I'm moving to Colorado next week!

Hi lovely friends!!! To follow up with Nicky's lovely post and awesome news, I have some updates for myself! I'm moving to Montrose, Colorado on May 4th!!!!! It's so crazy how this happened so quickly and I feel like all of the planets have aligned for this! So basically, I arrived in Oklahoma, I was here for just over a week, and my second week here, they told me I had two weeks notice to find a new job because the traveler I replaced accepted a permanent position and they could not afford to have 3 OTs on staff. Sooooo, this kind of sucked for me because I moved out here to be with my family and establish a tax home and I feel like my time with my family has been too abbreviated. I also met a nice gentleman out here and have had a number of awesome times with him. However, the universe kind of pointed me in the direction of the mountains because as I struggled to find a temporary position in Tulsa, my friend out in Montrose, Colorado told me about a position that would be opening up at her hospital during the exact same time that I was looking to start work--a rarity in this field! I already had my Colorado state license and I really wanted to keep working in the hospital setting and this little mountain town seemed perfect for me, not to mention the fact that my friend who lives out there also loves hiking! My resume made it to the top of the list before the job even opened up and I signed a contract for a May 6th start date yesterday!! So it looks like I will be passing you as you leave Colorado Nicky! I haven't figured out what to tell my gentleman friend yet....he knows I have an interview for the Colorado job, things are not really serious, but I would like to continue them for at least the last week I am in Oklahoma, hehe! Anyways, come visit me in the great state ladies! We could have a seriously awesome cabin in the mountains! There are hotsprings and mountains right in my backyard!

We're moving to Richmond!

Mik got a new job at The Martin Agency! He got the offer yesterday and officially accepted today.

Which means we're moving to Richmond, VA! I am super excited and stoked that Mik found a place at an agency he is so excited about. AND I am also excited to be closer to home, Liz, and Tokar! Nervous, excited... lots of emotions!

Not to mention all of this (below) looks like some good exploring:

© Bill Piper

Who's ready for hot, muggy summers? This girl.

News (of the good variety!)

So... I got into the University of Toronto's Centre for Medieval Studies PhD program :) Yay! I'm super excited. It's a 5-year, funded (!) program, so maybe I can sort of start a career-ish like a normal person. I haven't accepted yet or thanked mentors and stuff, so no public postings about this :) But I wanted to tell you guys. Love and miss you all. PS - If anyone has advice about accepting offers, working in academia, all that jazz, it's always appreciated :)

Happy Birthday NNTM!

This may look like a wedding cake, but it's not your wedding, it's your birthday, so there! Colorado-themed at that. Hope all is beyond well in your world. Thinking of you fondly from atop a different series of mountains (the kind with a really big moats).

New Address

As most of you know, Matt and I will be relocating back to DC in a few short weeks.  My last day at work is February 2 and we'll arrive at our new place on February 12.  We're roadtripping it up via Dallas to see Dan (man in bag from wedding) and Lauren; Nashville to see RJ and another friend named Sophie; Hot Springs and Mammoth Cave National Parks; and the Bourbon Trail in Kentucky (which has been on our list for ages!!  so excited!).  I start work February 16 at a firm in the Watergate doing businessy business type law.  I will continue my commitment to refugees and immigrant advocacy through zealous pro bono work.

Our new place is an adorable little bitty apartment in Palisades, right across from BlackSalt.  This neighborhood is about 15 minutes south of the Glen Echo house and less than 10 minutes from my new job.  It will offer me the opportunity to commute down my all-time favorite road, the Whitehurst Freeway, every day and take in morning views of the river and the Kennedy Center whilst the wind whips my hair about with fervor.  We'll be about 10 minutes from Matt's parents, 25 minutes from my parents, very close to Z and Jax in NoVa, an easy drive to Lizzy, and convenient to the highway for jaunts to HoCo when NNTM is in town.

Assuming the job ends up being a fit, this is a very long-term opportunity, so DC could be home (again) for many moons to come.  But, we shall see.

For at least the next year, we may be reached at:

4840 Macarthur Blvd, NW #604
Washington, DC 20007

Leaving San Antonio has been a really difficult decision.  It's a wonderful city, we've met awesome people, and I genuinely love my job/neighborhood/breakfast tacos.  This opportunity is a bit of a gamble, because I have no experience or prior exposure to the type of law I'll be practicing.  But, I am inspired by the prospect of trying something new.  I am also joining a rather elite team of attorneys, so I'm excited rise to the challenge.  Hopefully I can get enough of a handle on work to take some time off and visit Abby in six months or so!  (she said foolishly)

Gwyn is in town now and we're having all sorts of fun--perhaps at some point we will convene for something not related to food or booze.  Cheers to all!