I know I said I was done going MIA...

...but that was before Matt and I made a big decision. I got my job offer a little less than a year ago. At that time both Matt and myself were gearing up for the real world. We were about to graduate and neither one of us had a clue what we were going to do with those Berkeley degrees. At that point we made the decision to look for jobs where we could find them, we'd deal with the consequences of potentially living 1000 miles away later. Fast forward. It's 2 days before graduation and still neither one of us had a job. We both had an 8 am final that day, and it was decided that when we were done we'd meet at the apartment to celebrate. Celebrate we did. And while we were celebrating my phone rang. Big deal...I mean I have only been waiting for my phone to ring since April 3 when I interviewed (Note: this celebration? It took place May 20). And as soon as I saw the caller ID I knew. I knew that that 831 would seal my fate. I was offered a job in the 831.

Matt at this point still did not have a job, but he grew up in the 831. His parents still lived in the 831. This was going to be perfect! Fast forward some more. The week before I was to start my job in the 831, Matt got a job in San Francisco. Oh fate, you are a funny funny thing. Matt moved up and I moved down. One weekend I'd drive up to visit Matt, the next he down to visit Maddie and me. And that's how we've lived our lives for the past 10 months. So finally, with the end of my lease approaching (Matt's has been month to month since January) we made the decision. WE. ARE. MOVING.

So my excuse for being MIA is that for the last couple of weeks is that I have been diligently checking Craigslist. We finally settled on a two bedroom one bath in Mountain View and signed a lease last Sunday. The place is pretty perfect for our needs, but all the details will unfold as I start to post more. For now, here is my Microsoft Paint (oh how I love thee!) attempt at showing how the apartment is laid out.

Please note: The apartment is on the second floor. And the blanks are doors. And the green are windows. And that this is not to scale (I tried?). And it may not even be laid out like this (I tried to remember as much as I could but I don't score high in the memory arena)