From an Email update
For those of you not on my update list this is from a recent email update I sent out:
Hello Everyone!
Sorry I haven't been as good about sending updates as usual. Life has been pretty hectic! I'm finally getting settled here in Tuscaloosa, AL. Let me first start with filling you in on my summer. It was WONDERFUL! I loved my job and all the great friends I made in Seattle at SCT. I got to do all sorts of things in my off time like hiking on Mt. Ranier, water skiing on Lake Washington and visiting Pike's Place regularly. To all you SCT people that get this email know that I miss you like crazy and can't wait until our paths cross again!
Marcus flew to Seattle to help me with the drive and we left when I got done with work on August 16th. We drove for about 6 hours to our first stop which was Missoula, MT. We stayed the night and in the morning I stopped over at MCT for a surprise visit which was fantastic! It made me really miss my year on the road. After the quick hellos at MCT we headed back out on the road for our big 17 hour stretch! The plan was not to stop until we got Marcus' parents place in Kansas City, MO taking turns sleeping and drving. Well about half-way through South Dakota we got real tired and needed a real bed to get some rest in. It took us a while to find a city that actually had hotels in it but we finally did and we got some much needed rest. We woke up the following morning and kept on driving until we made it to Marcus' parents house in KC. They took us to get some dinner at a great BBQ place and then we went home and crashed! The next morning we woke up and made the 11 hour drive to Tuscaloosa, AL.
Tuscaloosa is much smaller than I initially realized and I'm having quite a bit of adjusting to do. It's great being back in the south but I didn't realize how use to living out west I had become. Slowly I'm adapting to the small southern city lifestyle. I found a great yoga studio that's only two blocks from my house and that's been fantastic. My apartment is in a great location, I can walk 7 blocks in one direction to school and three blocks in the other to downtown.
This city is NUTS about football. I was amazed at the tailgating I've never seen such a thing! Thousands of people set up all over the quad with huge flat screen tvs and satellite dishes. Rv's come from everywhere and set up all over campus. I have a ticket for the homecoming game this weekend and I can't wait to see the inside of the stadium.
Our first show has opened and closed and went very well. Classes are great and I love the work I'm doing. I'm marketing both of the dance shows this semester. I've developed a promotion with a restaurant here called The Globe and call it Dinner & Dance. Everyone is excited about it and I'm hoping it's successful.
For all of you in New Orleans I'll be in town again October 11 - 14. To everyone else I miss you and hope to see you soon!
Hello Everyone!
Sorry I haven't been as good about sending updates as usual. Life has been pretty hectic! I'm finally getting settled here in Tuscaloosa, AL. Let me first start with filling you in on my summer. It was WONDERFUL! I loved my job and all the great friends I made in Seattle at SCT. I got to do all sorts of things in my off time like hiking on Mt. Ranier, water skiing on Lake Washington and visiting Pike's Place regularly. To all you SCT people that get this email know that I miss you like crazy and can't wait until our paths cross again!
Marcus flew to Seattle to help me with the drive and we left when I got done with work on August 16th. We drove for about 6 hours to our first stop which was Missoula, MT. We stayed the night and in the morning I stopped over at MCT for a surprise visit which was fantastic! It made me really miss my year on the road. After the quick hellos at MCT we headed back out on the road for our big 17 hour stretch! The plan was not to stop until we got Marcus' parents place in Kansas City, MO taking turns sleeping and drving. Well about half-way through South Dakota we got real tired and needed a real bed to get some rest in. It took us a while to find a city that actually had hotels in it but we finally did and we got some much needed rest. We woke up the following morning and kept on driving until we made it to Marcus' parents house in KC. They took us to get some dinner at a great BBQ place and then we went home and crashed! The next morning we woke up and made the 11 hour drive to Tuscaloosa, AL.
Tuscaloosa is much smaller than I initially realized and I'm having quite a bit of adjusting to do. It's great being back in the south but I didn't realize how use to living out west I had become. Slowly I'm adapting to the small southern city lifestyle. I found a great yoga studio that's only two blocks from my house and that's been fantastic. My apartment is in a great location, I can walk 7 blocks in one direction to school and three blocks in the other to downtown.
This city is NUTS about football. I was amazed at the tailgating I've never seen such a thing! Thousands of people set up all over the quad with huge flat screen tvs and satellite dishes. Rv's come from everywhere and set up all over campus. I have a ticket for the homecoming game this weekend and I can't wait to see the inside of the stadium.
Our first show has opened and closed and went very well. Classes are great and I love the work I'm doing. I'm marketing both of the dance shows this semester. I've developed a promotion with a restaurant here called The Globe and call it Dinner & Dance. Everyone is excited about it and I'm hoping it's successful.
For all of you in New Orleans I'll be in town again October 11 - 14. To everyone else I miss you and hope to see you soon!