WHY I'M MOVING.

lately i've been getting asked a lot why i am moving. i could just not explain and say "it's time", but there's a lot more to it. it was a tough decision for me and there were many many tears involved to make the final decision to do it.

i guess i would say the main reason i am moving is because of my long distance relationship. gary and i have been together for 2 years, 2 months, 3 weeks, and 5 days (thanks computer calculator!), all of which has been long distance, it eventually came to the point where the distance was taking a real toll on us. last august when my lease was ending, i finally came to the conclusion that it was either we break up or one of us moves, simple as that. of course i didn't want to break up, so a lot of figuring out needed to be done to see who was going to make that leap. as you can tell, i am the one making that leap because of other reasons i will share.

i've been in orlando since a few months after i graduated high school and then jumped right into college. i started at a community college for 2 years and then continued onto the smaller campus of the main college here. i never experienced the typical college life, which i am ok with. but with that being said, i didn't get the opportunity to make tons of friends. i have a few here and there, which i've grown to be content with. i've also lived alone in the same apartment since day one, which hasn't been great for meeting new people. with time, i'm over orlando. i've come to terms that i have nothing keeping me here. i don't want to work at a quick service restaurant at disney while i search and search for something here that i will like.

moving is something that has to be done. i am still young and want/need to explore my options and have plenty of time to make mistakes. yes moving is difficult and i'm scared to death, but i'm also excited. gary and i both know this is huge for us, since we haven't been in the same place for more than a week, but it's time. we've discussed every possibility and every option just in case we don't work out.

there are a few things and people i will definitely miss here in orlando and in florida itself. i'll miss different restaurants and places that michigan doesn't have (what am i going to do without publix?!). i will miss my friends kellie and kasey more than anything. and i have yet to figure out how i am going to live without not being able to go to disney every month, that is going to be a huge breakup. more than anything though i will of course miss my family. they are everything to me, my mom is my best friend, but we're not living in michigan forever and i'll be sure to come back. luckily flights to michigan aren't the most expensive so it'll be fine.

so yea, those are majority of my reasons. it'll be a big adventure for me and for gary as well, but i'm looking forward to it.