Changes

The past week (my first week of summer vacation) has been complete craziness! Doctor appointments, dentist appointments, packing, moving, driving furniture across town, turning in my car, waiting in line at the DMV, cleaning the house top to bottom, taking care of my teaching license…the list didn’t seem to end. Forget about trying to take time to process anything that is happening. Maybe it’s better that way, maybe it’s God’s way of protecting me from something too difficult to face in this moment. My life this week was going faster than I could comprehend until right now as I sit on the plane leaving Phoenix; my first moment to really reflect on what’s going on. I look out the window at the mountains and the unique Arizona landscape and finally feel my emotions catch back up with me. A 3 year chapter of my life has just come to an end and when I return it will be a completely different experience. Basically the Phoenix I’ve lived the last 3 years will be gone and I’ll be starting over (aside from the friends I’ve made). I’m trying not to think too much about that because it’s too far out of my grasp right now and there’s an even bigger journey I’m about to enter in just a few days!

I'm headed to Indiana to hang out and say goodbye to Holly and then off to New York to visit with my family one last time before leaving. Leaving in 11 days seems so surreal to me. But as I say all of these goodbyes, I'm thankful for technology so that I can continue to stay connected to all of you. It makes the transition more comforting.