1. Conversation glosser-over, similar to blah, blah, blah.
2. Skipping a part of a story that you dont want to tell.
3. And so on and so forth. etc...
Random Thought
I find it amusing that some people, including myself, sometimes talk with their hands when they’re on the phone even though the other person obviously can’t see them…
So excited!! Baz Luhrmann and one of my favorite books..
(Source: johnsturturro, via jcyeahthatsme)
Adjusting to the city life
Hi friends! Haven’t updated in a bit. I’ve been spending the past few days getting things for my new apartment, running errands in the city, exploring the area and spending time with Ryan, his sister, and her friends. I’m getting acclimated to the city life, getting used to the bus and train system and the chilly weather o.O I really miss everyone from home but I’m loving it here so far :] Here are some pictures from the past few days…
Zipcar adventures
Networking in the city…
Afternoon in the city :]
The pool in my apartment complex. It’s always heated!
Chicken and beer after The Avengers
Morning in the city :]
California Dreamin’
I am officially living in San Francisco!! Wow.. I really can’t believe it. For so long, I have wanted to move out of my parents house, out of Orlando and to a real city. But leaving Orlando and all of my friends behind was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do. After realizing just how amazing my friends there are, I was honestly feeling extremely anxious and nervous the night before my flight. But once I landed, I felt welcomed and that I could really turn this into a great experience for myself. My tensions seemed to ease up a bit and were replaced with excitement!
It’s so tempting to just stay in Orlando forever because it really is a comfortable place. I know it like the back of my hand. People know me and my personality. But experiences like this are what I believe are going to make me stronger and to make me grow and to stay motivated. The support and love I have been receiving from my friends has been overwhelming. It was so nice to land in California and to have texts and Facebook posts from friends reassuring me that I am going to do great and that they are proud of me. It’s hard to find friends like those and I know that I will fight hard to keep close with those near and dear to me.
Since a lot of my friends want to know what I’m up to out here, I really want to get back into blogging again and actually writing in my Tumblr. And so friends, day 1 of my San Francisco adventure begins. I can’t say where this year will take me, but I sure am excited to find out.
My last few minutes in Orlando waiting for my 5:15 am flight =.=
My bags are packed, I’m ready to go..
The view from my new apartment :D
Exploring my new neighborhood :)
Something I’m living out right now. Here’s to hoping this is true! (Saw this quote from @sukiefloss) (Taken with instagram)
Things Unsaid
Beth made me this really sweet video to watch once I got to San Francisco. I was so surprised when I saw it because I had no idea she had asked some of my friends to record videos and say things to me. I actually got really emotional as I started watching it because it just reminded me so much of the comforts of home. I think I always took for granted having so many friends back in Orlando and the feeling of being so loved by them. They always say that you never know what you’ve got until it’s gone and that really couldn’t be more true. Now that I am pretty much on my own, I have to deal with being away from all that love and comfort for a while. The friends I’ve made through FSA are so amazing and watching this video made me a little sad to think that I might not find people like that again. But it’s nice to know that they will always be there and that I can always come back home.
One thing that made me really sentimental about this video was my friends talking about the impression that I left on them and the parts of my personality that they took notice of. It makes me so happy to know that, in some small way, I was able to impact someone’s life, even for just a moment. That’s all you can really ask for. To hear things from those people that maybe I didn’t spend the most time with, but to know that I was a part of their lives at certain moments and that I left some sort of impression. Whether it was just hearing them say that I was a genuine, nice person towards them, or something that I said impacted them, or how they always appreciated that I would show face at the football tailgates :P haha.
The one regret that I have is leaving those friends that I felt like I was just really getting to know. But I like to think that everyone we meet and spend time with impacts us in some small way. Even if I’m not the closest friend with EVERYONE in FSA, I’ve had special moments and memories with just about everyone. And it’s those little moments that I’m really going to miss.
I realized that this whole thing of closing the chapter on my time in Orlando has felt a little unfinished and I wasn’t sure why. Then it occurred to me that almost every time some major chapter of my life ended, I’ve had a yearbook. Something that captures that moment in time that I’m able to look back on. An opportunity to write down whatever it is that was unsaid in order to move on. And I realized that I never did that. Now that some people have told me the ways in which I have impacted them, I realized that I never had the chance to tell all my friends back home what each of them mean to me. But I kind of saw this video as a “yearbook” to myself and it gave me a little bit of closure on saying goodbye to my friends.
Leaving everyone behind was really tough, to say the least. But there’s always a positive side to things. And I think that if I had never left, I never would have realized the way the people back home felt about me. There are certain things that are just unsaid until there is a reason to say them. And hearing all this from everyone made me feel so loved. It helped me regain a sense of self-esteem that I think I might have lost. If I’m not able to say this to everyone individually, I just want to say thank you. Thank you to all my friends back in Orlando, especially my FSA family. You have all influenced me in different ways, even if you don’t realize it, just like I never realized it. I am so happy to have had you all in my life.
Been living with this little guy for 17 and a half years. Going to miss my cat =[ (Taken with instagram)
