what i think i fear the most about all this change is that i'll wake up tomorrow and not know anyone anymore. that i will be so far removed from everyone's life that i lose touch and lose wonderful friends. i think that is what makes the goodbyes so hard. that a tiny part of your brain quietly goes "this could be the last time". which is completely unreasonable, but still that little voice continues to whisper.
i move to La Jolla, california in t-5 days. saturday afternoon i pack up my car (my beautiful little honda civic that i really have to wash) and drive to my new home, new team, and new life. (talk about all that newness again). i don't really have that much of a traumatic move...being only an hour away from sunny little Temecula...but the 'being on your own' concept is very much in play. i'm just incredibly thankful that i was blessed enough to have a team to welcome me in (trust me, it was UCSD's number one selling point).
i'm not the first of my friends to move. jessie, one of my greatest friends packed up her shiny 'new' car and drove hours and hours to get to Utah. and her move, in my opinion, seemed so dramatic that saying goodbye was an absolutly horrible experience. because we cried. a lot. so we devised a plan, me, katie, anna, and jessie (you'll hear about those three a lot). we bought a pair of medium black men's sweatpants (they were all out of smalls. go figure. it's summertime), silver fabric paint, and a catchphrase. ""Together forever, never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart."
We hope it will be a reminder to keep in touch. And if all else fails there will always be Skype.
it's a new beginning. and to keep myself sane...i just gotta keep running.
Don't worry Alia, you can never get rid of me! Haha. I'm pretty sure we've all written that phrase on our blogs now. 'cause it's true. As you know, I'm a big fan of catchy phrases. And meaningful phrases. BIFFLES! (...okay, so that probably doesn't sound meaningful to most people, but you know what I mean.)
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