My Third Post

It's really just now starting to hit me that I'm leaving SOON for my grand tour of the U.S. Only a week and a half until I move out of my apartment. Up until now I've felt only excited and free, and I still feel that, but now I feel a little scared too. Not scared about what I'm going to do, but what I'm leaving behind. Until I decided to take this trip, I've always sort of felt that New York is my home, for better or for worse. My family, my friends, my support system, my life is here. And even if there are things I don't like about it, this is it. I'm happy I've decided to explore other options, and I look forward to picturing my life as being something and somewhere else. But what if I move somewhere, and my niece and nephews forget who I am? What if a family member gets really sick and I can't be around to care for him or her? What if I lose the closeness I feel with my friends here? But then I guess I have to say, are those really reasons to not try something new, and perhaps discover a life that suits me a little better? Definitely not.

I've got my itinerary all laid out. Here it is!

Connecticut
DC
Louisville
New Orleans
Austin
Truth or Consequences (a town in New Mexico)
Canyon de Chelly
Grand Canyon
LA
San Luis Obispo
Reno
San Francisco
Redwood
Portland
Seattle
Sun Valley
Denver
Boulder
Minneapolis
Chicago
Niagara Falls
Burlington
Maine
Then I guess back to Connecticut?

It's an ambitious itinerary, but I know I can do it, and I know I'll have a fabulous time seeing new places and old friends.

Peace and cupcakes.