But I sit here, trying to focus on a healthy lifestyle program for a client, and all I can think is, "how much am I going to miss this?" Arizona isn't so far away. I might be living there by this summer.
Funny how the world changes - in the blink of an eye.
Am I going to miss the sounds of the birds that I know so well and replace them with other sounds? What about smells? Different zones, different plants, right?
I KNOW that I am NOT going to miss winter. NO WAY! Not in Ohio! Rumor is that Arizonians swim on Christmas Day! WHAT!!!! Yep, that will be me and yep, that will be posted on every social media that I have connections.
I can't imagine not living within 30 minutes of my parents. Or 5 minutes from some of my best friends. I have always been one to completely surround myself with my close people that how will be I be without them so near?
Thank God for technology!
I have to say that I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT wait to be out west. Every part of my being, for the last three months, have been consumed by this thought....especially on those super icy cold days here in Ohio.
Valley of the Sun ~~~ I cannot wait to call you Home.
New beginnings are bittersweet, especially if they are big enough that they will challenge you to redefine yourself. You've already done that in the last five years, and I watched with pride. When there are moments when you become homesick, remind yourself of the awesomeness of "finding" yourself anew. And allow yourself the hurt, and the joy of remembering what used to be, and the excitement for where you are in AZ in the present and the memories you are making there. These, too, will become nostalgia in the future. Life is a wonderful cycle, if you just go with it.
ReplyDeleteBut most of all, as I said, I've seen you redefine you and your life before. And with the amazing partner you have, I have three words for you: YOU'VE GOT THIS.
-BB