The airline companies managed to keep my life interesting once again by canceling my flight the morning of my first house-hunting trip to Sac-Town last week. Unamused, I went to the airport early and had to settle for two connections through DC & Houston to see my wife. Since my future employer was paying for the trip, I ordered a nice seafood pasta at the airport restaurant while awaiting my flight. On Friday, after spending the day writing a manuscript while Melody worked, we celebrated her birthday over steak and sweetbreads at Taylor’s Kitchen, followed by cake and eclair from Rick’s while watching Ender’s Game. The movie was visually impressive, but a disappointing adaptation overall. We hung out with our niece and her 14 friends for her birthday party on Saturday, where we tried to raise the game on those 8-year-olds over a game of high-stakes Easter egg hunt. After some Austrian pastries from Konditorei, we set out with our real estate broker to scope out some houses in Davis. We recuperated from the long day over HK-style seafood and Catching Fire, which was a much better rendition of the book. We awoke Sunday morning for more house-hunting in East Sac, but were disappointed by most of the places we saw. We looked for banh cuon for solace, but was again disappointed that the restaurant was closed, so we settled for pho next door before my red-eye home. As luck would have it, my wife found a potential place the following week. After much deliberation and many photos later, we placed an offer, only to be outbid by someone else. Now back to square one, the house-hunting adventures continue!