When I turned 18 years old, I moved away from home to attend college. When I graduated from college, I moved to Colorado to pursue an outdoors lifestyle dream. When I was 25, I left Colorado to try my hand at the Big Apple, but then decided to go back to Colorado. When I turned 30, I returned home- finally - to be part of my family again.
A couple of weeks ago, I decided to leave my life in Colorado in pursuit of being a part of something I had been away from for over 10 years. My family has supported me through all of my decisions, whether good or bad. They begrudgingly saw me off when I made my BIG move to my Rocky Mountain dream and then to the big city of Manhattan. They have watched me do it all with a longing for me to come home to be close again. Their wish is my command! I have returned to my place in Texas with my family and friends. And everything just feels so right!
I had forgotten what is was like to be a part of my family- I just watched or heard about their world from afar. What a feeling of sanctuary to be home again. To have the opportunity to experience birthdays and holidays in person and not over the telephone. You never realize how important family is until you're over a thousand miles away and you start to wonder if you could pick your own brother out of a line up. ~Not that I've ever had to do that, but you never know..... (love you, Mike!)~
I will never regret the amazing experiences I've had while living in other states, but I don't want my life to pass me by and then realize I don't know my roots! So here I am, looking for a job in the Houston area and I'm home!
It's great to be here! Can't wait to see all of my Houston friends again!
Blessings,
Michaela
A family in harmony will prosper in everything.
~CHINESE PROVERB
The family. We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another's desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us all together. ~Erma Bombeck
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