Jellyfish in Monterey

It was our last weekend in California so we took off to Monterey and checked out the Aquarium there as well as Steinbeck's Cannery district. The coast around Monterey was gorgeous. The aquarium has an incrediable jelly fish display and we also got to pet the sting rays!

Saturday we took a tour of UCBerekley. Although a little early for Derek to start picking a college, we thought it would be fun to check it out. We really had fun on the tour and learned a lot about the Golden Bears. Did you know that freshman have a tradition of rolling down 4.0 hill on the first day of school in hopes of receiving a 4.0?

We ended the evening with a night time tour of Alcatraz. Got to hear some fasinating stories about the history of this one time fortress and memorable prison. Seemed even creepier at night. Didn't see any ghosts though.

Now we get ready for the big move, we are more than ready and even anxious to get there. We don't know what to expect and are trying hard NOT to have expectations but to be open to adventure and the challenge. As soon as we are settled we will write you from Jakarta! 

California is so ....not Wisconsin!

What a beautiful weekend, California is so ....not Wisconsin! We waded in the Pacific, walked among the amazing redwoods in Muir forest, watched the sunset from the top of Mount Tamalpais over looking the bay and city of San Fransisco. Spent another day hopping on and off the trolley car in the city. Wondered around Fisherman's Wharf. Chinatown was abuzz with shoppers getting their evening meal in open air markets. Made me think I would be shopping in a similar fashion once we reach Indonesia.

It is working out well to have this time away from home first before leaving the country. The E-school takes getting used to. I am really Claire's teacher, not just a "coach". We get all the help we need and do have to send in some work to her teacher back in Appleton, but I do the bulk of the instruction. I am glad I can get used to it first before we are in another country and we are having to to get used to that too.

Speaking of which, our address in Indonesia has changed. We are not staying at the Ascott but now at another place. It is supposed to be even more fabulous but I will believe it when I see it. If any one wants to mail us anything I would recommend just sending it to our PO box as it will then get forwarded on to us where ever we happen to be.
Sandbergs
2700 W. College Ave #9
PMB 201
Appleton, WI 54914

Bye for now!

Que Sera Sera

The corporate gods have changed our departure dates. Being the uber organized wunderwoman that I am we were more then ready to go and decided that we would just go anyway. So we are now heading off to San Francisco for two weeks as Joel finishes up some assignments for Chevron out there and then we head to Indonesia. For any of you you have been in Appleton the last month, the sun has vanisished, never to be seen again, so we figure how horrible can two weeks in California be at this time of year?

Remember the old Doris Day show? It opened with her skipping around San Francisco while she sung "Que Sera Sera"? Well, what will be will be....at least it's warm and there is always Ghirardelli chocolate.