Movin' on Up

Well friends, I'm writing to you one last time from the good ol' 757.  In mere hours, I will be an Arlington resident :)

I can't believe the day has actually come.  Do you remember feeling like you were never going to get out of your parents' house?  As I stood this morning and looked at my nearly empty room and the boxes sitting in the middle of it I thought, "Oh my gosh!  This is real!  I'm leaving this house...I'm leaving my room." The thought freaks me out a little bit and makes me excited at the same time.  I'm finally getting my own space!  My own bathroom (that's a HUGE first for me, I've always had to share!) My first walk-in closet (yay space for my shoes and wardrobe)!  The freedom to come and go as I please...and to truly experience my independence!  Those are all very exciting thoughts.

On the other hand, I'm leaving "the nest" and the safety and security that brings. I'm leaving my dog...my parents (although in some ways that's a plus right now...I will still miss them).  I'm leaving my town...(again, that has its pluses too).  But I'm leaving a comfort zone...and a lifestyle.

I've spent the past few days scrambling, trying to pack, say my good-byes, and get in all my lasts (for a while anyway) around town (last Mug Night, last Wasabi dinner with the fam, and even a last Sno-to-Go WHICH I got there tonight a mere 10 min before they closed, WHEW). <--The perfect treat and end to an evening of loading up the vans for the move tomorrow.

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After shutting all the van doors I stood there thinking, "I can't believe my life fits in a cargo van and a mini van...I can't believe this is what I have to start out with." But there it is...packed up and ready to go, and with it so am I.

So enough of this emotional, slightly nostalgic chatter, I clearly have a big day ahead of me so it is time for me to sign off from the 757.  Next time folks...I'll be coming at ya from NOVA!  Bring on the next adventure God...here I am, ready to go where you send me, ready for the life You have to offer.

God bless you all! 

Sayonara