It's all about embracing the change
I skipped out on a New Years Eve trip to Barcelona to, instead, spend a week down in Austin with Cory. It was really the time there that made me realized what we once had was now gone and we had grown apart in that way. He is still one of my best friends, but I can honestly say that's all he will ever be moving forward. On New Years Day, we were laying in bed together and I could tell he had something on his mind-he was twiddling his thumbs; his tell. I asked what he was thinking and he just said, "About us."
He asked what I thought would happened and I told him realistically we wouldn't work out, I'd stay in Dallas and he'd stay in Austin. He agreed and I packed my stuff and left. He called about an hour into my drive back and we cried on the phone while we spoke. When I left it felt like a goodbye, but I assured him we would never fall out of one another's life completely.
A few short weeks later I secured a full time contracting position with Southwest Airlines as part of their Change Leadership Team. I was over the moon with the opportunity and thusfar I am so happy with my decision to be there. I have an amazing Team that are all there supporting me and helping me grow both personally and professionally. I've really had to figure out how to manage my time between five classes and a full time job, but I wouldn't change it for the world.
I'm sitting in the airport right now waiting for my flight to Salt Lake City to meet up with Brandon. He invited me to go out there and I'm really excited to go on this trip and meet his friends out there. They all sound like really awesome people. I have zero expectations for this trip and will just be going with the flow of things. Saying yes to everything and putting myself out there.
This trip really symbolizes an important milestone in my life. I am finally feeling like I am in almost complete control of my life (minus the school obligations) and that I am making decisions and moves that are geared toward my own personal growth. It's a really exciting time for me and I'm diving in head first.
He asked what I thought would happened and I told him realistically we wouldn't work out, I'd stay in Dallas and he'd stay in Austin. He agreed and I packed my stuff and left. He called about an hour into my drive back and we cried on the phone while we spoke. When I left it felt like a goodbye, but I assured him we would never fall out of one another's life completely.
A few short weeks later I secured a full time contracting position with Southwest Airlines as part of their Change Leadership Team. I was over the moon with the opportunity and thusfar I am so happy with my decision to be there. I have an amazing Team that are all there supporting me and helping me grow both personally and professionally. I've really had to figure out how to manage my time between five classes and a full time job, but I wouldn't change it for the world.
I'm sitting in the airport right now waiting for my flight to Salt Lake City to meet up with Brandon. He invited me to go out there and I'm really excited to go on this trip and meet his friends out there. They all sound like really awesome people. I have zero expectations for this trip and will just be going with the flow of things. Saying yes to everything and putting myself out there.
This trip really symbolizes an important milestone in my life. I am finally feeling like I am in almost complete control of my life (minus the school obligations) and that I am making decisions and moves that are geared toward my own personal growth. It's a really exciting time for me and I'm diving in head first.