Your situation sounds very similar to mine. I was up in the Silicon Valley doing Estate law, but the firm I was working for was tiny, and run by a man who I swear would never die. Then he had plans on passing it to his son. Also, the pay down here is better, I think.
Dreams. How to explain? They're vivid, like memories. Sometimes people wake with scars or powers from them. Sometimes items show up. It's all very Supernatural.