First Blog

Well after much consideration I have decided to create a blog. I was never very interested in this until I moved away from all my friends. Thank God for Valerie! Since I am now moving to Seattle for good and I am falling behind, way behind, in keeping in touch on a regular basis I thought this would be a great way of letting all my friends in on my adventures, and I plan on having many.
For now I am still in Miami. Not quite sure when I am going to be moving to Seattle but I have found an apartment and it will be available no later than the 12th of September. I am getting more and more into this internet thing! I found an apartment online which as luck would have it is located right next to many amenities I care about. Firstly, there is a target nearby! Also there is microsoft around the corner which almost assures a youthful and dorky community, I like those. Most importantly though is the park and ride nearby and the worlds largest off leash dog run. I am talking acres here! With a lake and everything. As baby is my life I would have looked around there had I known it existed for that reason alone. The apartment itself is 700 square feet and has a separate dining room. I am going to make it a dinning room and an office. I am also renting a piano from the greatest company ever. I found some couches on Craigslist which usually run thousands of dollars for 400! So I am excited.
As time passes and I read more about Seattle it seems more and more the right move for me. Things that make it cool are;
Tons and hiking oportunities
The parking at the park and ride is free and plentiful, thats right people!!
The city had SO much greenery. They don't call it the Emerald city for nothing!
Everyone likes coffee
One of the most dog friendly cities in the world.
WAY more affordable than SF, having lived there for 10 years everything seems cheap.
Cool people. I have met so many cool people. Most recently a guy at microsoft with some of the most serious nerd-cool factor EVER. Pretty stoked
I know its cheesy but its awesome that Val lives there
I will probably be taking lessons with JANE EAGLEN!!
I am getting payed to go to school!!!

Ok I can go on and on. Oh I live next to REI. I mean its just amazing. I used to have to struggle to find a 400sq ft place for what I am paying to live in an amazing community. I had a studio with no kitchen and for only 100 more I have a washer and drier in my apartment, its just incredible.

I am thinking of staying and trying to do a PhD and DMA. Yes a double doctorate. I figure the singer in me will balance out the musicologist and the Dork and Diva will cancel each other out leaving a normal person... (?)

I am going to school with my mom tomorow (she is a science and math teacher) and helping her decorate... YAY!!

I am done for now, but hopefully will get to start writing a few times a week.