Yesterday was a very full day. Everyone in the meeting stayed after Sunday morning meeting for a potluck. They are the same here as every other place in the world; there was too much food, but we ate as much as we could. I learned that blueberries grow very, very well here. That should bring joy to our little family. We are huge blueberry fans and will still be able to fill the freezer up with frozen blueberries every summer if we are diligent. The blueberries are way cheaper in the supermarkets here, too. It may be that they just happen to be in season, but I count this whole blueberry thing as a huge positive because we thought we were going to have to go through serious withdrawal due to our acute blueberry addiction.
One of the huge advantages of working for my previous company was that the sodas in the soda machine only cost 25 cents. For a programmer, that is huge. You cannot image how delighted I was when I found that there is no soda machine at my new job. There is only a refrigerator, but it is full of a bunch of different kinds of soda and they are all FREE!
We are almost to the point now where we are going to commit to rent a house for six months or a year while we sell our house in Oregon and decide whether to build a new house or buy one that is already built. It is a tough decision, but I think it will be best in the end. Hopefully, I will get back to Oregon in the next week or two to either get the family or just visit for a few days.