Excited

Last weekend Ted and I picked out our new apartment.  It will be a short-term arrangement about 6 months.  Once we are settled in we will begin a search for a house-- one of the most exciting parts of the move for me.  Once we had the application signed, we both instantly felt better.  And over the last couple of days the stress of the unknown has given way for the excitement of an adventure. 

On one hand I am much more sad to leave Chicago than I thought I would be when we first started talking about a move about 6 months ago.  I have been seeing all the great things the city has to offer, why we wanted to live here in the first place, and all the great people that we are going to miss.  I have been using this as encouragement to put myself out there more in this new place.  I have found that people I have known for years and never really taken the time to get to know were in fact very available to me.  I have had many wonderful interactions with people recently and all it took was asking.  So many times in my life I have forgotten that I can get what I want and asking is the first step.  So I am excited to have a new opportunity for growth, new friendships, and a new lifestyle.  

But it is a bittersweet excitement.  The next few days will be a rush to try to see everyone one last time while packing and preparing to let go.  It will be a good change and will force me to be courageous in a new way.   Please wish me luck as Ted and I embark on this new chapter in our lives.

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