life as we know it (or don't).

so, it's gone from living in spain (or france), chicago, d.c., portland, d.c., philly, and now finally, back to d.c. except this time, it's for real. john and i realized we needed a plan - i'm done with college and he's done in a mere 5 months. i've gone from worrying about the essay test in the class full of history majors (which i am not), writing page upon page, full of b.s. and anything i can remember of my notes from my semi-photographic memory to stressing about writing the perfect 1/2 page cover letter that's going to leave an impression on the city arts people and corcoran. i guess we never realized how quickly it actually approaches you, that thing called the "real world," full of grown-up jobs, apartments not in the same city as your parents, insurance other than your parents, car-less and bike and public transportation-full. it's a scary thing, trying to figure it all out...and i definitely don't have it all figured out. i just know that we're (john & i) moving to d.c., finding a place larger than 600 sf with hardwood floors and lots of windows so i can fill it with beautiful old furniture, monogrammed letter cut-outs, photos and books, hanging with mary beth & said, eating, drinking and being merry...and working our asses off to afford it all. i cannot wait.