Thursday, July 8, 2010

Time to Get a Move on!

Yeesh…It’s been three weeks since my last blog. Wedding research is consuming my free time. But that’s okay, I love getting organized and planning.

Speaking of weddings, two weekends ago I left for Monterey to see my cousin Monica and her fiancĂ© Pete get married on Carmel beach. The weather wasn’t the greatest, but the wedding was really nice and the reception that followed up the street at the La Playa hotel was really beautiful. I don’t really see my dad’s side of the family much for one reason or another, but it was fun and interesting to hang out with all of the relatives for a night.

We – my dad, mom, grandparents and me – also managed to do a TON of wedding venue sight-seeing. We checked out places in Monterey and Fremont, the two cities where Steve and I are considering getting married. I’m pretty sure that we have found a hidden gem at Laguna Seca Golf Ranch and Balesteri’s restaurant. The price is excellent and it’s SO beautiful up there. The event coordinator/cater is Susie Balesteri, and she is the nicest person that you would ever want to meet. Steve hasn’t seen the place yet, but hopefully he can visit in August sometime to see it. We are tentatively penciled in for August 6, 2011, barring Steve’s approval, but I really think that this could be the place! I’m going crazy with the Knot.com and Herecomestheguide.com looking for wedding stuff…there is so much to think about and do! I have found that using delicious.com to record and tag all my website bookmarks is the best way to keep everything together, but separate.

I also have some other VERY exciting news to share. I am going to be officially moving to the Bay Area in California on September 1st! I spoke with my supervisor, and she and the VP of my department have agreed to let me continue to do the work that I am doing here at Cision, but transfer to the Emeryville, CA office!! I could NOT be happier. I love what I am doing and to be allowed to keep my job and move really is a dream. All those years of worrying if I would ever get back to the west coast seem so far gone. I’m freaking out a little bit, because it IS July and we’ll be moving in less than two months. I haven’t even thought about packing yet, and we still need a place to live! So much to do, so little time!

Steve is still studying hard-core for the California Bar. It’s really like a job; he studies for at least 8 hours a day. I don’t know how he can manage to keep all of that legal stuff in his head at once. He takes the bar in San Mateo at the end of this month, so he’s definitely rounding the final turn. I’m trying to be helpful and encouraging, but I will be SO happy when the madness of this non-stop studying is done and we can enjoy the summer together. Hopefully a trip abroad will be in the plans!

I’ve been slacking on my gym time, but plan to change that these coming weeks, because I really don’t have anything super set in stone for now until the move. Here’s hoping that the weather shapes up a bit for the weekend!