So, this whole "changing-very-large-parts-of-your-life-by-moving-across-the-country" thing is very involved and would not be possible if not for some amazingly generous people. I'll talk more about this later, I'm sure, along with telling the stories of some of the specific things that have been going on. But for now, I'll just get the important stuff out of the way: I have an apartment that seems pretty stinking nice, even if it is "cozy;" I now have a specific leave date (Wednesday, March 11) and that is because...I bought my tickets today!
Since I got the job, it hasn't really felt real to me that I'm leaving relatively soon. I wondered aloud why that was and thought to myself that it probably wouldn't hit me until I actually set a date and got the tickets to reflect my actual moving. And, boy howdy, was I right because as I looked through the Chicago Transit Authority Web site, a heat ran through me like I only experience before I'm to speak publicly.
But this is how it always is for me and new places...I get excited, then nervous, then really nervous and then, once I get there, I'm fine. It was like that when I went to Kansas City on my own, then again in Denver, although not quite as bad. Funny thing is, when I went to Chicago the first time, I didn't get nervous once. Today? A large bit of anxious energy. Hopefully it goes away. I doubt it, though. After thinking about it for days, I'm actually going to have to start packing soon. Still not sure if I'm taking my desk or not. I think it's gonna have to be a game-time decision.
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