I am so beyond excited to start this new journey. I will be moving to Washington state at the end of August and couldn't be more thrilled. While I definitely battled with the idea of moving out of state and away from all of my family and friends I will have a core group of people. Plus, that's why they have FaceTime, Airplanes, Cars & Trains. This adventure was brought about by one of my best friends Sarah and her husband Robert.
Some background story: I have known S&R for 11 years now. Sarah and I became roomies a week after I graduated high school. She was one of my aunts students who needed a roommate and my Aunt felt I'd be a good match. We hit it off instantly and while we have had some rocky times we have been there for each other through the Good, Bad & Ugly. 5 1/2 years ago while we were still living in Sacramento Robert got accepted into UC Santa Cruz. I came home from work one evening and they sat me down for a convo. Well not really, they basically said Robert got accepted to UCSC so they were moving to Santa Cruz and I had no choice but to move too. Who was I to turn down moving to the beach? It had always been a dream of mine to live near the ocean. My heart & soul feel complete when I am near the ocean. So of course I jumped at the opportunity to adventure somewhere new and make a fresh start. While Santa Cruz has been good to me it has never truly felt like home. It has been a great place for me to land and know what it was like to live a distance from my Family and Friends. I still feel it was somehow orchestrated for me to move here as preparation for something greater.
Flash forward 4 1/2 years later and I find out R is looking at potential jobs in Seattle and they are looking to make the move. They were filled with excitement as they told me of their new possibilities and then asked if I would like to go along as well. OF COURSE I SAID YES!!! But not before I really dug deep and had back and forth conversations with myself about whether or not this move was truly going to be good for me and if I could really handle moving out of state.
R got the job he was waiting for in Seattle and has already moved up and gotten settled into his new routine. Over the last month I have been packing up my apartment and moving things into a storage unit. My landlords were gracious enough to allow me to move out at the end of July but they will be able to flip that apartment easily and make even more then what I was paying. It really is a win/win situation. Moving gives me the chance to shed some of the old to make way for the new. We have a lot of fun things still planned for our time here in Santa Cruz before we make our trek up north at the end of August. Until then, I will keep a level and calm head and prepare for something greater that is coming my way.
xo ~ Chrissy
