Hey Mark, I just now see this thread, wth? Congrats on the house amigo! Huge garage...score! Now you'll have room for your toys and all the other 'childish' things you couln't store in your old place. I'm definatly miss having you in CA, especially in SD where it gave me yet another reason to visit...if I could I'd move to sunny SD in a heartbeat, I've been there many times and I love it there, but for now I'll stay up here and hopefully soon I'll be posting about our move to Santa Cruz where I'll finally have a garage to tool around in as well. All I have to do is get off my butt and sell my place so I don't have to rent it out, and then pick a home to go into serious debt and bam, we'll be happy like you and your family are! Hell now I may just have to come visit you out there...just as long as it's not scorched earth hot ok?
Sorry to hear about your 'friend' bailing out on you like that when you were so close to getting to your new place. That blows and the drama that followed I'm sure wasn't helping the already high stress of moving your family and stuff out there. I am glad to read that you are close to real friends that you know you can rely on to back you up, as I'm sure they know, you'd do the same at a drop of a hat, that's the kind of cool guy you are. Lucky for me I've learned that first hand. Keep me posted on FB or give me a call. Enjoy the new surroundings and the water/boat!!!
Tell the fam (& Sprout) I said congrats!