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| Zach and Hilary, couple of honor this weekend |
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| You've come a long way, Zach. |
Charlottesville, Charlotte, Charleston, Charleston. Hard to keep them straight. During my travels through the south last year, I forewent Charleston, WV, in order to avoid something like six extra hours of driving that would only gain me a look at what I assumed would be an unremarkable city with nothing around it. Well, on my twelve hour drive from Atlantic City to Louisville with my cat, I found out I made a good decision. It took until Charleston to really see any building along the highway through West Virginia. The Appalachians are nice - if Kiki weren't with me, I definitely would have done some overnight camping. But besides that, it's barren.
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| WV State Capitol |
Charleston felt very poor. As a reference, I was able to buy two good hot dogs loaded with meat sauce and onions for less than $2 a piece. It does have though one of the nicest capitols I've seen. It was chunky and fantastically lit along the Kanawha River. There's very little else to talk about in regards to Charleston. I'm glad I saw it though. Now I never have to go back to West Virginia.
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| WV Veterans Memorial |
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| West Virginia copy of the Liberty Bell |
One week down at my new job. Yes, it's only been a week but I'm loving it so far. Made a couple friends and went out with them during the week. Mostly took care of HR stuff, read specs, and reviewed code. I think this code will come naturally to me. Looking forward, I already have some travel planned.
Been slowly moving furniture into my apartment. I used CAD to model my apartment, and it perfectly fits everything I want to own. Except that there is no stud in the wall where I want to hang my bike, so I'm not sure what I'm gonna do anymore. Still have to buy a bureau, end table, and sofa, but I'm waiting for my desk to arrive so I can reevaluate. Shipping on my desk was delayed nearly a week for whatever reason, not too happy about that. I wonder if I will outgrow this apartment by the time my 12-month lease is up.
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| Laundry room and bathroom are out the door to the left, not modeled. |
The fun has already started in Louisville. I played D&D for the first time and ate lots of lox. Zach randomly spotted me in the Highlands on Thursday, whose Saturday wedding I was already eagerly awaiting. He invited me to join him, Hilary, and their families for wedding-related fun that night and the next. I was honored. I befriended Zach and Hilary over the eight months I previously lived in Louisville, when we were drafted onto the same summer league ultimate team. After I moved away to Indy, they kept inviting me back for various events. And if you recall, it was Zach's sister and mom, Sam and Bonnie, who hosted me during my trip through Raleigh and Charlotte last year. Somewhere along the line, I earned a wedding invite. And what a wedding it was! You could tell that every bit of it was meticulously organized. Hilary has a very large family, so they have a lot of practice planning weddings. I couldn't stop dancing, even though Sam kept spiking balloons in my face.
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| Superbowl quarterback Matt Hasselbeck delivers White Castle cheeseburgers after pelting Nick with a snowball. |
