After a month and a half of living in DC I thought maybe I should re-open my blog. Once upon a time this blog was about my journey through a political life. It highlighted some of the amazing things I had done as a career woman, it showcased some of my favorite places and told the world about my engagement. It showed the good, the bad and the ugly of planning a wedding in the middle of a presidential cycle.
And then when life got too personal and real, I just stopped writing and fell off the blogging world. To make a long sad emotional story short I was offered a job in DC by an amazing non-profit. In order to take this job, I would leave everything, including my amazing fiancé, to go take a wild ride across the country.
After many tears, and conversations with family and friends I decided it was the right road to take. So, I packed up a mini-van with everything that would fit. Convinced my good friend Melinda that there was plenty of the US she had not seen, and that this was the perfect time to see. And put my pittbull Bubba in the back seat and we took off.
We got a speeding ticket in Arizona, flew through Texas (cruise control on 90 miles per hour) stopped and paid respects to the King (We love you Elvis) and had the best soul food in Tennessee that we have ever had.
I moved into a 408 square foot apartment in Dupont Circle. Melinda stayed 2 nights to help me move in, and then left back to California. And then all of a sudden, within 6 days, my life changed completely. One morning I woke up looked around and realized this was the first time, in my entire life, I have ever lived alone.
Was I scared? I still am. Every day, for the past month, I wonder if this was the correct choice. I have no one to come home to, no one to ask me how my day was. I have to start my life completely over. And little by little I am okay with this. This is a growing experience that I think I really needed.
We all have to take adventures; it shapes our lives, and who we are. I decided to take mine a bit later than most.
Monday, April 29, 2013
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Political digital strategist. Displaced Californian living in our Nation's capitol. Fearless and fun. In love with: red lipstick, adventures, traveling, and anything a little geeky. Trying to change the world one tweet at a time.
