dont laugh at me

ok, so i have to be honest. i'm not a "blog"-y person. i've never been and am not sure i will ever become one. computers scare me sometimes... actually, most of the time. i'm fascinated and in awe of people who seem to grab computers by their robotic face and master them (grill and bittles, heres lookin at you). i'm always worried that i'm going to cause some irreparable damage that will spread like wildfire to other computers.. i guess sort of like a superaids for lusty computers.. and after all the dust settles, it will have been me, trying to watch jersey shore re runs online, that will have caused the catastrophic breakdown of the entire internet.

however, i'm moving. and after moving a few times already, i know a few things about this process. one, its incredibly difficult to keep all of your loved ones updated in an acceptable fashion about all of the goings-on in your life. two, you end up answering the same question a whole bunch of times ("yes, i'm working in an elementary school... yep, working with children... mmhmm, got a job working with kids, very excited...") you get the idea. three, its super hard to keep in touch with everyone as it is, that i will welcome anything that makes it a bit easier to say a quick hello.... four, moving is hard. really, really, really hard. being an emotional and social creature, i'm going to need a forum to vent, complain, brag, rant, get support, etc etc,... and in the interest of saving mike's sanity, i'm going to try not to dump it all on him.

which brings me to my very first blog experience.. i  have no idea what i'm going to write about. or even if i'll stick with it. but i'm going to try to make this my way of staying connected with all of the exceptional people that i have accumulated throughout my life. for those you who went to high school or college with me, you are well aware that i am horrible at keeping in touch. believe me, its not because i don't love you or don't think about you. sometimes it hurts too much. as i've said before, moving is hard.

so thank you to all of you who choose to read this, and i'll welcome your thoughts, comments, hatemail, etc.. i'd like this to be a window into my new life in new mexico with mike, as a counselor in an elementary school, in a whole new climate, with a whole new population. change is a-comin'...

be thankful,
andie.