Sick of Washington

[papa_squat]

Trey and I are about to go on my first trail ride. I hope it's easy; funny enough it's a trail Trey has never tried before either, so I may be in over my head. I wouldn't have any trouble if it weren't for the hilly lowlands of Washington. There really isn't a level stretch of road longer than about a block in Bremerton. Last week I rode to the

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[starscream34]

there's no shame in coming home, long as you give it your all and leave no regrets

[starofsunday]

oh, my lauren... i'm sorry you're sick of it here too. if you do decide on norman, you know i'll be there with you. if not, i still promise to come see you every year. it won't be the same, i know, but i love you too much. you're my bff. it's oh so true.

[papa_squat]

Thanks, Boo-dawg. I'm trying my best to keep moving forward. I want to go home, but the reality is I won't go back yet because I know I can stick it out a while longer here. I feel like I'm always standing at these crossroads in life and feeling the need to make decisions in haste, but I know I need to give this one time. I think the majority of what I'm feeling is a normal, uprooted feeling being SO far away from everything I've ever known, and part of it it uncertainty in the other parts of my life. I'm trying not to identify too much with my past; I need to live more in the present.