I'm finally settled (for the most part) into my new Cary apartment! My first week of work was last week, and I'm definitely hitting the ground running there. I've already killed one hanging plant and pulled out in front of my neighbor while backing out of my parking spot, but those are the only snafoos so far.

I love, love, love it here. It's hotter than hell right now, but most of my day is spent indoors. I've voluntarily ventured out a few times for early morning walks, and it's a new phenomenon for me that it's 80 degrees at 6:30 in the morning down here. You North Carolinans sure don't mess around with summer!!

My apartment is awesome. I have pictures, but I'm not completely done decorating yet, so I'll post them soon. I live about 10 minutes from work, door-to-door, and I am within 20 minutes of some very cool things to do/see. Things that I didn't have in Springfield, and will miss when I move back to Peoria:

1. Trader Joe's
2. The Raleigh Farmer's Market
3. Whole Foods (just the sushi - I can't afford anything else there)
4. Chick-Fil-A
5. Southpoint Mall in Durham
6. The beach! (Okay, so this is more than 20 minutes away, but when the fam was still down here moving me in, we took a day trip to Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach, and other than $20 parking for the day, it was fantastic.)

These are just the things I've discovered so far. I do miss Steak-n-Shake and Darcy's, but other than that, I think I'm set!