March 3, 2012

Kinda Settled

So, we made it to North Carolina!  After an incredibly stressful Friday (maybe one of the worst days of my life, actually), we finally made it to Cary (Raleigh suburb) around 1am this morning.  Our moving plans fell apart from the moment we woke up on Friday, including a truck that was too small, movers who canceled 30 minutes before they were supposed to show up, and an all day downpour.  We were supposed to leave VA around 2pm and didn’t leave until 8pm.  Sigh.  We made it work, though.  It was hard, but we made it work.

This morning we were pleasantly surprised when our movers on the Raleigh side of the trip showed up early and finished in under two hours.  Then, the cable guy came and setup the tv and internet and all was right in the world.  We’ve been ridiculously productive for being in town for less than 24 hours.  We’ve finished the kitchen, dining room and bathroom, and have most of the family room and exactly none of the bedroom done.  We’ve done so much that I’m actually hoping that we can finish by tomorrow which would be amazeballs.

Now, for some visuals.

Kitchen, done!

Bathroom, done!

Family room...coming together.

Dining room...getting there.

I love it so far.  The apartment is smaller than our townhouse, but it’s so new and swanky and pretty.  It feels like home already and it’s a wonderfully comforting feeling.   I’m so excited to get even more settled, to get into a routine and really figure out our new town.  Feels good, y’all. :)

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March 2, 2012

Day 2 – NaBloPoMo

Friday, March 2, 2012
Would you rather make your own choices or have someone make them for you?

I would definitely rather make my own decisions.  At least when it comes to the big stuff.  Sometimes I don’t mind other people making decisions about things like where to go for dinner or stuff like that, but I like to make my own bigger life decisions.  :)

I’m keeping this short because I’m literally heading out the door to MOVE TO RALEIGH!!!

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March 1, 2012

Day One – NaBloPoMo

It’s funny, the first time I ever decide to participate in an National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo), I spend the first four days of the month moving!  So, here we are on day one and I’m finally getting around to posting…at 9:30pm.

Anyway, I was up for a writing challenge and I jumped at joining the BlogHer NaBlogPoMo and here I am.  If you’re not familiar with this type of challenge, it’s basically where you commit to writing everyday for a month and you write based on prompts you’re given.  Sounds easy, right?  But life happens and shit gets in the way and the goal is to continue writing through it all.  Challenge accepted.  I anticipate having a really busy March (new house, new city, new job, what?!), but I’d really like to be fulfill my commitment.  Here goes.

Thursday, March 1, 2012
How do you feel about uncertainty? Is it exciting or scary?

Ah, uncertainty.  I have a love/hate relationship with this topic.  I think sometimes I really thrive on uncertainty, and sometimes it makes me want to pee all over myself in fear.  There are so many scopes of uncertainty, too, if you really think about it.  Like, before I got married, I thought that I would be a total spaz and fret about the “what ifs” (uncertainty), but I didn’t.  I just wanted to enjoy the day with my friends, family and new husband.  I sometimes struggle with being out of control, which then spirals into fear of uncertainty, but sometimes I get really excited.

Tonight, we’re sitting in a house full of boxes and bins, literally on the edge of uncertainty.  We move to a new state tomorrow, all by ourselves in the big, bad world.  There is so much uncertainty right now.  So, so much.  Do I have moments of what the fuck are we doing are we going to make it?  Yes.  But I also have those moments of this is so awesome and I’m so glad we are brave enough to chase dreams and live our lives for ourselves.  So many people have told us how they would love to move, but just can’t/won’t out of fear.  I feel brave, y’all.

So yeah, it’s a love/hate.  I think that uncertainty keeps life interesting.  If you could predict how everyday for the rest of your life could go, wouldn’t that get a little boring?  Right, that’s what I thought.

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February 27, 2012

FMM – What Makes Me Beautiful

Fmm: What makes YOU beautiful?

Leave out all of the negative stuff, and concentrate on the beauty that’s within you – seen and unseen.

  • I have really pretty blue eyes
  • I have great skin (for the most part!)
  • I have an ample bousom which thoroughly enjoy (thanks, mom)
  • I’m brave enough to be honest, even when it’s difficult
  • I’m generous
  • I have great lips
  • I’m loving and caring
  • I’m intelligent and ambitious
  • I’m funny, even if I don’t mean to be

Now it’s your turn to share what makes you beautiful! Don’t forget to come back and post your link in the comments at www.alltheweigh.com ! Happy Monday friends….

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February 21, 2012

Viva La Raleigh!

So, we’re moving.  In 10 days, actually.  I’m going to try to spare you the boring details, but we’re pretty psyched about the move in general.  When we bought our house in the DC metro area a year ago, we didn’t think we’d be moving for at least five years, but guess what, life happens, and sometimes we’re presented with really epic opportunities that we’d be insane to turn down, so guess what?!  We’re freaking moving and its fabulous and exciting!

Our little innocent trip to Raleigh for a hockey game quickly spiraled into a new outlook on life, and we flirted with the idea of living in place with a slower pace of life, less traffic and higher quality of living.  DC is a great place, honestly, it is, but it’s also a hard place to live (especially if you’re not tied to a government job).

Long story short, life is happening fast.  Our flirtation turned into a very real reality when I was offered basically the opportunity of a lifetime, and now we’re on the verge of peacing out.  Was it an easy decision to make?  Not really.  Things happened so quickly that we literally had to make lists and spreadsheets and flow charts and pie graphs  (just kidding about those last two things) to figure out the best decision for us.  Ultimately it came down to an amazing chance for me professionally, a better cost of living, less traffic and the option to build a new and exciting new chapter in our lives.

I’m so excited to share this with Chris.  I’ve lived in Raleigh before, but Chris hasn’t, so it will definitely be an experience for a DC kid like him.  So far, he’s had nothing but good impressions of the city and people, so that makes me happy.  :)  I think it’s going to be great fun getting to know the city together and exploring a new place in our new marriage.

We’ve received so much support and encouragement since we decided to move, too.  It’s so nice to hear people really encourage us to do what’s right for us, even if it means they’re sad to see us go.  When we tell friends, family, coworkers, their response is generally “I’ve heard great things!” or “Ohhhh, I love it there!” or “I wish I could move down there!” or “That’s so exciting!!”   So awesome.  There’s just something so heart warming about hearing the great things that people have to say in support of us.   To be given the opportunity we’ve been given is rare and it’s awesome to get this kind of chance.

The only drawback to this entire thing is that we’ll be four hours from our family.  But, the good thing is that we’ll only be four hours from our family!  It’s such an easy drive both ways, so I’m grateful.

We’re excited, you guys.   This is big, and a gamble, and a lot of other adjectives…I’m so grateful to have Chris by my side as we embark on this new adventure, together.

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