Yeehaw! Moving On With Southern Style

As S mentioned in her post, I am now a Texan!  My dream and goal of moving has been realized, and while I still have a lot of work to do to make it official (job, license, etc.), it is done.

This move represents a lot for me:

• In general, a fresh start.
• A chance to become who I am really meant to be; to find and embrace myself.
• A new adventure in a place so different from where I was raised (Illinois) and have lived (Minnesota).
• The ability to grow closer to my fella by seeing how/where he grew up and be near his family.
• New opportunity for growth from a career perspective, either through getting a really great job where I can grow and learn skills or through going back to school to learn about a new career path.

I am so, so looking forward to all of these things.  I realize most will take time, but I really feel like this is where I am supposed to be at this time in my life.  I am now looking to the future with wonder and excitement rather than with stress and grief.

I'm not going to lie, moving sucks; it is extremely stressful and not for everyone.  Many would probably wonder why I felt the need to physically move so far for a new beginning.  It is hard to explain, but it's almost like a Karma thing... I find I feel the need to change my surroundings often.  That definitely does not include a cross-country move every time!  Usually just a change in my environment, like switching around the furniture or decor.  After I do this I feel better somehow.  In this case, the whole town, the whole state, was a place that held too much negativity for me.  Something I couldn't remedy simply by rearranging or even by getting a new apartment or something.  Getting out of there is such a weight off of me.  While I am still stressed, it is a totally different stress.

Like I said, the future is full of excitement now.  New opportunity, new plans to be made.

It's funny, while I have never thought of myself as a risk-taker, looking back I realize I have done things that not everyone would.  Going to university out of state, moving out of state after graduation, then up and moving cross-country to a state I really don't know.  Granted, it's not like I've been alone in all of this.  My family was still a day's drive away (when I was in Minnesota) and then I moved to be with Jason and now again I have moved with him to his home state where his family (whom I know and get along with) are.  But still, for someone as introverted as me these are big deals! 

Anywho, I will be updating my blogs more and more as my adventure begins to really take off.  I'll share the excitement and challenges that comes with it, and any wisdom that may pop up, too.

— E