Adventures in Adulthood: The First Week

Given that as I'm starting to write this it is almost 10 o'clock TN time on Thursday (who knows when I'll hit the publish button), I have now officially been here for one week. One week into this adventure called adulthood, I have a lot of things running through my brain and sure, there's a mixed bag of emotions going on inside of me, but more than anything, I feel grateful. Simply grateful. 

Grateful to be surrounded by some of the kindest and warmest people I have ever met. People who have extended so many invitations to do so many different things that it is impossible for me to accept them all. People who have not only asked me how I am doing, but are sweet enough to also inquire about how my family is faring back home. People who don't seem to mind when they have to introduce themselves repeatedly because my brain, though I am trying, just can't remember everyone's names...yet.

Grateful for the people I left behind in Georgia that have taken the time to 'like' and comment on the changes I made to my job and current city on facebook, encouraging me as I embark on a new life and adventure. Grateful that their love knows no boundaries or limits and has no problem reaching me...even across state lines.

Grateful for the calm and peace I feel when I expected to be homesick, stressed, overwhelmed, etc. Sure, I miss my family. Sure, I'm trying to figure things out and have a massive list of things I want to do or figure out right now (though I know it's going to take some time...baby steps!). Sure, it's a lot to take in at one time. Yet, I come home from work each day with a ton of new information to process, but excited about the possibilities.

Grateful that God is writing such an incredible story for my life and that he has given me the courage to live it.

Don't misunderstand...everything is not perfect. Georgia's parting gift of a sinus infection refuses to go away, so I'm still coughing and sniffling...though I can hear now and my voice is mostly back most of the time. Living alone gets a little creepy late at night and every noise makes me jump. I spent the early part of the week struggling to fill out an insurance form to get health insurance in TN and wondered why it had to be so complicated and difficult. I finally finished the application and now I wait. I haven't even tried to get a driver's license and new car tag because...well, I just haven't had the time to figure out how to go about doing that. Baby steps. It's a process and some of it will just have to wait because right now I'm going to finish unpacking the boxes I've chosen to ignore all week...and maybe take a nap because it's been a busy week and my couch is insanely comfortable and I'm pretty sure sitting on it for any length of time at all is going to result in me taking a nap. :)