I recently moved to Austin, TX and it's been quite an adventure. I have always lived in Texas but this was my first time in a new city all by myself without anyone I know here. Believe me, it is not at all what I expected.
First off, I had no idea how hard it would be to meet new friends. I have had friends my whole life so not having friends right away was very foreign and scary to me. Over the last 8 months of living here I have made a few friendships but it's still an uphill struggle to get together a core group. A lot of the people I meet are either homebodies, happy at home with their significant other or they already have a friend group and just aren't looking for more friendships. Since my boyfriend is two hours away, I want people to hang with during the week when he isn't here visiting. So that has definitely been one of the biggest struggles of moving. However, beyond that I have loved the experience. I am living in one of my dream cities (my other being someplace in California) and it's amazing waking up every day knowing that I am making it here.
I also found my best friend here, Pickles. Pickles is a dog I found running along a road. After failing to find his owner I decided to let him stay with me and he has been a blessing every day.
I also am in a city that has a wide variety of things to do. It's coming up on summer now and I am so psyched for lazy days by the pool or lake with a smirnoff ice in hand! That is the life indeed.
I currently work in a grooming salon and dog daycare and couldn't be happier. Working with dogs is my dream so I am really happy that I have the opportunity to work in my dream field.
Anyway, that is kind of where I am coming from and where my future stories will be based! I am excited to share them in the future. I got to go now, food is calling my name, but I'm sure I will be back with thoughts, pictures, or songs that speak to me on particular days.
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