So here's when you know you've actually moved - when you have to put plates from another state on your car!!! I must admit, it's a very weird feeling to have Virginia license plates and a Virginia driver's license. I guess it makes it official somehow.
Here are some things I've noticed about living out here:

• Parking spaces are tiny! Dad, don't bring your Avalanche... we'll never be able to park it!
• The city is so congested they do traffic reports at 11 pm at night!
• People told me before I came that people on the East Coast are rude... I've gotta say though, people have been amazingly nice. Very polite actually.
• Freeway exits are different. Instead of getting off at a street and going left or right, you take a completely different exit to go one way or the other. Sometimes helpful, sometimes annoying.
• Today I had a discussion with a co-worker from MN about how people out here have never eaten the pickles wrapped in cream cheese and pastrami. She brings them to all parties because it weirds people out. Her boss also referred to a dish she brought to a potluck as a "hot plate" because he can't remember the term "hot dish!"
• The diversity out here rocks! In one elevator ride in my building, I met two cute little old couples who didn't speak English - one from Iran and one from Jordan. While I'm used to living among other cultures, the vast number of them out here is great.