one year on

So today it's been a year since I left home. I don't really know why the one year mark is such a big deal but it seems like we celebrate that more than anything else.

There were times in the past year when I thought for sure that this was the wrong decision. There were times when I wanted to pack up and go back to Oregon. But there was always that voice in the back of my head that kept saying just to keep on with it. This job is a challenge. It's an incredible life challenge that I never expected. Several times have been hard, especially giving up my life back in Oregon.

It wasn't easy to move. I remember saying goodbye to my parents in the airport and wanting to cry and go back home in the car. Four years ago when I first went to Westwind there was a moment the first day I got dropped off where I wanted to get back in the car and leave. It was the first big step away from home that I'd ever made. But like that day I went ahead with it. I got on the plane and I came here. For better or worse I arrived and I made it all right.

So here's to notching it up and starting another year. Looking forward to seeing what it will bring.