“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.”

WE'RE HERE!!

(He loves it, I swear.)

I'm actually a little nervous about the wheels coming off and things getting miserable because so far I am REALLY liking Dallas. To be fair, I think I've arrived at a peak time, weather-wise. It has been mid-70's and sunny every day we've been here. That's definitely helped when it comes to falling in love with my location. Being within walking distance of restaurants, bars, coffee shops, shopping and CUPCAKES makes me really happy too. The ability to sit outside with this guy and get him a pupcake for dessert is too much fun. 

Kyle and I had such a blast road-tripping down here. We got to see a lot of the country and, most importantly, we were able to see lots of family in CP. All of our road trip photos are on Kyle's camera so sadly that means no one will ever see them again ever. Just picture Scranton, PA; Memphis; Little Rock and more of Dallas. 

I'll be in temporary housing until mid-May and I am really happy with my current place. 

The boys had no problem getting comfortable...

That being said, Kyle left this morning and I'm already missing him. So lucky to be much closer than we would have been if I were in Boston but it's still sad to see the time in our lives where we were able to see each other almost every day come to an end...or at least an extended pause. I'll miss that time so much but couldn't be more excited for this adventure in his life to finally begin. 

Based on our experience so far, I have no doubt we will make our limited time together count while we're here.

Tomorrow I'll be visiting a new church for Easter. I'm hoping I'll be as blessed as I was in Boston to find such an amazing community though I can't say I'm not a little nervous about the process. 

Weird anecdote-- I had lunch with my friend Shelly and her fiance Jason this evening and while we were eating outside and enjoying our $12 bottle of happy hour wine (SERIOUSLY!) a bird fell from the sky and dropped dead right next to our table. Luckily for me it was next to Shelly and Jason so I did not have to look at it while they had to not only endure the initial incident but then witness a passerby unknowingly step right on it. Needless to say, we decided to change tables. While Shelly walked to the new table and Jason and I began to follow, what did I spy but ANOTHER DEAD BIRD next to that table. Outside of the dying birds, Dallas has been an absolute delight. 

In closing, I leave you with this. I decided that it was worth $85 to get this license plate. On my list of Dallas goals (soon to come) I probably ought to include getting better with budgeting.