Thank you everyone for your wonderful birthday wishes!! My 23rd birthday was lovely and spent with friends, fun, and mischief as usual.... 
And now, for the shocking news:
I'm moving to Independence, Kansas THIS FRIDAY!! Repeat, this Friday!!
Yes, Im aware that its smack in the middle of nowhere, except of course, for those random wheat fields, cows, and dusty roads. Yes, Im aware that theres a whole lot of nothing out there, after all, it is the MIDWEST. Yes, Im aware that I was born and raised in sunny southern California and have lived here my entire life, being lucky enough to have always been about 15 minutes away from the ocean. Ive never lived anywhere else, let alone in a snowy state known for twisters and thunderstorms. Im definitely a Cali girl at heart!!
I know Im crazy and may very well be missing a few marbles, but Im crazy in love and you know what love can do to a girl of 23. Go ahead and laugh. I know Im nuts. Im moving to the boondocks with my bf, Christopher, because he has a brother and family out there and we want to be able to afford land and a house of our own. Insert the American Dream here, complete with a front porch and a big yard, a little fire-burning stove, perhaps a little dog, and long overdue plans to travel the world. Kansas is certainly not the place Ive always dreamed of living, but itll be a new beginning and definitely a new adventure. Who isnt a sucker for novelty?
Ill miss everything about San Diego the salty sea air, the palm trees lining Newport Avenue, hearing the rumble and tumble of the surf at night, watching gorgeous sunsets over the cliffs, enjoying summer weather in the middle of winter, having the beach within walking distance, lobster fishing at the OB pier way into the night, playing poker with the neighbors and always losing, smoking weed in the courtyard without worries of getting caught, walking along the streets of OB in the dead of night without a care in the world I havent even left yet and Im already missing it all.
I may be crazy for leaving, but Im tired of paying an arm and a leg for a 2-bedroom apartment when I could afford to rent an entire HOUSE for half of what I pay now out in Kansas. I simply cant afford to live here anymore. Its no longer worth it to me, struggling to survive every month, living off of ramen and the loose change I find in the couch. Ive gone to extremes to afford the $630 I pay for rent, and well, Im just plain tired. Im ready to move. To start over. To explore a new town. To throw it all to the wind and to take a chance on a new life. Yes, kiddos, this one is over and out!! Wish me luck!!
And now, for the shocking news:
I'm moving to Independence, Kansas THIS FRIDAY!! Repeat, this Friday!!
Yes, Im aware that its smack in the middle of nowhere, except of course, for those random wheat fields, cows, and dusty roads. Yes, Im aware that theres a whole lot of nothing out there, after all, it is the MIDWEST. Yes, Im aware that I was born and raised in sunny southern California and have lived here my entire life, being lucky enough to have always been about 15 minutes away from the ocean. Ive never lived anywhere else, let alone in a snowy state known for twisters and thunderstorms. Im definitely a Cali girl at heart!!
I know Im crazy and may very well be missing a few marbles, but Im crazy in love and you know what love can do to a girl of 23. Go ahead and laugh. I know Im nuts. Im moving to the boondocks with my bf, Christopher, because he has a brother and family out there and we want to be able to afford land and a house of our own. Insert the American Dream here, complete with a front porch and a big yard, a little fire-burning stove, perhaps a little dog, and long overdue plans to travel the world. Kansas is certainly not the place Ive always dreamed of living, but itll be a new beginning and definitely a new adventure. Who isnt a sucker for novelty?
Ill miss everything about San Diego the salty sea air, the palm trees lining Newport Avenue, hearing the rumble and tumble of the surf at night, watching gorgeous sunsets over the cliffs, enjoying summer weather in the middle of winter, having the beach within walking distance, lobster fishing at the OB pier way into the night, playing poker with the neighbors and always losing, smoking weed in the courtyard without worries of getting caught, walking along the streets of OB in the dead of night without a care in the world I havent even left yet and Im already missing it all.
I may be crazy for leaving, but Im tired of paying an arm and a leg for a 2-bedroom apartment when I could afford to rent an entire HOUSE for half of what I pay now out in Kansas. I simply cant afford to live here anymore. Its no longer worth it to me, struggling to survive every month, living off of ramen and the loose change I find in the couch. Ive gone to extremes to afford the $630 I pay for rent, and well, Im just plain tired. Im ready to move. To start over. To explore a new town. To throw it all to the wind and to take a chance on a new life. Yes, kiddos, this one is over and out!! Wish me luck!!
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Congratulations on your move! I'm excited for you. I've only ridden across Kansas, but I've really come to like the Midwest precisely because it is so "isolated" compared to the coasts - less distractions, more chances to focus on yourself and those people and things closest to you. There's a stark kind of beauty to the region, if you're open to it.
Good luck to you both.