I Can Finally Say It...

It's almost been six months since I packed up and moved to a city that I'd only visited once before where I knew no one. My life hasn't been easy and has resembled a gigantic roller coaster these past 10 years, but I am proud to say that I am the happiest I have ever been. Actually, I don't really remember being able to say that I was genuinely happy...ever. It has been a big deal for me saying, out loud no less, that I am finally happy!

Some people have said to me that by moving down to South Carolina, away from everything and everyone I knew, I was "running away." I didn't and still don't think that I came here just to run away, but you know what, so what if I did. Moving away has been one of the greatest decisions of my life. I've been working on reading Catch-22 for a while now (I just can't get into for some reason), and this quote seemed to fit my situation perfectly, "There's nothing negative about running away to save my life."

Grad school has not been what I expected, but it is going well. I even got a 4.0 last semester...wahoo! For those of you who don't know, currently I'm getting a Graduate Certificate in Drug and Addiction Studies, but I found out about a month ago that I got accepted into the Master of Social Work program for next semester. I also received a Graduate Assistantship!

My last bit of exciting news...I am going on a mission trip to Nicaragua this summer! I am so excited! I don't know all of the details, just the basics, but I'll keep you all updated!

I've been scared to say all of that out loud because so many good things have been happening that I'm afraid it's about time for something bad to happen. I'm really working on remembering that God has a purpose for me and my life no matter what happens.