Finally, I am getting to move out of this state that I refer to as "the sinking ship". I've wanted out of CA for a very long time, and did for one year in 1999, but ended up right back in CA after.

With the mortgage industry falling flat on it's face last year, CA took a huge hit. Tens of thousands of mortgage industry employees in CA alone are now unemployed and killing for any job they can get to support their new H3's and million dollar 2 bedroom condos. My family was hit by this layoff twice in 6 months with the lady losing 2 jobs in that time frame (both in the housing industry). We realized that there was no purpose in finding employment in this state again as it is just guaranteed unemployment within a year or two anyway.

So, with nothing holding this family of three in this state (no jobs, no house, no family, and the worst school system in the country) we have decided to jump this sinking ship ASAP. The only logical place for me to settle back down is as close as possible to my close friend and business partner (Todd, just in case you did not know) in Colorado. It is the home of our beloved VindexWorks/Race2Play and the chance to work side by side with Todd is going to be great (for as long as he can put up with me).

We (by that I mean "I") have decided to do this move my way. This means, in the most literal extent, sell everything in the 4 bedroom house we currently rent and only bring what we can fit in the vehicles. This past week we have sold every item out of our house. It is bare right now... no beds, no couches, no silverware, nothing. I saved a single coffee mug and my portable lap-top table and she saved the clothing and shoes (LOL, she has priorities huh?).

We have not bothered to look for a place in CO yet. We/I decided to be even more adventurous by going straight to CO without a home and spending a few days finding the perfect location to pitch tent. School districts, neighborhoods, proximity to Todd, are major deciding factors so we want to do this right... hands on, not blindly over the Internet.

So, on March 23rd, we make the "jump" and hit I-80 heading East. We will be on the road for 3 days, then in hotels for another 3 - 7 days before we get settled in. This is going to be a blast!

PS - Anyone want to drive my BMW to CO? Seriously...

PSS - Anyone in NoCal have room to store a 280z until August? I want to keep it here for our proposed track day at ThunderHill then drive it back to CO after. Any help would be appreciated with this... it's a very small car. It can probably fit in a closet :-)