5580 miles (8981 km) (4849 nautical miles)

This is the distance between Paris, France and CA, USA; our current and future homes.

The movers are coming on July 17th and 18th and we fly out on the 19th--talk about cutting it close. If there is any kind of delay with the movers we're in big trouble.

Granmsy and Gramps's house is actually our first destination, where we'll recuperate and then leave the kiddos for the first time ever and fly to California to apartment hunt. We're hoping we can find a nice 2/3 bedroom apartment where we'll feel comfortable while we house hunt and/or decide if we really want to buy in the pricey market that is the entire state of California. We're considering harvesting our spare organs to acquire the necessary funds. I've already volunteered JL's eyebrows, as he has plenty to spare and who wouldn't want a well-read kidney like mine? If this doesn't work, we can always move back to where we grew up, where houses are affordable and family is plentiful.