Today was my last day at work. Yesterday my coworkers had a pizza party for me.. farewell wishes and whatnot. It was really sweet. Everyone was so nice, telling me they'd miss me and to keep in touch. Kim asked for baby pictures... I told her not to hold her breath anytime soon. Today I transferred all of my clients to other case managers and handed back my key. I got a little teary-eyed when I was leaving. Aw.

Then tonight I had dinner with Daddy and Kay. It was nice to sit down and eat. I feel so sad about it because we've been doing more together and seeing each other more than we ever really have, and now I'm leaving. We should've started sooner, Daddy. I could've used our "daddy-daughter" talks a lot earlier, but it's meant so much to me lately. I hope that we still talk after I move, even though I won't be able to come over and pick blueberries or eat butterbeans. Hell, I hope we talk even more. I'm really glad you're there and I love you.

Dinner parties and goodbyes

Last night my friends had a dinner for me at Los Compadres and then a little shindig at a friend's house. It was great. I drowned my sorrows in margaritas so the inevitable goodbyes wouldn't be so bad. Everything was cool until Brittany had to leave. I got uber upset but I was prepared: waterproof eyeliner AND mascara. It turned out okay.. not as doomy as I thought the evening would be. And Robert from my childhood showed up with his wife. It was such a nice surprise. :). Anyway, here's some pics from last night. (I forgot to take pics pretty much the entire time so 75% of the people weren't included in these)






And! I stopped by Radioshack to see Larry before I left :)

Easy come, girl, easy go.

This past week I've been telling all of my clients that I'm leaving. Today I told the two clients I reaaaalllly didn't wanna tell, because they've gotten really attached to me and I knew they'd be upset. Well, they were indeed upset. But I had to tell them that each day brings something different, something unexpected, and each thing is a blessing in one way or another. I told them the biggest task in life is being able to adjust to each day because no day will ever be the same as the last.. and if you can't roll with the punches, you're always going to be too stressed to enjoy the day. Then I was like

Duh! Take your own advice, Bri.

I pretty much had a mental breakdown last night, in total panic because of all that I'm leaving behind and how I'm going to be so new. I worry that I won't make friends like I have here in Georgia because, let's face it, the older you get the less inclined you are to create all these new relationships with people. But really, each day has always been alright if I look at the big picture. I've always made friends, always found a little groove, always done my thing. Sure, it'll be different. And there will be several (several) instances where I'll be with Paco and his friends and I'll have NO idea what anyone is saying without needing some sort of translator in my ear. But everything's gonna be alright. And it's not like I won't talk to my friends ever again. Thank goodness for Facebook.. I know more than I really care to about the daily lives of everyone on my friends list. hahaha.

Well that's all for now.

So much STUFF!

Well the boxes are getting packed, the lists are being made, and stuff is getting moved closer and closer to the back door.



Plan is to get a U-haul trailer and pull it behind Mike's truck with all this crap, along with all my furniture, and I'll drive my car. Mom and I will switch off driving and Chester will chill in the backseat.. or wherever he chooses :P

Official blog #1

Well, I guess this is the first one. I can't believe I'm actually creating this thing. I've basically cursed every other blog, like Twitter, and made fun of countless people for blogging when their lives are completely boring. But here it is.
Really I just want everyone, my family and friends, to be able to see what's going on without having to sift through all the Facebook junk.. not to mention my daddy refuses to get a Facebook. So this is kinda for you, Dad. haha.
The point of this is to keep everyone updated on my move from GA to TX, then stay updated on what I'm doing and how things are going once I'm there. I know I won't be able to talk to you all every day. This is my little way of keeping everyone in the loop, and hopefully you guys will leave comments or let me know that you stopped by. Or add to something. Ask questions. Whatev.

So this is what's going on so far:

June 30th - My last day of work.
July 4th - I'll be leaving Georgia (I know, it sucks, but maybe I'll see some fireworks while I'm on the road).
July 6th - I'll move into my apartment in El Paso.
The remainder of that week - I'll be swimming in our pool and decorating. Probably freaking out over the stuff I'll realize I don't have.
Then it's down to business with job hunting. I'm determined, so I know I'll find something.. at least something to tide me over until I find a job I really want.

I'll be living on the West side of El Paso. The area is really nice.. bordered by the Franklin Mountains. Here's a pic:




I was google mapping this place, looking at the street view and whatnot.. Maaaaybe had a tiny freak-out for a few minutes. It's just gonna be so different there. I'm afraid I'm gonna be a fish out of water for a bit.



It's going to be alright though. You can't get anywhere in life if you don't start walking (or driving 22 hours in this case). I've been waiting for a long time for life to get going, for things to start happening and feel like I'm going somewhere. Well, now I have somewhere to go. I need to put on my big girl panties and get going.

So yeah. I'll update as things start happening.

Here's a pic of Deanna and me last weekend. We had dinner, hung out for a while at Floyd's, then got down at Pub280. I love my sister :) I just hate that you can't see my fuschia wedges in this pic. RAhhh!!

Just trying this out

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