I am a little late in doing this, but the beginning of the month was my one year anniversary in moving to Arizona. I wanted to reflect now that things are mostly stable and I have a handful of experience.
Things I still miss:
- My family
- Friends which slowly seem to be losing touch
- Boston nights (especially Saint Pattie’s Day)
- The subway
- Living in Salem, a city full of history
- Dog walking believe it or not (I keep stalking their Facebook page to check up on some of the pups)
- Knowing how to get around without thinking
- The ocean
- Wider range of job opportunities
Things I would not trade for anything:
- Finally having an adult apartment
- Michigan
- Pool season practically year-round
- Sunshine sunshine sunshine
- Minimal precipitation
- Logical city design so even when I do get lost it is not that hard to figure it out
- Living with my best friend
- New friends
- New adventures and new places to explore
Life changes whether you want it to or not, that is not up to us. I may miss a lot of things and my heart may ache some days, but the likelihood is that that would have happened eventually. We can either be a passive traveler, letting the winds shift us from one place to the next, or we can take an active role and set sail (caution: cheesy metaphor). Either way, we move forward and I would rather have some say in where I end up, I am stubborn like that.
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