Good bye, Chico

Nikkor 18-55mm: 1/80 f-5.6

Today is Renee's last day at work in Oroville. I will load up the car with her stuff and meet her at her work to drive down to San Francisco together later today.

We're so excited to live together again, after living apart for almost 2 years. At the same time, however, I'm kind of sad that we are leaving Chico. We had wonderful time here. Almost everyone in the city we met were really kind. We were able to explore northern California relatively easily because we had a place in Chico--Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mt. Shasta, Burney Falls, and Redding are all located within 2-3 hr of drive from this city.

Remember the news about the FedEx truck that was crushed by the fallen overpass in Oroville last year? It happened just a few minutes before Renee was about to pass that exact spot on her way to work (it took her a while to U-turn away from the crash site). Also, the 3 family members, a father and two children, who were trapped in the snow several days just before last Christmas? The ex-wife of the father works at the Chico office of the same company where Renee works (not the same office, but close enough). Almost every big news from this town was so close to us, unlike all the events happening in San Francisco (well, I do fell earthquakes once in a while).

I don't know if we're ever going to come back to visit Chico. I would love to come back (I would really love to live in this city, if I could find a job), but it is too far away from San Francisco to just visit the city. We are definitely bringing down lots of memories from this place.

Welcome back home, Renee!