Mary Poppins Wasn't Perfect

This week I've gone to write several tweets and then stop myself. Don't want to lose followers on twitter just because I'm a debbie downer. I just figured I'd keep a running tab of some of them here. For my own personal blog purposes. You have the freedom to skip this post if you'd like :-) (timeline on these will seem weird since some of them were from earlier in the week.) -Watching the Rangers in the World Series is less than exciting while watching via ESPN Gamecast on my laptop. -Going to the gym. Cause I'd rather not sit in an empty apartment. -14th night in a row to sleep on an air mattress. SO over this. -Morning coffee would be so much better if I didn't have to drink it standing up. #WantMyCouches -Day 16 of sleeping on an air mattress. #EnoughSaid -All my errands are done for the day in 1.5 hours. Guess I'll go back home to my air mattress. -Did I mention all my $$ is tied up too? Yeah, had to switch banks & have yet to...

So the weather my first week in Tally was cuh-razy. Here's a comparison to Dallas! My first weekend in Tally, Carl and Jennifer took me to an FSU game! Here's me with my $10 shirt I sported: And a picture inside the stadium! The 2nd week in the office we packed up and moved due to growing out of the space. Here's the view from my new office from yesterday morning: In addition, a view from the parking garage this morning!!! SPECTACULAR! Also- due to just all the craziness of my move, the fact that the movers have not arrived...the fact I've been sleepin on an air mattress for 18 days....all of these things have started to take a toll on my body. Here's what my computer area looked like this week: If you'd not heard yet- my movers have not yet arrived. Still waiting. Not feeling settled at ALL in Tally. Ready for my belongings to arrive here. Like, yesterday. But all in all- my coworkers are awesome and have been so kind. I'm becoming more and ...

For those who have any desire to read the entire story.....Here are the links in order from the beginning. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8

One week ago today, I got up at 4:30 in the morning finished loading my car, and said goodbye to Texas. The older I get, the faster time seems to go....but this week. Has been a REALLY long week. It feels like I made the drive a month ago! Helen, one of my dearest friends and old roommate, made the trek with me on Saturday, October 15. My car was loaded down with all my hanging clothes, my keyboard, my kitchenAid mixer, AND my coffee pot. :-) Since I'd been in San Francisco all week, Helen had a travel bag packed full of snacks and drinks for the ride. We were on the road at 5:30 and began the long drive. We were 2 hours into the drive before we even stopped for coffee. Crazy, right?!?! Yes. But so fun. :-) We drove through Shreveport over to Jackson, Mississippi- then headed south from there to Mobile, Alabama. From Mobile, we jumped on I10 and headed East. Oh. Also before leaving Texas, I'd meant to get my oil changed as it was past time and knew it would be wise to do ...

Well well well. Let me first say, I did NOT leave my heart in San Francisco. :-)  After the Starbucks incident, I got on the plane and was off! As life would have it, I sat next to a couple that were on their honeymoon.  And honeymooning, they were. When I arrived in SF, I went to hail my first taxi cab when I heard that prices were better if I did a shared cab ride. Um, yes. Dave Ramsey would approve- even if I wasn't the one paying for the cab! Being frugal with money other than my own. BAM. So once I arrived- it was after dark and I missed seeing any part of the city. Arrived at the hotel and was left standing with my mouth gaping open. It was GORGEOUS!!!  I got to my room (a king sized room, I might add) and kinda did a happy dance. It was 7:30pm, I was exhausted, and I didn't have to be anywhere til 9am the following day. I slept about 10 hours, got ready, stepped outside the hotel and went directly to my right where on the corner sat the lovely green sign adver...

So after the going away party- now that I knew movers would be coming to take my stuff to Florida, I knew how to pack. And let the chaos begin. Saturday morning I woke up for an early breakfast with Laura for one last goodbye. Such a sweet time, but let's be honest. The ugly cry came. I sure do love that woman. After breakfast, my friend Lauren came over to the apartment to help make some sense of all my stuff. What an INCREDIBLE blessing she was. Lauren...I know I said something multiple times, but SERIOUSLY. You helped out SO much!  Saturday evening I went to my last service at Gateway, then in typical Gateway Saturday night church fashion, we got a group of friends together for dinner after. After dinner, Ashley Movold asked me if we could go grab ice cream....um. DUH!!Yes please :-)  And let me tell you. The next 2 hours were some of the sweetest hours. We sat underneath an awning outside of Starbucks with our chocolate ice cream and chatted for a while. Sweet Ashl...

I have a feeling that if I keep waiting to find time to update the blog, I'll get so far behind and won't be able to update all that I want! So I'll break this up a bit and blog about it in pieces. Let's back up a bit. Friday night. My friends threw the most amazing 'going' away' party ever. To say that I was overwhelmed, honored, encouraged....well. That would just be understating how I felt. All day on Friday- I knew the party was coming and was well aware that I would most likely fall apart. The entire day- I had a sick feeling in my stomach and was just at a loss with how to deal with all the emotions and feelings I was experiencing. As I pulled up to the party I received a phone call from my new boss saying they would pay a certain amount of money for my move- which would cover the movers. HOLY MOTHER! I was SOOOOOO freaking relieved. There were so many things that needed to happen in a matter of 3 days and I was, again, at a loss with how to deal...

Saturday morning I woke up at 3:45am, brushed my teeth, and got in the car with  my mom to head to Tallahassee. Dad was up and had coffee ready for us, said a prayer, and we were on our way. The drive: 14 hours. The destination: Tallahassee, Florida. The plan: find my new home. The result: Lots of information....no home. Sunday morning we woke up, took our time getting ready, then headed out around 9:45 to start driving around my new town. We drove first to my new office and planned to start our tour there. The office is right across the street from the state capitol with a small, but cute downtown area surrounding it. We started looking for breakfast and here is where the drama began. My mom, bless her heart, LOVES to experience new things. She likes finding that small little place that is new, out of the box, and 'fun.' We start to drive around looking for this place and I quickly realize that NOTHING I see is familiar. I see no familiar stores, no familiar coffee sh...