thanksgiving fun.

oh how I love Thanksgiving. It is probably my favorite holiday out of all.  The day off that I got due to the holiday was EXACTLY what my soul needed. The feeling of homesickness was beginning to flood me and my exhaustion level was high, high, high. So, you better believe it when I say that I BOOKED it home after closing on Wednesday. That 2 hour drive back to MD felt like nothing because I was so excited.

The second I walked into the house, a sense of relief just washed over me. I totally ran a couple of laps around the house and was a bit confused walking into my own room. Is this really what my room looked like? Being confined too 800 square feet has gotten me all confused.

I spent most of my Thursday doing absolutely nothing and spending quality time with the family. Oh, how there is so much to be thankful for!

Needless to say, my 30-hour trip home was far too short but I left with a heart so full. 

playing catch up

where do I even begin with this life update?? I've had this post written up and deleted multiple times because my mind couldn't wrap itself over the situation fully. well, here I am now, hiding in the corner of the restaurant cranking this post out before the start of the dinner shift.

 

about a month and a half ago, I made one of THE toughest decisions of my life. long story short -- in a three week period, I put in my notice at California Tortilla, signed a lease to an apartment in Richmond, and moved down here to start a new job. Pretty much, I went back and forth with my decision and there were plenty of tears. Plenty of phone calls and plenty of tears. Were there times in which I wanted to laugh and say "Just Kidding" to my bosses at California Tortilla? ABSOLUTELY. Was it a terrifying thought to leave my corporate job and head to a job that required 100+ hours a week in a restaurant? ABSOLUTELY. But at the end of the day, family comes first.

 

i'm headed into the third week at my new job. the word "exhausted" kind of sums up all that i'm feeling. exhausted mentally, physically, emotionally. However, that's not to say that I've been having a blast down in Richmond. I've met some great people down here, been in very humbling situations, challenged in my career and have been learning more and more about myself by the day.

The next thing I'm trying to learn...making time for myself.