ducks in a row

As difficult and exciting packing up everything you own, leaving most friends and family behind, and driving across the country can be, I'm realizing that this has been fairly easy. I definitely miss my friends and college, but even if I were on the east coast, I wouldn't be in college anymore. I feel like for so long before my trip I was stressing about the details involved in moving and the fact that I wouldn't know anyone besides Maggie, Aleks, and Will. I didn't have much money in my bank account to start and even after getting to Tucson, I'd have so much to pay for regarding moving. It was stressful. However...

I was able to find and start a job after being here for just two weeks. Granted the job is not my dream job, but it's easy and doesn't require much thought. I often come home with amusing stories and the time usually goes by decently fast at work. How can I complain about that?

I've been pretty happy with how social I've been. I remind myself that just because I work full time doesn't mean I can't have a life. Maggie and Aleks' friends have been so welcoming and I'm beginning to feel like one of the group. From poker night to pool parties to Monday night runs at Maynard's, there's usually something going on.

I joined a gym (and regularly attend), got a voice teacher, etc. I'm just starting to feel like my ducks are lining up without much effort. This ridiculously hot town is feeling more and more comfortable to me. I'll hopefully be moving into my apartment tomorrow which will make it feel more permanent to me. It feels like I'm actually starting a life, even though this is just a jumping board to San Diego.

As silly as it sounds, I'm pretty proud with how comfortable I am here. This could have been such a flop, but it hasn't been. While I'm sure not going back to school in September is going to be SUPER difficult, I'm happy where I am right now. I'm so happy I was able to make this work.

In other news I changed my first poopy diaper today. Also, I'm babysitting Will all day tomorrow because I have off and there is no daycare. We're going to the pool - yessss.

So, while this was seemingly random I just wanted to write down how glad I am to have moved. This way if I'm having a tough day or feeling homesick, I can just come back to this blog and remind myself of how awesome life is!