Time Flies!!!

I wanted to be better at this whole blog thing but time has just been going so fast and I feel so busy I have not been very good at it. The last time I wrote I had just finished my first week of work and was getting settled. Now i've worked for FIVE weeks!! So a quick synopsis of the last month...
Evan and I went to California for Memorial Day: it was my first time in this delightful state and i cant wait to go back and see more! Our main reason for going was to go to Disneyland: i LOVE this kind of stuff and now that we are so close Evan thought it was a perfect trip for my first "holiday" on the west coast. Disneyland was great - it was a lot different from Disneyworld in Florida but it was still fun. The first day we went to the California Adventure park. We went on a really cool Monsters Inc ride that looked exactly like the movie, a Little Mermaid ride, and a Toy Story ride that was actually a shooting game too and Evan killed me!! We rode a scary rollercoaster; but we both handled it like champs and we saw the Aladdin Musical. That night we went to a Dodgers game so we could check one off Evan's list (he wants to go to every baseball park in the country) While at the Dodgers game there was a fire with tons of smoke so that was pretty exciting.
The next day we went to the original Disneyland park and got to see traditional Main Street. We rode the Indiana Jones ride, Pirates of the Caribbean ride, Space Mountain, drove some mini cars, Buzz Lightyear ride, Peter Pan ride. We saw a 3D preview of Pirates of the Caribbean and watched a beautiful night time show over the river. It was a great weekend and I loved living out my inner child!!

Evan's uncle let us stay in his place at Long Beach which was much appreciated; I cant wait to go back sometime and spend some time at the beach!! On the way home, we stopped at a GIGANTIC outlet center which was overwhelming but great! I love west coast shopping!!
The next weekend we went to the Tim McGraw concert with some of my co-workers. EVeryone I work with is so nice and outgoing and I'm lucky to be working with people I also like to spend time with outside of work.
Work has been going by so fast and its incredible that I've been here for 5 weeks. Arizona is great; I'm getting tons of sun and just adjusting to a completely new life!

The big move/Week One

So a week ago today I arrived in Arizona and I have been adjusting to the fact that I am living here and not just visiting. The fact that I go to work everyday helps make it feel more real though. The journey from Kansas to Arizona wasnt as bad as I thought and 16 hours in the car went pretty fast. We went thru Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and finally Arizona. So basically it was a lot of nothing for a lot of it but we did get to see a few somewhat cool things.


This was the view from our hotel in Albuquerque. Mountains are a cool thing for a Kansas girl and its great cuz I get to see them everyday now!


Finally in Arizona!!!

My first week went by so fast and everything is going well with the job. Its kindof overwhelming and a lot to learn but I have met some great people and everyone is so nice and helpful! Its a great environment of people and I think its going to be a lot of fun. I've only been here for a week but I feel like I've made friends and its gone better than I would have expected in such a short time. And getting to see my boyfriend everyday is definitely a plus after being apart for so long; now we get to be like a normal couple which brings its own changes and challenges.
I miss everyone in Kansas and hope everyone is doing well and will try to keep in touch and keep you all posted (I know I promised everyone at the hospital I would!!)

New Beginnings

Okay so my attempt at blogging was kinda lame cuz I really had nothing cool to talk about but now that my life is about to have some big changes I thought i'd give it a shot again. Two weeks from today I will be a resident of Arizona and will be getting ready to start my new job the next morning. I will be working at Aerotek as a recruiter and I am so excited for this new opportunity! I love Arizona; nice weather year round, real professional sports to watch, fun activities to do all the time and everyone is so happy and laid back there. Not to mention, I will finally be living close to a very special person!! Of course I will miss my family and friends and not being able to attend everything that goes on but I know this is the best opportunity for me and the next step in my journey. Stay tuned for all the excitement that lies ahead!