Thanks so much John, I was so focused on the new site i put the redirection on there! haha. I just now got the site redirect on my old blog and it worked, if I go to my old URL address, it redirects me to my new blog.
My next important question is - how do I address all my old links that have been pinned (i.e. on Pinterest, other blogs, etc). If I click on a link someone pinned to Pinterest right now, I get a 404 error message. What do I do to correct that?
Please help! Thanks.