A week ago last year I was wrapping up my 2nd year of teaching and preparing for an adventure in Russia. On this day last year I was touring Moscow with 35 people I didn't know attempting a language that I am sure I failed miserably at. When I got back from my trip I was off to the lake for my typical birthday festivities with my wonderful second family. Last summer I was in talks with my best friend and we decide that this was no longer the place for us anymore. This was a great starter job and starter town but we needed something else, something new, something different, something exciting.
Well...my best friend is moving away to her something else, something new, something different, something exciting in a new city and I am staying here because I found my something right here in this town. I am super excited for her and her new home preparations. Can you believe that I am at an age where I could be buying a house?. I didn't buy a house but she did and she has spent lots of time painting and coordinating and looking for furniture - all very exciting. But quickly after that excitement is felt, sadness creeps in. I miss her already and she is technically not yet fully moved. She is off on her new adventure 3 hours away :(
And me? My new adventure started shortly after the school year began. You remember 'that man' - as my bff so affectionately refers to him - from an earlier post. Not really much to update you on there besides that we went skiing - something I hadn't done since I was in middle school one time with my youth group - so that was entertaining :) And he has, to my dismayed, reignited my affinity for NASCAR to the point where I watch it now, even if he isn't around. I watch qualifying and practices and Nationwide races and read articles online about different drivers...it's really bad. This year I have gone to three races - one of those weekends I even slept in a tent. I relayed that story to a girl at work and she was adamant that I must love him if I would sleep in a tent for two nights and go to NASCAR races. My only response to that was "yep!"
While I still have my same job and still live in my same apartment, my life is very different than last year. No wild summers with far away trips or NKOTBSB concert with the bff. Just taking it easy, staying in town, and hanging out with my man. I do still need to get on that to-do list I already have planned out...maybe tomorrow :)
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And me? My new adventure started shortly after the school year began. You remember 'that man' - as my bff so affectionately refers to him - from an earlier post. Not really much to update you on there besides that we went skiing - something I hadn't done since I was in middle school one time with my youth group - so that was entertaining :) And he has, to my dismayed, reignited my affinity for NASCAR to the point where I watch it now, even if he isn't around. I watch qualifying and practices and Nationwide races and read articles online about different drivers...it's really bad. This year I have gone to three races - one of those weekends I even slept in a tent. I relayed that story to a girl at work and she was adamant that I must love him if I would sleep in a tent for two nights and go to NASCAR races. My only response to that was "yep!"
While I still have my same job and still live in my same apartment, my life is very different than last year. No wild summers with far away trips or NKOTBSB concert with the bff. Just taking it easy, staying in town, and hanging out with my man. I do still need to get on that to-do list I already have planned out...maybe tomorrow :)
