Since this is my very first blog, I thought I'd start out by introducing myself... If you have my blog address, I'm guessing you already know the basics about me, but just in case you stumbled onto here by accident, my name is Stephanie... I mainly go by Steph and also go by stepherz (yes, stepherz is not capitalized... gives it a little something extra). A couple of people are allowed to call me Stephie - you know who you are & if it's not you, don't try because I won't answer. I will only answer to Step-On-Me if you'll answer to Candy Cane. I do answer to the names Sara, Michelle, & Jennifer because those seem to be the most common wrong names I'm called.
I'm originally from Willisville, IN, a small dot on the map in SW Indiana. After finishing school at Indiana State in Terre Haute in 2002, I moved out to Chicago, where I lived from July 2002 - March 2007. While I loved the summers of Chicago, the winters & the cost of living finally wore me down and I relocated to Indianapolis. I was right that the cost of living is better in Indy but I was wrong about the winters being more mild. After a year and 1/2, I decided to do something crazy & out of character for me and, over Thanksgiving 2008, I relocated to Raleigh, NC which is ~700 miles from home. I know no one here (yet), but am excited to build a new life and make Raleigh home.
I've had a companion during all my relocating adventures, my lovable fur-baby, Ansley Jane. Like me, she goes by various names, including Annie, Annabelle, Furbacca, Tinkle Bell, Baby Girl, & Princess, among many others. Ansley is a 5 year old Siberian Husky and I'm very lucky to have her in my life. I say I rescued her, but I think it's really the other way around. I've included some pics of her checking out our townhouse in Raleigh during move in day. 
This blog is a way for me to keep my friends and loved ones updated on Ansley & I's NC adventures. I hope I'm decent at keeping it updated and I hope some of you are at least 1/2 way decent at maybe glancing at it occasionally! My audience is wide spread, as some of you are still in Indiana & Chicago. Some of you are Southerners in Alabama and SoCal. 1 of you is a crazy girl out in Nebraska. And I'm sure I'll pick up some people along the way all over the place.
So, I'll end my first blog with this... Enjoy & keep in touch!
