Whirlwind

I handed in my thesis yesterday. It was quite an anticlimax. I went to the counter, signed the sheets, and got a receipt. It was just another thing to cross off the to-do list for the day. I think it will really hit me when I hand in the final, properly bound copies. Or maybe it's just a delayed reaction.
Lots of big stuff happening. We found a house and we're moving next Monday. It all happened so quick, I thought we would be looking for a while, but we found a house. It's a basic, 3 bedroom brick house with a small garden. It's amazing how difficult it is to find a basic house for rent in Sydney. Most of the houses are such dumps, and the nice ones cost an arm and a leg. (Not that this is cheap.)
So we have one week to pack. Then we go on holiday for the weekend (we already bought the tickets and everything, and we have to celebrate our 10th anniversary, and my 30th birthday, and 2 theses submitted!). Then we move, and two days later we fly to LA. I was going to fly with Dean alone, but Guy is going to San Fran on a business trip. I managed to change my flight there to the same day, so we'll fly together for at least that one flight. What a relief, I can't imagine such a long flight with a toddler, all by myself. These flights are a nightmare, even if you fly alone. At least then you can take 2 sleeping pills with a gin and tonic to knock you out for most of the 15 hours.
And then... we return to our new home that will have been standing empty except for a bunch of boxes for 2 weeks.
This is going to be a very interesting month, stressful but in a good way.