Hello, there.
This is a new blog for me. I haven't done this in a while, so bear with me... The purpose of this one is to give an update to friends/family/whoever as to what I'm up to.
At the end of this month, I'm moving out of Connecticut for the first time in my life, and I am nervous.
As with any change, there are things that I'm excited about experiencing, but I'm also worried. Like many of us, my mind tends to shoot out all those "worst-case scenarios" for me to ponder day in and out. But, I'm currently living my "Best-case scenario" and learning to fend off this cynical side I've cultivated through the depressing years and all the disappointing relationships. I'm currently living with an amazingly powerful woman who loves me even when I'm being a goof, maybe even moreso when I am. She sees me for the person I am, and loves me for him, not the 'him' she thinks she can change me into. She sees where I'm heading in my personal development, and wants me to be with her for the rest of our time here. I couldn't be happier.
Emily, you are truly a Godsend. If I were a more faithful man, there'd be some heavy prayer and thanks in order, but since I'm not, I'll thank you, personally. You are the star on the treasure map. I've been diggin' my whole life, and I'd all but lost hope, trudging through the caverns in search of the prize. For years I'd started giving into the weight of the whole process, and I saw no end in sight. There were times when I thought I would simply drift off into the obscurity of shadow. All this emotional laboring for naught. You stepped into the light of my miner's helmet (really getting into this metaphor?) and changed everything for me.
I only hope that I'm somehow repaying this life-changing happening. I'm learning to see my better qualities through your eyes, and it helps. Confidence that is so humble, there'll never be an opportunity for cockiness to sully its sheen.
Within these posts I'll catalog our travels. I'll show the projects I've been working on and completing, the disc golf courses I visit, the camping trips we take, all the sights and experiences.
So, if you love the great outdoors, if you love exploration and adventure, if you love Love and its transformative powers, or if you plainly want a window into our lives to keep our memory close, read on.
I'll try to keep this updated as frequently as possible, but, seeing as I'm incredibly flaky with this sort of shenaniganry, I'll vow for at the very least, one post a week. An overview and recap of what we're doing, how things are going, etc.
Here's to the connections we share with the ones we love. Cheers.
- Andrew
