I have to drive across a bridge every day when I go to work. I look out over the water, see the sailboats, and a smile always creeps up on my lips as I think, "I love seeing this on my way to work." I even like seeing it when I'm stuck in traffic on the days I leave the studio at 5:00. I know at some point I'll take that view for granted and won't smile whenever I go across that bridge. For now though, it's nice and who knows, maybe I will keep smiling at that small joy.
I have been in Annapolis for almost four weeks now and every day feels more comfortable than the day before. I am learning the roads without constantly referring to my GPS [and running off the road in traffic!] Today, I even got lost on the way to the bookstore, yet managed to right myself just by my little knowledge of highways.
I managed to land myself an awesome job by the luck and magic of Google. I searched for one thing which led me to randomly send my resume to a company that I never thought would hire me. Getting the job was a great reassurance that taking chances can certainly be worth it. Some nights I am actually in bed before midnight if you can believe that and my internal clock is actually waking me up each day around 8:30am. Who would have ever seen that one coming, right? As a former insomniac vampire, I actually enjoy my head hitting the pillow and don't feel like I'm missing out on anything by going to bed early.
Perhaps the biggest change so far has been my social life. Small town girl goes to big city and yes, it does feel like being a little fish in a big pond. However, I know that in time I will build a social circle here as well. In the meantime, that is the piece of home I miss the most...my friends. Although, I can't say enough about how great it is to be living with my best friend and making up for lost time. When she used to visit me in Aiken, we would try to squeeze in as much fun as possible in the short span of a weekend. Now, there is no rush and we are perfectly content watching our shows in the evenings on our respective couches in the living room. [She gets the big couch, but I'm quite happy having the loveseat all to myself!]
I thought I'd be writing more once I got here, but I suppose I have been concentrating mostly on getting settled. There hasn't been much time for me to throw ideas onto paper [or should I say, onto blog?] It is also something I know that will come with time in this new place. I think my head has to get used to the idea of being here first before I can begin to formulate my writing in this new world. For now, it's almost home and every day feels like a new adventure. I can't wait to see what tomorrow has in store.
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