Love the Road

My life has taken a significantly less nomadic turn in the last couple of months, and has felt much less interesting than the previous eight months, so it seems I have neglected my blog. And for that, I am sorry.

After beautiful Yellowstone in October, we came back to Texas to celebrate Sam’s 30^th birthday and the holidays with friends and family. It was so nice to have friends again! As much as I love travelling and making new friends, I will admit that, at least in retrospect, there’s something a little exhausting about it. Meeting the gang for a drink, and not doing the Abbreviated Exploration of Who Everybody is as a Person was refreshing and comfortable.

There is a way that I am, and I’m not sure where it came from except maybe from moving around a lot as a kid, but I thrive on change. Where most fear and avoid it, I need it in my life to feel like things aren’t stagnating. This leads to a lot of new apartments, new jobs, and new boyfriends over the years. There’s also an element of mastering chaos – I love to throw myself into an uncomfortable situation, and grow to the point that it is no longer scary and unfamiliar. (This has not extended to roller coasters, among other things.)

This past year was decidedly uncomfortable, and I settled into that discomfort magnificently! Moving the RV from one place to another became routine. Driving became more than a way to get from A to B, but an experience in itself – some music, beautiful scenery, great company... it really turned out to be one of my favorite things to do. I truly love the road, in so many ways. It’s been an odd combination of settling into a routine, but waking up every few days to a whole new world to explore – a new mountain to hike, a new beer to try, a new friend to make. Everything hasn’t been perfect, but it’s been such a delightful adventure, I wouldn’t change a thing!

I am now working in New Orleans for a while, which I will elaborate on in my hopefully much more frequent upcoming blogs. <3