You know the one. They write songs about her, even make movies. As she gives her tearful goodbye,clutching desperately to his leather jacket, he gives her that look and she glances one last time at her parents before jumping on the back of his Harley and speeding off into the sunset. While I'm not exactly jumping on the back of a harley, I am leaving all my family and friends to move halfway across the country for a guy. He's not just any guy, he's my best friend and he asked me to move to Ohio with him. I said sure, why not, I'm always up for an adventure. I've spent summers in New York, and Pennsylvania. I've backpacked Europe. I've lived in Arizona and Colorado with my mom. I spent two years in the Piney Woods of East Texas living like a hippy (coincidentally where I met him). But as my moving day gets closer I find myself getting nervous. This time is different. New York and Pennsylvania were summer jobs where i knew exactly when I would be back. Arizona and Colorado I had my mom and East Texas was only a two hour drive back to my hometown and my large extended family. This is no summer job. I have no idea when or if I will be back any time in the near future. My niece is only three, will she remember me the next time I see her?
I keep reminding myself that this is something I need to do. I've been stuck in a rut for almost three years now. A dead end job, and endless cycle of clubbing with friends half my age. Hooking up with random guys and girls but never having anything serious. I've always lived by the motto that if you don't like something in your life change it. If you're not happy find what makes you happy and do it. Am I happy? No. Will this move make me happy? Only time will tell. I leave Texas in fifteen days...
