one adventure at a time...

2 months.

Okay. Wow. So I’ve been terrible at updating this. I have a slew of pictures coming today, which I know you will all enjoy.

First things first: I love my roommate. Yes, like any person you’re living with you have your “uh omg” moments, but all in all, I got super lucky. She’s very sweet and we get along really well. Her Mom is coming in this weekend and taking us all kinds of places like to see Wicked (SO EXCITED!).

So, let’s talk about this amazing city. Every where I go I find something new, something different. This city is a breath of fresh air that welcomes you in with open arms. On every hill you get a different breathtaking view. There’s so much going on and so many different people. It’s amazing. I will note that if I get “Oh my god, she said y’all! How adorable/cute is she??” one more time I might puke. ;)

I will admit I miss home often. Some days more than others, but so it goes. I miss the familarities, while at the same time I love the unknown here. For the first time I am missing one of my little loves’ birthdays, but when making this decision I had to come to terms with the fact that they are my little sister and brother and as much as I love them, I was never going to be able to be there for everything.

I have a few trips planned for the fall. Thanks to Southwest I am going many places for very cheap. I’m using a refund to go to Denver in October. Texas, Alabama, and Tennessee are all booked for Thanksgiving. I can already tell it’s going to be an exhausting week. I have Christmas and New Years all booked up for Texas and Florida. I won’t be there for Shyanne’s birthday either, but at least I’ll be there right before and for Christmas.

I’ve never been away from home for this long. I went to camps and visited my Dad on Holidays like any other normal kid from a divorced home, but never have I been so long without my family. Even in college I managed to make it home more than most. It’s so weird to think that it’ll be months before I see them again. Being here has made me realized how much I needed to leave because of how much I’ve changed. Everyone changes, this I know; I just never realized how much of a different person I am. I have always longed for something new, but I never realized I don’t want to be one place too long, at least not just yet. Everyone in my life is settling down (and I know if you ask anyone I grew up with they would tell you that they thought I would be married and president of the PTA by now) but I’ve come to realize that I don’t want to settle. For anyone or in any place. I want to take in as much as I can and I want to learn everything about me before I settle into something.

I’ve decided my next stop in life (and in a few years) is the North East Coast. I am dreaming of a Fall and Winter like only the East can bring.

2 weeks later...

Sorry about the serious lack of updates! First off, I miss Texas, dearly. Not enough to come back, mind you, but just enough for it to make me weepy. 

I love it here. From the weather, to the people, to the breeze… 

A very long and detailed post about life, work, and play is coming soon.

Hugs and misses to everyone. x