Made it!

The plan of 13hrs to get to the new place ended up being over 24hrs! The first 4hrs of the drive went fantastically, I had a lot of energy. Then we stopped for food, then I went into a food coma and only managed to drive 2 more hours before begging to pull over for a quick 15min nap, which ended up being a 2hr nap, ha ha! That's what happens when I pack all day then try to drive all night. After the nappy nap, I managed another hour drive, then I was hungry again, then went into another food coma. I tried Guava Rockstars to keep me going, and I even attempted half a NoDoz. The NoDoz worked the first time, but not the second time and I wasn't about to take a whole pill while downing RockStars, talk about arrhythmias!

I have a great RN recruitor, housing coordinator and realator. These are all good things to have when you aren't on schedule. The rental furniture was already loaded, and we were definitely not going to be at the condo to let them in. Our housing coordinator managed to get the rental guys to show up as late as possible and our realator was able to let them in. It was so nice showing up to a condo fully furnished with beds and lamps already set up.

Speaking of lamps. The BF and I disagreed about whether to pack lamps or buy new ones. I won that argument and we didn't bring any. Apparently we should have brought some because the place is so dim, it's depressing. We bought a bunch of new DayLight CFLs and an extra standing lamp. It is so bright and happy in here now! And hearing the fountain outside the balcony just makes it better.

Our first trips since being here have been Ikea, Costco and Lowe's. And we spent an evening with a friend of mine who, as it turns out, lives less than 3 blocks away! Great places to start. The majority of things are put away, we are just waiting for a few FedEx boxes filled with fun outdoor activity items such as a tent, bbq and sleeping bags.

The GPS has been a lifesaver getting around these crazy spaghetti bowl freeways. Turns out work is less than 5 miles away, next thing on the to do list is to find the bike route to work. There is also over 110 acres of parks and hiking/biking trails on this little island. The perimeter is 14miles or so, perfect for marathon training!

To Do List for today (besides the bike route)

1)buy an alarm clock

2)find delicious Pho (already found delicious Thai)

3)explore a trail

4)find Pilates studio

5)find Dance studio

Good times! And work doesn't start until next week!