1 Year

I did it!

July 15th it was one year that I moved my little family to a new city. With no real clue as to how my life would be once we arrived I set off from California July 10th to a very interesting-soul-searching journey. And what a ride it has been, many ups and downs, disappointments, adjustments, laughters, white Christmas, rainy spring and a very late summer. We moved late May from our first apartment to a better neighborhood and we are very please with our new home. I think it was that move, from one apartment to another that sealed my feeling of home in this city. When we first arrived it wasn't difficult getting a place because I had plenty of money to "back me up", but when getting this new place it was all me! I was the one who for weeks would look at apartments after work and on weekends. Finally I stumbled onto this one and I explained everything, two weeks later he gave me the green light to move in. With no money backing me up like before I have to say it was the Lord to open this door.

I have made new friends and we meet every week. Music at the park on Thursday, concerts/festivals on the weekends, dinner/drinks on Saturday, or coffee anywhere in between.

Our company is growing and we have an office in the South Loop area in downtown. In regards to my future plans of moving to Italy, they are still alive and strong. But I now have options as to how I may want to pursue that new journey and for that I am very pleased.

I'm not who I was one year ago and thats not a bad thing. I don't believe I ever thought that this road would leave me the same. In discovering myself and life in this city I have found many more opportunities to grow, learn and open myself to something new. And I honestly think that its a good thing!

We were all meant to be more than what we may have settled for...and even if the road is hard and at times unclear...I don't walk it alone!