The Beautiful Sad

My range of emotion the past two weeks runs from elated to complete panic attack to streams of silent tears escaping unexpectedly. The tight feeling in the back of your throat, the slight welling in your eyes, biting your lip to stop it from happening. Stopping the sadness of it all, or my fears, from taking over. Realizing that this place, you people will never be out of my life. Change is not a bad thing (read my HPC rant for more on that). I am taking a sabbatical from life in Minnesota. That scares me. It makes me sad. I realize (with difficulty) that I'm going to miss out on things. Jokes, stories, moments that cannot be recaptured or explained.











































BUT>>>

I am also going to experience a whole new world (because Texas is like another planet) of jokes, stories, and moments. I will make new friends...who can never replace the old...but who will take a place next to the old. I will not have to wait for moments, whisps of time to spend with James, who I really believe is the absolute love of my life. I will grow and learn and change. I will call you all. Sometimes I might laugh, sometimes I might cry...be prepared for that. I will be sorely disappointed if you do not visit. Even for a weekend. Austin is a really beautiful and amazing city, and I'm adopting it, and I hope that it adopts me, and I'd like you to see it.

I love you.

Guess what our new apartment has???

A view of the city from the upper deck of the pool ^^^

A walk in closet ^^^

Since I'm going for about 2000 fewer sq ft in this abode, and one more person...the walk-in was essential. As was the pool. Hehehehehe. Can't wait.

Oh, did I mention:

I recommend visiting us March - September if you'd like to take a dip in the pool.

October - November if you'd like to go camping.

L'etoile Du Nord (The Star of the North)