it's been difficult getting back into the swing of things. that trip to colorado was so joyous... it was very difficult to leave. so difficult, in fact, that i've been really mulling over the feasibility of moving out there.
as i said goodbye to rob, roxi & lulu with tears streaming down my face, i wondered why, exactly, i was leaving. i have a nice job in north carolina, sure. i have wonderful, amazing friends, too. but, you know... as much as i love and value those things, i don't cry when i leave them.
once when i was younger i was asked to rank --in order of importance to my life-- these three concepts: family, work, and friends. back then i put friends first, followed by work, and then family. but as i get older i find that order is shifting. right now, family definitely feels like it should be first.
1,500 miles separate me from important moments in the lives of people i love and cherish deeply. people who know me better than anyone else on earth. i think about the fact that i'm 35 years old, and though i don't want to be morbid i know that i am only given a certain amount of time on earth with these people. i want to be with them as much as i can.
the fact that i'm crying as i type this makes me believe that i really need to consider this seriously.
Posted by xta at December 28, 2004 02:24 PM | TrackBackLook. It could be the wine. Or the christmas cookies I can't effin stop eating. But I say, a job is not worth staying anywhere for... Not with people you love somewhere else.
I say- GO..GO Now, GO!
You want morbid? People in my family have died suddenly and young! Go to the people who love you.
There.
Now you can feel free to comment, as a total freakin stranger, on my life.
go ahead....
if i recall correctly, they aren't planning on staying in CO forever and would like to move back to the part of the country where you live.
could you hack CO winters?
i'm going to have to have a long, serious conversation with rob about their future plans. i'm sure they won't have anything definite to tell me, but at least it will start the ball rolling. hopefully.
You can get a job anywhere.
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Do what makes you happy as a person, the rest is just finances.