover a few key people who have left. I do what I can, but the constant context switching frazzles me.

It is gorgeous here. I love looking up from my laptop and taking in the ocean. If you look at the waterline in the following picture, you see people-- they are surfers! I am surprised that Oregon has surfers. They water is cold. They must all wear wet suits. 

The dog loves it here too. She gets the zoomies when we walk down to the beach. 

We are workationing for the week along the northern Oregon coast. The husband has business in Portland. I can work from anywhere, so we thought we'd try it out to see what it would be like to live there.

We could buy a nice house here for about half the price of Seattle. Restaurant meals are maybe a third less. There is no sales tax in Oregon. 

Our big problem would be the lack of social life. Most properties here are vacation rentals or weekend cottages. This part of the coast shuts down and clears out from the fall to the spring. During the summer it's almost all tourists.

We had a quick trip to Sacramento. 

Last winter, the husband's uncle died. Finally, this past Sunday the family was able to host his celebration-of-life.

The husband was able to work from Sacramento the week before, so I joined him on Thursday. We spent the weekend there. This was the first time that we've been there without needing to spend time with 

The stock market has been crazy bad. Last night at dinner, C3, who has always been an aggressive day trader, told me that he is out of the market. He had to do so for his own sanity.

The market crash is shaking up some coworkers. They are used to a rising stock price to fatten their take home pay. I'm wondering how this will play out. I've heard rumors that the hitech job market is tightening up. We shall see.

I've been through market bursts before, so I personally don't feel so bad. It's difficult to be patient, but that is what's necessary.

We've been back in Seattle for a few days now. 

The husband has flown off to California for work. He has started traveling frequently as business reopens. He'll be flying again next week.

Tuesday, I had dinner with C3. He's got a job! We talked about it. He said didn't put a lot of energy into finding a job. He has been toying with retirement. His experience over the past few months has led him to the conclusion that he is not ready to retire. 

This job is good enough for now. It pays a decent salary. It will occupy his time with something productive. In six months, he can change his plan.