No title can sum up my life in the past month

Well, it has been a bit crazy in the past month...there was a birth (welcome Axl), death (thinking of you Shannon), wedding, job offer, and a move. And I spent many hours crying about how much I was going to miss Humboldt...

My life has completely changed, and I am currently living in Oakland. I got a call last month on a Friday afternoon, drove down Oakland that weekend, had an interview on Monday, got the official offer the next Friday, and spent the next 2 weeks hanging out with as many friends as I could. Andy and I drove down here last week and got me set up in my new house. I am working a few weeks before Andy comes down and we can get a house. I am subletting a room from a really great guy until Andy can move down here. The house is beautiful and right next to Piedmont, which is a beautiful city within the city limits of Oakland with all of these beautiful houses, hugh old trees, and lots of parks. I am also just uphill from Lake Merritt, which has a great trail to hike, bike, or run around. There are also 2 sweet kitties and 2 sweet greyhounds that live here...they all help me to not feel so lonely since I am without Andy or many friends in the area. My job seems really cool so far...I love the people I work for, and the company is in this amazing transistion period. They are growing so fast that they can barely keep up with hiring people. So that is good because I will have the opportunity to grow with them and work on some really neat environmental engineering projects. I am starting out working on groundwater & soil remediation sites in the northern CA area. And, we'll see where it goes from there...

Oh, it was hard to leave Humboldt! That drive to Blue Lake where I can see the Mad River and the mountains in the background, days at college cove, drinking in Jenkins 214, lasagna cookoffs, and all of our amazing friends...it was tough to not cry about that stuff everyday. But, it was time for us to move, no matter how hard it is. I hate going through this everytime I move to a new city, I make all these amazing friends and have such a great network...and then I have to do it all over again. But, I think I have a little gypsy spirit in me...because part of me loves the change.

As hard as it was to leave, it was sooooooooooooooooooooo amazing to move here. I love this area! I love all the different people and all the different things that are going on here. It just feels right! Well, I am off to have some dinner with my temporary roommate (Marc) and try not to think about missing Andy.