tawnya

Oh goodness. There's a rental truck in the driveway and it's full (to the brim, oops) of my life. The people, places and things that have made me who I am now. As hard as it's going to be to pack in these last few things and drive away, I know that I need to. Despite all the sadness of saying goodbye to all the amazing people I've met here in Seattle, I haven't questioned whether or not I should go through with it. It's going to be hard, living in the middle of nowhere, but I'm certainly tough enough to tackle it.

I have to say extra special goodbyes to Rice and ThrottleBitch.

Rice - You're an especially heartfelt person. I'm so glad you could mean to me what you have and do. Every one you call 'friend' has someone that would go to the ends of the earth for them and not even think about it. I am so proud to be one of the people that you count as being important to you. I am so proud of you. Keep up the art, it's so great.

ThrottleBitch - There's so much that I could never say here, but that you already know. You may have broken my heart but you've helped put it back together and I know it will be much stronger after it's all healed. Thank you. One day you're going to know that I meant all those things I said about how amazing I know you are. I can't wait for you to love yourself the way everyone who gets to know you does.

Thank you both for all your help. All the help you've given me has made me realize that I'm as valuable to you both as you are to me. And you mean so much to me.

All my Seattle friends, please use that phone number. I expect tales of triumph and heartbreak and three AM shouts of how much you drank. I'll certainly be on SG, but tell me the things you don't ever say on here, I still want to know.

I'm going to shut this computer down and put it all in it's boxes and disassemble the desk it is on. I'm going to load it into the truck and I'm going to drive away. I'm going to be back someday and I'll be a better person when I get here. Just the same, but better.