East Lansing: Leaving East Lansing, Michigan after 4.5 years was tougher than I anticipated. You brush off good-byes as "see you later," but walking away you wonder how long 'later' actually means. What if that that really was the last time you see them. What I do know is I'll cherish the memories I do have with teammates, coaches, student-athletes, professors, internship friends, fellow journos, families and some other wonderful Spartan supporters.
Roadtrip: Packing my entire life into a rinky-dink Honda Civic. A guy tried to scam me out of my apartment lease (not cool). Drove East Lansing, MI to Omaha, Nebraska. Next day I drove to Boulder, Colorado and toured campus with a high school friend. The next morning I drove to Denver, CO and had breakfast with another friend I have known since grade school. Drove about 13 hours to Las Vegas, Nevada. Spent two days in Vegas with friends from high school. Checked out the Hakkasan nightclub, Wet Republic pool, some casinos and ran 16+ miles in the morning. Drove home to San Diego through the desert with a broken air conditioning system.
Home: So nice to see family and longtime friends for longer than a weekend. Met my brother's girlfriend for the first time. Got injured training for my marathon after my 18 mile run. Returned to my pre-training weight with the help of the best Mexican food, being unemployed, injured and not having to train for anything for the first time in my life. Sat on the couch applied for tv reporting jobs here and there, ate, slept, beach, and bugged my friends to hang out when they got off work.
Field Hockey: Ending up coaching field hockey with the club team I played for growing up. High-energy people, great attitudes, and lots of hockey fun.
Job: Interviewed with the station on Skype. Interviewed again weeks later and also took a few tests. Interviewed with the co-news director at the sister station. Talked about my references who were later interviewed. Accepted a job offer while at my family friend's house.
Move: Family went on hyper-drive mode looking for apartments, moving company, new furniture, etc. Drove from San Diego to Redding, California with the parents. Next morning drove through the mountains to Portland, Oregon. We ate at the famous Palmer House for an early dinner *mushroom soup*. We eventually drove along the Columbia Gorge before crossing over into Washington.
Moving In: Dad had to fly to New York shortly after we got to Washington. The apartment was beautiful. but smelled awful. After we spent money on candles, sprays, powders and whatever else, we found the source of the problem. There was spoiled meat that fell behind the fridge sitting there for who knows how long. Mom and I had to stay in a hotel for a few days because the movers hadn't arrived with everything. We toured the city, had Mexican food and shopped for essentials. Soon it was time to say good bye and get going.
Moving In: Dad had to fly to New York shortly after we got to Washington. The apartment was beautiful. but smelled awful. After we spent money on candles, sprays, powders and whatever else, we found the source of the problem. There was spoiled meat that fell behind the fridge sitting there for who knows how long. Mom and I had to stay in a hotel for a few days because the movers hadn't arrived with everything. We toured the city, had Mexican food and shopped for essentials. Soon it was time to say good bye and get going.
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