Ok, so it has been a really long time since my last post, but eh, we have been super busy. Recently we flew to Seattle to scope out some apartments, July 12-15. It was amazing, it is 100 degrees here in Texas and we were wearing sweaters there. Needless to say, I am so excited! There is no turning back now. I just hope that we each find jobs soon. This week is my last week of work, last week in Texas, etc. Here is the timeline:
Monday, July 25th (today): Need to pack, pack, pack and take care of other things like getting cable at the new apartment.
Tuesday, July 26th: Continue to pack and clean. Need to clean my car.
Wednesday, July 27th: Need to drop off my car in Lampasas (or Memaw and Pop are coming to Bryan to pick it up, not sure which yet...)
Thursday, July 28th: Will meet Culligan people to un-install our filtration system, will pickup the rental truck from Budget.
Friday, July 29th: Last day of work, continue to pack everything into the rental truck.
Saturday, July 30th: Move Day! Finish packing the car and the truck, Pop will arrive in the morning to help. Need to drop off the internet modem at Suddenlink and drop off the house keys at management. Then we will start driving, on this day I hope to drive 508 miles (9 hours) and get to Amarillo, Texas.
Sunday, July 31st: Drive 676 miles (11 hours) from Amarillo, TX to Rawlins, WY.
Monday, August 1st: Drive 711 miles (11 hours) from Rawlins, WY to Baker City, OR.
Tuesday, August 2nd: Drive 387 miles (6 hours) from Baker City, OR to Seattle, WA. Arrive and start moving into new apartment.
Wednesday, August 3rd: Unpacking, etc.
Thursday, August 4th: Pop's plane leaves for him to go back to Texas!
Monday, July 25, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
Ah, ok, so we found out last week that our lease ends on July 30th and that the management is not going to let us extend it, unless it is for another whole year. So, on July 30th we will be turning in the keys and heading to Seattle. Are we ready for this? Are we getting in over our heads? Can you say "freaking out"!!!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Long time, no see.
Man, I have been putting off updating this thing. Since the 'Spring rush' at work has calmed down I have been 1) watching Tegan and Sara videos on youtube 2) stalking people and just generally spending WAY too much time on facebook and 3) attempting to write new songs (and failing). Now that I have come to a point where even my favorite things annoy me, I figured that I might just write about life. I mean, how can you even attempt to write a better love song than this:
I don't need company
in the company of you
and I don't need love
'cause your love will do
and I've got you
and you've got me
and that's all we need
I don't need air
I don't need to breathe
and I don't need rest
I don't have time to sleep
'cause I've got you
and you've got me
and that's all we need
when I get up, so do you
when you get up
I sleep right through
and on the road
I sleep alone
and I can't wait
until I'm home
'cause I've got you
and you've got me
yeah, I've got you
and you've got me
and that's all we need
Anyway, you sometimes just feel like there are so many talented artists out there, how could you actually write something better? Anything you write, any combination of words has already been done before, I guarantee it.
Lilly cut my hair last night, it was our second time doing this and I think it turned out rather awesome. Hopefully we will keep doing this for a while and I won't have to pay $50 to get my haircut every month!
Since my last post Lilly applied and was accepted to the University of Washington Masters of Library Science program so we are moving to Seattle during the first week of September. This is huge. For weeks all I have been doing is looking at jobs and apartments in Seattle and the communities north of Seattle. Since I am a very anxious person a move like this is really hard for me, but I am so excited. Things here are deteriorating in multiple ways for both me and Lilly, so I think this is the right time. We are planners and we are smart and I think we can pull this off without too many problems. We might end up doing it all ourselves (me driving the Uhaul pulling my car and all our stuff and Lilly driving her car with the cats), but I think that we are totally capable. That doesn't stop me from freaking out. I found an awesome job at the University of Washington that I am really excited about. The position is Research Coordinator in the Chemistry department on campus. I think that it fits my strengths and my background perfectly, so let's just hope that the people hiring think the same thing!
In the end though, I really want to find a job doing something musical. I would haul equipment for a band, I don't really care, but I am realizing more and more that music is what I am going to do with my future.
Sometimes you just feel 'stuck' and there isn't anything you can do about anything. I always feel like this when something is happening in the future. It is always, "well after [this thing] happens, everything will get better." When Lilly and I were still in school it was, "everything will be better when we graduate" so we just sat around waiting for graduation to come. Then it was "everything will be better when we move into a bigger apartment" so we sat around waiting until we were able to move into the 2 bedroom at West Villa Maria. Then it was "everything will be better when we move into the duplex on Berger." Now it is "everything will be better once we get to Seattle." But will it really be better? Some of the things we have done have made things better, but everything is still not 'right.' What if there is no 'right'? I feel like this is right, this is what I have wanted all along and have just been afraid to do. I hate it here for so many reasons, so things will be better, right? At least hopefully they won't be worse... As they say: are we jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire?
I've decided that I made this decision when I was 16, and although I never acted on it, nothing has changed. It's been 7 years in the making and I am finally making it happen. Even if things get worse, I will be living in a place where 85% of the people vote like me (not 15%), where the weather is way better and I can layer and wear jackets most of the year (here you die most of the year if you are wearing more than a t-shirt and shorts), where I will be 2 hours from Canada should something really, really crazy happen in America (who would want to 'escape' to Mexico?), no more Rick Perry!, more options in the musical community (but also more competition)...
Overall, I think that things are going to work out just fine...
I don't need company
in the company of you
and I don't need love
'cause your love will do
and I've got you
and you've got me
and that's all we need
I don't need air
I don't need to breathe
and I don't need rest
I don't have time to sleep
'cause I've got you
and you've got me
and that's all we need
when I get up, so do you
when you get up
I sleep right through
and on the road
I sleep alone
and I can't wait
until I'm home
'cause I've got you
and you've got me
yeah, I've got you
and you've got me
and that's all we need
Anyway, you sometimes just feel like there are so many talented artists out there, how could you actually write something better? Anything you write, any combination of words has already been done before, I guarantee it.
Lilly cut my hair last night, it was our second time doing this and I think it turned out rather awesome. Hopefully we will keep doing this for a while and I won't have to pay $50 to get my haircut every month!
Since my last post Lilly applied and was accepted to the University of Washington Masters of Library Science program so we are moving to Seattle during the first week of September. This is huge. For weeks all I have been doing is looking at jobs and apartments in Seattle and the communities north of Seattle. Since I am a very anxious person a move like this is really hard for me, but I am so excited. Things here are deteriorating in multiple ways for both me and Lilly, so I think this is the right time. We are planners and we are smart and I think we can pull this off without too many problems. We might end up doing it all ourselves (me driving the Uhaul pulling my car and all our stuff and Lilly driving her car with the cats), but I think that we are totally capable. That doesn't stop me from freaking out. I found an awesome job at the University of Washington that I am really excited about. The position is Research Coordinator in the Chemistry department on campus. I think that it fits my strengths and my background perfectly, so let's just hope that the people hiring think the same thing!
In the end though, I really want to find a job doing something musical. I would haul equipment for a band, I don't really care, but I am realizing more and more that music is what I am going to do with my future.
Sometimes you just feel 'stuck' and there isn't anything you can do about anything. I always feel like this when something is happening in the future. It is always, "well after [this thing] happens, everything will get better." When Lilly and I were still in school it was, "everything will be better when we graduate" so we just sat around waiting for graduation to come. Then it was "everything will be better when we move into a bigger apartment" so we sat around waiting until we were able to move into the 2 bedroom at West Villa Maria. Then it was "everything will be better when we move into the duplex on Berger." Now it is "everything will be better once we get to Seattle." But will it really be better? Some of the things we have done have made things better, but everything is still not 'right.' What if there is no 'right'? I feel like this is right, this is what I have wanted all along and have just been afraid to do. I hate it here for so many reasons, so things will be better, right? At least hopefully they won't be worse... As they say: are we jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire?
I've decided that I made this decision when I was 16, and although I never acted on it, nothing has changed. It's been 7 years in the making and I am finally making it happen. Even if things get worse, I will be living in a place where 85% of the people vote like me (not 15%), where the weather is way better and I can layer and wear jackets most of the year (here you die most of the year if you are wearing more than a t-shirt and shorts), where I will be 2 hours from Canada should something really, really crazy happen in America (who would want to 'escape' to Mexico?), no more Rick Perry!, more options in the musical community (but also more competition)...
Overall, I think that things are going to work out just fine...
Sunday, January 2, 2011
01/01/2011
We spent most of the day doing nothing, but decided to go out to Veteran's Park (in the freezing cold) to walk. This dog had been hanging around the house all day and when we got back from the park we decided to let him in the house since it was so cold. Lilly has dubbed him Fred and wants to keep him. Needless to say, the cats are very upset. I am hoping to find his rightful owners!
12/31/2010
We spent the day running around doing random stuff. Lilly decided that she wanted to collect all of the puzzles in the Hometown Collection series, so we drove to all of the stores in town looking for them. She also decided that she wanted to buy a fancy high tech DSLR camera. That should be delievered on January 5!! So expect some really awesome pictures from her!
This is Darcy sleeping and being super cute!
This is Darcy sleeping and being super cute!
12/30/2010
Ok, so the bass came in today! Of course, it didn't come until around 6:45pm so I had to sit around ALL DAY waiting, knowing it was on the UPS truck bouncing around. Needless to say I was going crazy...
But I was so happy when it finally got here. It was even better than I had expected!
But I was so happy when it finally got here. It was even better than I had expected!
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
12/29/2010
Spent most of the day today doing nothing. My new bass will be delivered tomorrow and I am so excited! We rearranged the bedroom, again. Lilly finished my scarf that she knitted for me and I made a head dress out of it.
12/28/2010
So Lilly made me get up today at 7am !! On my day off!! We went and had lunch and spent most of the day with the Norrises. We made it back to Bryan around 6 and I had a pretty terrible audition with the band for a new singer!
This is Darcy trying to fit into a box that is way smaller than he is! Hilarious!
This is Darcy trying to fit into a box that is way smaller than he is! Hilarious!
12/27/2010
I also forgot to take a picture today, but I ordered my new bass today! I know this is a cop out but...
12/26/2010
Ok, so I forgot about the picture yesterday. Lilly and I drove to Mesquite for Christmas with my family at John and Ashley's house. It was actually kind of fun. So I took two pictures today to make up for yesterday.
Today we made cookies? Maybe...
And Kitters chilling on the couch:
Today we made cookies? Maybe...
And Kitters chilling on the couch:
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