I Made It - The Big Apple!

Well, I made it to NYC! Natalie flew to Pittsburgh on Tuesday so we could take care of some things, then Natalie and I loaded up the truck today, jumped in around 1pm, and drove to the city! Brave (crazy) girls! My mom later informed me that she could hear our excited screams as we drove down the driveway.

I drove the U-haul, and Natalie was the co-pilot, in charge of maps/directions. We made a great team. We made it to the far end of NJ around 8, but had some problems with the tunnels and stuff (did you know that a U-haul is considered a commercial vehicle? Yep. And no commercial vehicles in the Holland Tunnel.), but we ultimately we got to Manhattan - and to my apartment - by 9:40pm. My roommate (Guevara) and his friend Jesse helped me move in like work horses (and the apartment is like a sauna), and we had everything moved in a very brief 24 minutes! It was great. Now I just need to set up and clean and paint, and I'll be ready to go!

My roommate is wonderful, by the way. He's very nice and easy going, and is actually a graphic designer himself. He also does some film editing and other things. He's already introduced me to quite a few people, and they're all in creative fields. Including our apartment...it's 3 floors, and everyone here is an artist in one way or another. I think it will be fun. We also have a rooftop that we can hang out on, so that's exciting!

We're hoping to take care of Natalie's moving tomorrow. She's waiting to get lease approval from her hoity-toity apartment complex. Her birthday is on Saturday, so we'll be going out that night. Four of us (all from SCAD, including Natalie's roommate and another girl I went to Rising Star with) are going to get all dolled up and drink cosmopolitans (Sex and the City style!). I'm looking forward to it.

Moxie is also here, and doing well, albeit a bit traumatized. I set her up in my room tonight, so hopefully she'll adjust quickly and get used to the sound of the train rumbling past the apartment on the bridge several times a day and night.

Well, I'm spending the night at Natalie's tonight so we can continue with the moving stuff tomorrow. I'm expecting to have lots of visitors, so buy your ticket and get here already. ;)