Welcome to my blog!  I started this blog at the prompting of my friends and family I left in California, who wanted to follow me as I journey across the country to Alabama and begin my college life.  My parents are retiring to Alabama, and after much back and forth thought and prayer, I realized that God wanted me to move with them.  This decision will better help me concentrate on school, and get it done, rather than working and trying to squeeze school in between work and hanging out with my boyfriend, Michael.

Which brings me to the downside of moving: leaving Michael.  My relationship with Michael was built on the idea that we were dating with the intention of marriage (this is way down the road, and only if everything works out, but it separates us from dating just for fun), so the idea of moving to Alabama without him was not something I took lightly.  In fact, I couldn't bring myself to think about it.  I focused more on looking forward to the positives of Alabama and enjoying my present time with Michael rather than dealing with the coming separation.

This brings us up to date.  Today, Michael came over and helped as we finished packing up the odds and ends that we hadn't put in the pod.  We loaded up the truck, packed the van, and piled in.  Leaving him today at noon was the single hardest thing I've ever had to do, and it hurt like crazy.  But then we were on the road, looking forward to Barstow.

The drive to Barstow was pleasant.  My dad and I left in our Ford truck around noon, and he drove the whole way.  My mom and sister caught up with us around Bakersfield, and we caravanned the rest of the way.  Now I'm sitting in our hotel room, waiting for a call from the boyfriend that he's off work :)

That's all for now, but leave a comment and let me know what you think....what you're curious to know about, what you liked, what you didn't.