New name. New life.

The last time I had checked in with the blogging the world, I was all about enjoying my summer and completing a hefty list of fun to-dos for the season also. Oh, my how things have changed. In that short amount of time, I've worn many hats (dental assistant, substitute teacher, bridal consultant, maid of honor).

Incidentally one of the "to-do's" on my summer list was to visit DC. I had never been there. Dillon was interning there. Why not? I, in fact, did visit Dillon over the summer. However, my DC tale does not end there.

The assumption was made by both Dillon and myself that he would be living in DC for an indefinite amount of time. I hoped to one day move in the area, but had no definite plans. To make a long story short, things did not go as planned (as they most often do not) and Dillon ended up back home in the Midwest. Nearly six months later, Dillon is hauling himself and his life back to DC.
This happened 19 days ago.
Fast forward, to the Monday Dillon started his job in the DC area (17 days ago). I tell myself that I will apply to five jobs every Monday and see where things go from there.

I apply to five jobs.
I get an email a few hours later to set up a phone interview.
The next Monday I have a phone interview.
The next day I get the job.
The start date.....THE FOLLOWING MONDAY!
::insert widespread panic and hysteria with a large helping of excitement::

Whew. Did you get all of that? Yes. I moved my life from the Midwest to the East Coast in less than a week (I did work it out to begin on Tuesday instead of Monday. I may adjust well to change, but let's face it...I needed a day to figure out which end was up).

Tomorrow will be the conclusion of my first week on the job. The job is with a company that conducts educational programs for kids of all ages. I will be a program coordinator for the upper elementary program along with six other ladies. In simplest term, I will be a huge part of planning, managing and implementing all phases of the seven programs all across the country this company conducts. I can genuinely say that I am excited about the experiences I will have with this job! It may not be teaching, but it is obviously still connected with education and I am still wildly excited about it.

For the most part, I am trying to settle into my life out here at the nation's capital. I'm still trying to live my life out of boxes and navigate through traffic.

The apartment hunt starts this weekend (Dillon and I are temporarily staying in our friends' basement).

Hugs from the East coast,
V