Such a crazy summer

Since I last wrote I've made some great friends through a month long run of 'Dames at Sea' at Missouri Summer Repertory Theatre, become a godmother to another adorable little boy, and moved far away from the Midwest.


Alabama may not seem all that far away from Missouri to you...but to me it sure feels like it. The first days to a week or so of any move makes you feel lightyears away from home. The friends and family you've come to depend on for comfort and fun are no longer a few miles away but more like a few hundred away. Phone calls and emails are great, handwritten letters like treasures in the mailbox at the end of the drive, but nothing beats a hug from your best friend or sibling - and those are now fewer and farther between. The thing that gets you through is remembering that this is exactly how it feels at the beginning everytime you move...and that in a few weeks you're going to love your new city, new job, and new friends - just like last time. I'll let you know in a couple of weeks if I've made it there :)

Anyway...my parents and I drove down to Alabama on Monday to get me settled in. So here's the beginning of the trip (our last view of the Arch)


and 7 hours or so later - we finally hit Alabama!


The big thing here in Huntsville is the NASA Space & Rocket Center where they have Space Camp (yeah...like that awesome 80s movie!). You can even tell by the welcome center:


Even though Marshall Space Flight Center, where they have camp and everything, isn't far from my place I haven't gotten to really check out the museum and stuff yet. But, last night my parents and I got a sneak peek of the place because they were showing Harry Potter on the IMAX screen - talk about an awesome movie to see on such a big screen! We practically had a private screening, too...we were 3 of 7 people in the entire place.