THE NEWS

This lady, YES, ME, is moving to Georgia... MAY 1st!

Little by little my things are being packed, sorted through, placed in donation bins, and/or being stashed away in the attic of my aunt's house for the day that I really need them.

Tonight I let my Aunt and Uncle know about my plans. I can tell that my aunt was upset (her silence was my answer) and my uncle conveyed his support. I know they both love me, and I love them--and am more thankful than they will ever know for everything that they have ever done for me, but now is the time for me to leave.

I had planned on leaving in January, right after graduation. Actually, this blog was supposed to be my REFRESHment--a blog about my new life in Georgia (when I had originally planned on moving), and in a way, even though I didn't leave back when I wanted to, this blog has definitely helped me.

But back to the move thing:

It's time for me to leave Maryland. I'm done with college, and I can go anywhere. Georgia isn't where I want to be right now--meaning it's not where I plan on "settling down"--but I know that staying in Maryland is NOT what I want right now. My brother and his family (my new family) are all in Georgia and I would like to be close to them for the time being. I'll still be applying to jobs (on a nationwide scale), I'll just be doing it from a new location.

In all honesty, I'm truly not happy here anymore.  A lot has happened recently that has made the unhappiness rather painful. I'll eventually get over all of that, but in a way I'm thankful for it because it has helped push me to do what I wanted to do in the first place: go to Georgia and try something new.

I admit that I am scared. I don't know if this is the right decision for me, I just know that staying here is not right. It doesn't feel right, and I'm not happy. I always promised myself that I would do things and make decisions that made me happy, and so far I have kept that promise to myself, and I have no intentions of breaking it.

So for now I'm going to work my ass off this month to save up some extra money for the move. I'm going to say goodbye to my good friends. I'm going to pick my head up, try not to cry anymore, and just try to find some happy before I leave.