A New Beginning.

I have been living in the Twin Cities area for about 2 months now and I can honestly say that I feel right at home. I was lucky enough to be able to stay with a good friend and her family the first few weeks I lived here, and it was an amazing way to transition into a new, and substantially larger, city than I am used to. I can’t thank her and her family enough for that. Not to mention the fact that I now have bragging rights to living with a local celebrity for a month. I moved into my new apartment 20 and to tell you the truth it is a complete disaster! I have yet to find the time, or the right place, to put away all of my things. I won't mention that the only furniture in the apartment right now is one IKEA chair and a borrowed twin bed. We chose this apartment for the amazing kitchen (that I am yet to utilize), gorgeous running and biking paths as well as the close proximity to the U. I have been pleasantly surprised so far by how much I actually enjoy the new place, although the downstairs neighbors may beg to differ, I am so far happy with our new home. My new job is amazing. I couldn't have asked for a better experience. I actually look forward to the work week, and I feel like I finally have something important to contribute to. I am taking a class this fall to keep my mind sharp, and hopefully within the next year or two I will be able to apply for graduate school and get some letters behind my name! This has been a roller coaster ride of a year. Looking back I never would have been able to tell you that I would be where I am right now. But I guess that is what life is all about, taking chances and hoping for the best.