Thursday, August 28, 2014

25b425: My 1st goal and a special ode.

So... here I am again. I have neglected this blog once again, and clearly so much as changed since I last blogged here. If you can remember, over a year ago I wrote this blog post 25 before 25. I was feeling ambitious and inspired at that moment in time, and now as I scan over my list I have done absolutely none of those things. How can I go 14 months without completing anything on that list? How could I be so foolish to think that I could possibly complete anything on that list? What did I even do this past year? As soon as I start getting down on myself about how foolish I have been and as I'm sitting here in a coffee shop in a different state, I finally came to the realization that I have reached one goal on my list... Move to a different state. Which brings me to the point of this whole post: I have officially moved to Evanston, Illinois!


This move has taken lots of planning with apartment and job searching but you can now find Roxie, Jon, and I living the life over in Evanston. We would love to have you :)


Now here is where I begin to get sappy and a little emotional. I have spent my whole life living in Michigan, and am so in love with everything about that state. But there is one place in particular that will always hold a special place in my heart and that place is Kalamazoo. I have spent the past 6 years of my life there, which have been the most important years of my life. I have grown and discovered the type of person I am, and that is all thanks to the people that I have met there and all of the great things that Kalamazoo has to offer. 

I also have been especially lucky to have lived in the same city as my sisters. These two women inspire me in so many different ways on a daily basis and are my absolute best friends. Whew... getting all choked up over here. 

My momma drove all the way from Saginaw to cook us a special meal for my going away dinner. I feel so incredibly lucky sometimes. 

I can only say positive things about living in Kalamazoo and still can only hope that I will come back and live there again someday. As for now, I am only a 2 1/2 hour trip away and will be back as much as I can. 

As I have now completed at least one goal from my list, I think I need to spend some time revising my list and make some goals that are more realistic and in reach. Maybe even make it into a list of things I want to at least do before I turn 30. There are so many wonderful things to do in this life, I just hope that I have the time and resources to be able to do it.

Until next time... which I hope is much sooner than later.