Welcome Back!

Wow! I know, I know. It has been a long time since I have updated. A lot has changed in my life since June when there were only twenty days until I was to be married. Yes, a lot of change. I hope to recount all this change in the next few blogs to help you get up to date with me and see what happens to me in the future. For now I will give you a quick rundown.

I married Matt in the best and most fun ceremony of our lives. We will never forget the memories we have with all of our friends and family in one place.

We had a great honeymoon in San Diego, ate at fancy great restaurants (for probably the last time in 3 years!), went to the zoo, toured Catalina island on foot, and relaxed.

Matt and I packed up our life as we knew it in Durango, Colorado, said goodbye to our friends and drove to Seattle, Washington.

After twenty-two hours in the car, a week at my cousins, we found a cute little one bedroom house just North of Seattle in a neighborhood called Fremont.

We sold or got rid of everything in Durango, so we went shopping for everything new. After many trips to Target, Bed Bath and Beyond, and most importantly IKEA we have a house full of great new stuff to start a home together.

Matt looked and found a job quick. I, however, looked and looked, interviewed and interviewed, felt horrible and rejected, and finally after two and a half months found a job. I start Tuesday at a banking institution.

Matt started grad school, I started to figure out how to entertain myself without the company of friends or my spouse. I thank God that our dog, Basil, is still around because without her I truly think I would have gone crazy here.

To end: moving to Seattle, while it has been a challenge to me, has caused self-doubt and struggle, will turn out to be one of the best things to happen to myself, Matt, and us as a couple. I can’t wait to share more of my experiences of our move here, and what is next to come in my life.