Hello Lover

HI! it's me again :)

Sooooo it's almost July now and this will be my last hot summer in the grand state of Texas (as far as I know)! Alex, Dakota & I are moving to Charlotte, NC in August and I'm so thrilled! No real reason for the big change besides wanting a big change. I know, doesn't really sound like me and I still have people constantly asking me "are you REALLY moving?" The answer is YES! I graduated over a year ago now and have been working as the assistant manager for Avenue since the end of July. I just want to explore a new place and new opportunities. I'm only 23 years young, not married, no kids, and no awesome job in the field I wish to be in....so why not uproot my entire life and try something new?! I'm afraid if I don't do it now it'll never happen. Carpe diem!

The perks of moving to Charlotte:
1. we can be only a few hours away from Alex's family
2. I have an aunt that lives there
3. that aunt may be able to get me some sort of job at the Charlotte Observer since she, at one time, was a head hancho for them
4. Alex predominately grew up there so he knows the area
5. it's beautiful! I fell in love when I visited during Christmas 09
6. I get to visit surrounding areas, which are places I've never been! ie Virgina, Washington DC, South Carolina, beautiful beaches

Charlotte's downfall(s):
1. away from my family
2. away from everyone else I know

But I plan on actually making an effort to form friendships there. I haven't done so well with keeping up with the ones here. It's so funny thinking about it...in college my best friend lived a couple blocks away but I always seemed "too busy" to do anything and now my friends live in places like Tyler and Dallas and Fort Worth and Austin. I definitely have to make the effort to see them before I move. Not that I'll never be back in Texas, but I'd definitely rather drive 4 hours instead of 24. Anyway, the point is I need to be a better friend. And in a lot of ways this moving will be a fresh start. A clean slate. No one knows me. That's exciting!

Well, I guess that's enough of an update for now. Less than 2 more weeks of work left then I need to get packing....