The Big Move!!!!
February 3rd, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Well, I suppose I should start by apologizing, as I came onto my blog, thinking to myself “Well, I have a new website, I should redo the blog to go along with it!”, and discovered I haven’t posted since last August!
As some may know, much has changed since the busy, crazy summer! Probably the biggest feature, and certainly the one with the most staying power is that I moved from Savannah, GA to Tucson, AZ. Now, I know this seems like a strange shift in location-and culture!-but it’s actually where I grew up!
There were a lot of reasons for the move, but one of the most satisfying is that I have a brand new nephew, and I was not going to miss all the yammering, puking, bubble-blowing, waving-ness for ANYTHING! He is now almost 10 months old and it astonishes me how much he learns and changes every single day. In just one week, we learned how to wave hello and goodbye. We are now quickly learning to reach for a person when wanting to be held or passed to them. It is unlike any other experience I’ve ever had.
The trip here was eventful, in both good ways and bad. I was unfortunate enough to deal with a “professional” moving company,(if you want to know more about how that went, look for First Van Lines on the Better Business Bureau of South Florida’s website…) but I’m plum wore out talking about that fiasco! More importantly, I drove cross-country with my best friend of 21 years from Savannah to Tucson! It was epic. I can safely say we didn’t turn on the music until basically the last day, since I haven’t lived near her in almost 10 years!
One of the most important things on her little list of perks of going on the trip was a stop in New Orleans. This we did, and it was incredible. HOWEVER, we had the mixed luck to arrive immediately preceding a huge winter storm! In that region, this means high winds, tons of rain, and COLD! The Creole Gardens B&B in the Garden District broke upon us like sunshine through the clouds! The incredible, warm and friendly people introduced themselves to us one by one, then they got us all settled, helped us unload the car, and gave us tips and pointers.
When I say that B&B was amazing, I mean A-MA-ZING! I’m not one for 5-star resort-type living(not that I’d turn it down, don’t get me wrong!). Give me a restored old mansion and funky, restored rooms with a unique layout and artwork any day! I only wish the weather had been more forgiving so we could have spent some time in their awesome courtyard.
I can’t say enough nice things about our experience there. I hope everyone has a chance to enjoy them someday! They also happen to be a few blocks away form another major feature we both desperately wanted to see….one of the famed above-ground cemetery’s of New Orleans; the Lafayette Cemetery No. 1.
The trip rolled on pretty smoothly from there, and I am desperately trying to rapidly get settled in! I have already had a WONDERFUL shoot with a lovely lady who I happen to have known since 7th grade! HA!
Love you Tucson, can’t wait to get busy!
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