Thursday, September 17, 2009

Two ladies starting out on a journey



A rolling bag, a backpack, and a messenger bag for the two of us girls, I'm sure we'll never travel this light again. At 2pm Central, we're off to Buenos Aires, via Miami, and Chad will be waiting at the airport at 6:15am local time (one hour East of the Eastern time zone). He's already made all our living arrangements, and he even prepped the apartment for my arrival. He bought hangers for my clothing, picked up snacks for my frequent hunger, and asked the maid service to come a day early so I could sleep Friday afternoon. I could adjust to this sort of traveling. Hostels are entirely overrated.

Well, I'm off, and the next update will be from Buenos Aires. Adios!
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Monday, September 14, 2009

A series of updates

1. We're having a girl!



Well, this sonogram photo doesn't exactly distinguish her gender or her from any other baby's sonogram, but you can take my word for it.


2. We've moved to a duplex.



Living on the 10th story of an apartment building was doable for two years, but I didn't much like the idea of hauling baby and groceries through a parking lot and up an elevator or hauling baby and laundry down an elevator to the laundry room. Now our cars are parked three feet from our back door, and we have our own washer/dryer. We're kinda like real adults now.



3. I have a Masters degree in Sociology from Vanderbilt.



This also means I'm on the hunt for online employment, preferably editing or writing. I'm applying to a variety of places, but nothing yet. I'll probably do some travel writing while in Buenos Aires and see if I can get something accepted. Clearly, the masters in sociology may not pay off in the immediate future. It's not helping me find a job, and it will only screw up the way I raise a little girl.



4. Chad has a job in New York.



Chad will start at the firm "sometime" in 2011. That could be January 2011 ooor October 2011. We'll likely stay in Nashville until a few months before the TBA start date, but once we move to New York, we might be there as long as five years.



5. Chad's in Buenos Aires now, and my flight leaves this Thursday. I'll do my best to blog a bit while I'm there and post some pictures. Man, life changes quickly. Or, I should say, rapidamente.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Mexico City Spring Break 2009

The long-awaited pictures from Mexico City! Chad and I were there for a week in early March - before the news about the drug gang violence broke in American news - and we would definitely go back again. We felt totally safe, ate delicious food, saw a bull fight, and visited ancient ruins. Plus, the dollar vs. the peso? Awesome.




Check out the slide show (I recommend 4 seconds per slide):

http://picasaweb.google.com/MorganGMac/MexicoCitySpringBreak2009?feat=directlink