It's been quite awhile since I wrote something here...I know this, because my mother said something to me and I jokingly mentioned it to a friend who agreed. I can't put my finger quite on why I stopped writing. I don't know if it's because I didn't think it was pertinent anymore or if was just that writing changed for me, it didn't necessarily stop being important it just...turned into more of a chore, less of a pleasure and frankly, I had way too much going on.
So, a quick catch up? Over the course of the past 9 months, things have grown in me, been birthed from me -- not literally, still no babies here but go with me on this. I left the sunny, sandy, white beaches of Panama City Beach to take on a new beast, Wichita, Kansas, had an uneventful breakup, an unfortunate situation, and a world of change. I've grown in ways that I never thought could happen so fast, my heart has changed, my priorities are the same but now they follow a different direction and suddenly the things that I wanted have started to become molded into something totally new. I know I'm speaking in general terms, but it's hard to say in specifics just what changed.
Over the course of one long drive spread out over two days, with an almost ticket for going 3 over the speed limit, a nice stay in Memphis, and a quick discovery of a new home, I found myself in a new place crying (like I always do) and praying for things to get back to normal.
Now, here I am...6 months at my new job.
Crazy how life comes at you like this, take all your expectations and twists them around. Plants you in a new place, fertile soil, and you realize you've never truly tasted life before. It's invigorating to put it simply.
I've had the pleasure of interviewing state officials, covering the NCAA tournament, preparing to travel all over the country and even out of the country, and somewhere in the process met someone that I unabashedly, unapologetically, and quite unexpectedly love.
Basically...things have changed...and that's exciting. So here's to 6 months at a job I love and more words to come.
