1. Move= COMPLETE
3. Go through my material
possessions= COMPLETE
9. Visit Grandma's grave=
COMPLETE
18. Color my hair= COMPLETE
20. Go on one date a month= ROUND TWO COMPLETE
22. Explore my new city= ON GOING
I left my parent’s house in Spokane WA January 24. I visited my
sister and her husband in Rexburg ID, my cousin and a million friends in Provo
UT, my dad’s cousin in Edgewood NM, my grandpa’s sister in Comanche TX, another
cousin in Austin TX, and another of my dad’s cousins in Baton Rouge LA. I was
blessed with gorgeous weather and wonderful family and friends all along the
way.
In order to move I finished going through my material possessions
which was so intense and I feel guilty about how much stuff I have all the
time. I’m working on my hoarding habits though so give me a break.
My road trip didn’t feel complete until I drove down to visit my
grandmother’s grave in Forsyth GA. I felt her presence throughout the journey
and everything in Georgia reminds me of her. It really feels right that I
brought Ruby (my jeep, yay I name things) home. My grandma would have loved
this road trip; she would have been so supportive of me being adventurous and
independent. It meant a lot to be able to do this in her jeep.
I have purple hair now. YAY! Crazy I know but I like it. And it
isn’t a super intense vibrant color either, it’s pretty subtle. In the right
light you can’t even tell my hair isn’t just a darker brown. But I know how
cool I am even if strangers can’t tell. I have included a before and after
picture because this is important.
My second date was great. I was super awkward in asking him but
that’s not the point. The point is I did it even though it was hard and mega
awkward. I knew him when I was a kid living in Griffin 15 years ago. Honestly I
picked him because I feel so comfortable talking to him. We spent most of the
time catching up on who we are as adults which was cool. We went ‘mudding’ on
my family farm (side note, I love dirty jeeps-they tell a story and prove an
adventure happened) then we saw Jumanji which was a good movie. The movie
theatre lobby had a duck claw machine so we proceeded to win 7. We are awesome.
In case you were wondering Atlanta is a very confusing city. There
are lots of highways and freeways that connect, converge, confuse, and cause a
lot of crashes. Traffic is a real thing here, and I drive a stick shift. All in all it is a struggle and I am shocked that I haven't stalled once. Ya hear that? I have been here for 3 weeks and I haven't stalled a single time!!!! (I'm sure I just jinxed myself but whatever.) I am exploring a bit but I still have lots of plans. Maybe once I make more friends I will explore more.
I am looking for a job at one of the prop houses in the city and I took my resume to most of them. Once they are hiring I'm sure things will pick up for me. In the meantime I need to find a normal job or something. I do have savings so I'm not going to end up living in my jeep (also I am staying at my aunt and uncle's house and they are very nice).
To sum up I accomplished a lot this month, I didn't even realize how much until I started writing this post. I still have things to figure out about this move but I think I'm in a good place.
