I Made It!

Consider this my official postcard to each of you! I've been in Philly for nearly a week and I have managed to survive so far. My mom and I got here last Wednesday, my dad came on Saturday, and they both left on Sunday. In that time, we were able to start to figure out our way around and do some touristy stuff  - all of which I would be happy to do again if I have any visitors! It's a city with lots of history and culture, and most of it is very walkable.

Liberty Bell!

Cheese steak!

Rocky Steps!

I'm not going to lie, it's a pretty big transition. City life is way different than living in small-town North Carolina! I'm starting to figure out public transportation, and I'm not as tied to my car as I was the first couple of days. I felt more comfortable than I had in days when I walked into Target: they're the same everywhere, and I was finally in a place where I knew my way around. How lame is that? I guess commercialism is universal. (That sounded way more philosophical than I meant it to.)

I started my job this week! Sort of. I had orientation yesterday and I'm going to be observing lots of different therapists over the next couple of weeks. I'm going to see everything from outpatient therapy to acute care. Today I saw a 9-month-old with Down syndrome and then a 17-year-old with a brain injury! It caught me off-guard when I was introduced as a speech therapist (instead of a student who will maybe one day be a speech therapist). I kind of like it :) It was such a great day, and it totally reminded me why I made this crazy move in the first place. I know more good things are to come!

In other news, my good friend from grad school, Katie, and her boyfriend Blake up and ELOPED this month and just broke the news to everyone. I think it's totally BA and I'm so happy for them. I'm going to see them this weekend and I can't wait to gush over the rings!

On a scale from one to creepy, how weird is that I just saved this on my computer?