Onwards and Upwards

To say that the last week was extremely weird and depressing would be an understatement. While being in Washington for a break is nice, being reminded that this isn't just a summer break was hard. Thankfully, I talked to a a lot of my friends from home, which really helped but not seeing the people that have been my family for the last nine months every day was a huge hit.

However, the time for sulking is over.

Don't get me wrong, I love and miss my friends and if I had a choice to do it over again, I'd stay in Canyon as long as possible to keep that phase of my life going but there are a lot of big things coming down the pike. 

For one thing, it's almost time to "repack" for another 3,200 mile journey to Lexington. I mean, how cool is that? Not only am I moving to a place where realistically part of my family got started, since my grandmother was raised in the Bluegrass, but I'm also moving to a place that I was adamant I'd move to in elementary school. Obviously that got a little off track as my first year of high school, I changed to moving to Texas. But looking back on it, I'm achieving both of my teenage dreams by going to both states for extended amounts of time.

Second, I'm working for an Olympic team. Sure, the USEF does a lot more than just the Olympic sports but in an indirect way, I am one of the heads bringing everyone news from London. My goal for the last two years has been to do something with the Olympic teams during an Olympic year (and beyond), even if it's wavered, and here I am.

Third, I'll be in horse racing country. Even though I'm still working towards the Olympic goal, one of my passions is writing about horse racing, so being in the Horse Capital of the World, especially for racers is huge. And who knows, maybe it will open up opportunities that push me in one of the many directions I've been wanting to go. Over the past few years, I've learned that opportunities come from some of the most unexpected places. So I'm definitely not closing my eyes to anything that may be sent my way.

Sure, I miss Canyon and my friends more than even a whole blog could describe but as one of my best friends said, in a few years, all of us will be gone from there doing amazing things all over the world. Heck, this same person is moving to South Korea to teach school in just a few months. And if the last week has had any lesson at all, it's that we don't need to be in the same place to stay connected. 

In fact, not being in the same place gives us the opportunity to experience new things and go on even more adventures when visiting each other. So while I'm still working on the whole moving on thing, it's just onward and upward from here. Who knows where my life will take me next.