January 2, 2008 | Filed under: DC! DC! DC!, Good Things Come to Those Who Are Impatient Whiners
The answer to your question is, in a word, surreal.
Last night was the fifteenth consecutive night I spent in a room that is not my own. This morning was also the fifteenth consecutive morning on which I donned an outfit straight out of my suitcase. I didn’t make it to the grocery store after work tonight like I promised myself, so tomorrow will be the fifteen millionth consecutive day that I eat like crap.
(Thankfully, today was only the first day during which I failed to operate an unfamiliar alarm clock correctly and was rudely awoken at midnight. And then again at 12:05 AM, since I apparently hit the snooze button in my attempt to make the damn thing shut up. I think I’m going back to my cell phone alarm tonight.)
In many ways it feels much like those other weeks I would spend in DC, minus some of the rush to get all my work done (because I was only ever here for a busy week) and see everyone and make it to the gym and not turn into an alcoholic, before getting back on a plane headed for California.
I spent the day getting caught up on the status of work projects and other people’s personal life happenings and, finally, late this afternoon after I’d seen enough people and talked to my new manager and placed a call to a friend’s real estate agent, it started to sink in: I live here now. I live here.
Happy new year, indeed.
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Yay, you made it!! Hope your time trotting across the country through the holidays was amazing.
Welcome home.
January 3rd, 2008 at 12:33 amYay! I’m so excited for you. Though I don’t envy you the real estate prices you face. Sheesh!
January 3rd, 2008 at 6:13 amwelcome back! i’m sure i’ll see you soon, the building isn’t that big:)
January 3rd, 2008 at 8:29 amCongratulations! You’re finally back where your heart seemed to be all along! I hope you find a fabulous place!
January 3rd, 2008 at 9:43 amHurry up and buy a place so you can get this painting you wanted out of my inventory and up on one of your walls…..
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:23 amJust make sure that the new place has room for out-of-town guests and the unreasonable amount of shoes they bring along.
January 3rd, 2008 at 8:21 pmAnd let me know when Lori plans to visit because that would be a great night for us to all get together and pretend to not be alcoholics together.
Congrats on your new beginnings! Let me know if you need ANYTHING. Seriously.
January 3rd, 2008 at 8:40 pmFantastic! If I was there I’d say welcome back, but I’m here so welcome there. ? Congratulations on a big and wonderful step.
January 5th, 2008 at 10:06 amWelcome home! Come visit us sometime soon!
January 5th, 2008 at 12:12 pmCongratulations and Happy New Year. I’m so happy for you and glad you made it safely. I hope 2008 brings you the best of everything. And BTW, you picked a good time to bail out of California. We’re flooded out here! I’ve been without power for 3 days (I’m at a coffee house right now getting my Internet fix).
Cheers!
January 6th, 2008 at 2:52 pmI am glad you made it! You picked a good time to get out of here. We didn’t have electricity on Friday and Saturday. John was pelted with roofing materials as he made his way outdoors on Friday morning! Let me know how its going and when you find a place. I already miss you! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and happy NEW YEAR.
January 7th, 2008 at 4:39 pm