I have been claiming for months that I am going to start a blog to chronicle my move across the country, the things I will do here before I leave, the preparations, the travel, and then the continuing new life I will lead in Oregon. Until today all of that has seemed to be a hazy potential future.
Today Darla and I were approved for the apartment we’ve had our eyes on for months. It is just a run-of-the-mill apartment, but it meets the important criteria for us: close to her school, affordable, separate bathrooms, a dishwasher, a fitness center and it even has a washer and dryer in the unit. Unfortunately, the timing didn’t work out perfectly and I must move in a month earlier than I planned and I will be moving without Darla, who will join me a month later.
I will only be living in my current house eight more days. Then I will move in with my grandfather for a month before I leave for Oregon. I have less than six weeks before I say goodbye to my home state, to the place I’ve lived my entire life. I have my family, my favorite places, my sense of belonging, and I will be giving it up to step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.
May 15, 2013
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