What a week!

This blog will be where I can keep friends, family, or other online stalkers updated on my life, my move to Florida (sunburns here I come!), and other adventures or bizarre thoughts of mine!

So, let's back it up a bit...

It all started in May when I was still volunteering my life away at the Missourian. There was a posting for the job in Jacksonville at the paper and I applied expecting to never hear back. But a few weeks later, they were flying me down, interviewing me, and I totally fell in love with the city.

Last week we were on vacation in Seagrove Beach, FL when they called to offer the job, and instead of driving back to MO with Dad and the boys, Mom and I rented a car and drove on into Jacksonville. And check out what a ROCKIN' car we got!!!



Oh, yes. Love me some PT Cruiser.


So after we got over the joy... scratch that... the shock/disappointment/awe in driving that ugly car, we set off down I-10 and headed from one Florida town to another!

And then, we proceeded to get lost. A lot. But we did manage to find our way to the TU building:




In fact, we spent all of Saturday night driving in circles, accidentally finding the rough neighborhoods, and then finally ending up in the neighborhood I wanted to look for apartments in.

Behold: San Marco.













This neighborhood was built during the 30's (according to my future landlord) when the Jacksonville Shipyards were booming. A lot of the middle management/owners/etc. at the time lived around here, and the homes are really very charming. A lot of them are now split into tri-plexes & quad-plexes, but still have the older feel to them.

This is where I'll be living:


Its called carriage-house apartment, and its all mine! We're gonna go back tomorrow and take more pictures of the inside, but here is my street and the general neighborhood I'll be living in:

This is the building next-door to mine... but not where I'll be living!




Aaand... Mom and I were tired, so we decided to hit up Peterbrooke Chocolatier, Jacksonville's delicious hometown chocolate place... and its yummy.

To close tonights post, here is some of the Jacksonville skyline from a few places around town... this first one was right before I almost got hit by a car. SO EXCITING here!