Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Putting the "distance" back in "Long-Distance Relationship"

Beth is leaving. This is not a surprise it just never really gets any easier. I'm so happy for Beth that she found her right place and that she will be in TX but.... I wish she wouldn't move. I don't begrudge her one growing/stupendous/fantastic experience that she will experience. I just wish she didn't have to do it so far away from where I am.

Jordan and I were talking about this recently, how difficult it is to create a new network for friends sans the college experience. I think part of the reason it is so hard is that you didn't choose to leave your other friends. You didn't drift apart (yet), you only moved further away in distance. There are people you know you would remain very close with if they were within an hour's drive of you.

My friends have scattered and scattered good. Philip ran all the way to Alaska to get away from me (love you Sparky); Phil is in Durham (sp?); Lyndsey DC; Jordan Colmbia, SC; Rob Viriginia; Laura Boston; Jen Newport Beach, CA; Toby Ann Arbor, MI; Brad LSU; Courtney, for all intents and purposes, Chattanooga; Chris has almost moved away several times for work; Christy and Alden Houston, TX; Jen Australia; Elspeth Germany....

It's actually a little strange that I haven't left Georgia yet. It wasn't really my intention to say, this just happened to be where I found a job I really enjoy. And the rest of sort of followed....

I'm listening to Sarah Blasko at the moment. She has yet to become magical but we shall see....

There was a point to this but I got distracted by honest-to-goodness work that just came across my desk and now I have forgotten. Ah well.

Couldn't have been that important -- people move. It's sad. The end.

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