Monday, November 14, 2011

The Move

Friends and Family, It is with great excitement that I officially announce to you that Dan and I are moving to Los Angeles next year.

While we have certainly left some not-so-subtle hints about our impending move throughout this blog, we didn’t want to come out on The Ham until Dan had given his notice at work. He did, in Dan fashion--two months early--and he has booked a plane ticket for December 31, the last day of our apartment lease. Unsure of my own work schedule, I haven’t determined my exact day of departure, but it will likely be on the same day or sometime in January/February--depending on my freelance work flow. Pretty cool way to start out the New Year, if I do say so myself!

For Dan, going to California is going back home, reuniting him with his friends and family and the comforts of year-round t-shirt weather, delicious Mexican food and ripe fruit. For me, California might as well be the wild west. While I always imagined living in California at some point, in truth, I have been a Type A East Coaster my whole life. I have no idea what to expect, but I will go with an open mind and heart. If my life will soon resemble the pages of Sunset magazine, I think I might be okay.

While I am excited/nervous about the move and ready to start a new phase of my life filled with sunshine, avocados, backyard barbecues, gardening, traffic jams and Ara, I am in complete denial that my days as a New Yorker are numbered. I really do love this city, and it's bittersweet to be leaving it, especially my friends and family.

So if you don’t mind me, as we begin packing up our lives here, I will be spending the next few weeks sharing some fun New York stories as a way to say good-bye to my home for the last 9+ years.

9 comments:

kunka. said...

Yes!! Excited to have you guys out here.

Willy The Prince said...

WOW! This is so exciting and sad (for me) but means that we really need to get together asap before you calendar fills up.

Brian said...

I do hope you each liveblog your moves. And I can't wait to hear about Mexican food and culture shock. You may even have some other transplants next year!

Danielle said...

So excited for your new adventure!

David said...

Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning for fresh fruit and Mexican food.

Looking forward to having you guys in California.

Yvonne said...

Thanks everyone. We're very excited. We are trying to get everyone to join us. We're starting a trend.

Brian, I think I haven't been blogging much lately because I couldn't talk about the one thing that has been on my mind...but now that the cat is out of the bag, blogging will ensue!

Susan said...

A couple of hundred miles north of where you plan to settle, there are some very happy people who can't wait for your arrival!

Ara said...

I guess everyone didn't read the whole way through. I'm mentioned as a Los Angeles novelty item.

Love it.

Yvonne said...

@Ara - you are one of a kind, for sure! Can't get Ara on the East Coast!