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Going away party

July 3, 2012

I am safely in Michigan now but I will get to all that later. I first want to tell you about my going away party.

I wasn’t even sure I was going to have a going away party, or rather, hadn’t even thought of it. A few friends of mine asked if I was going to and that’s the first time I had really considered it. I was so preoccupied with Walker leaving and his going away things that it just didn’t occur to me. I’m glad my friends brought it up. I chose a day and let everyone know and I was blown away with how many of my friends and came to wish me goodbye. I don’t think you realize the impact you’ve made in a place until you’re leaving. I was so touched and felt so blessed to have made so many wonderful friends in my time here.

Despite my best efforts I couldn’t quite express to everyone who came how much it meant to me. I found myself mostly flitting about making sure I as least said hello and goodbye. There was a nice trickle of people coming in and going out. This way I could say hello to everyone and I never got too sad since people were leaving a couple at at time and there were still friends there. This was to be the last night I would see most of my friends so there was potential for me to be really sad but I was mostly just really happy to see everyone. I loved seeing so many people I care about in one place.

My friend made a delicious and super fresh peach pie! Yum! We devoured it through the evening. I sure will miss his cooking. Maybe overnight food care packages will be in order? Maybe?

Eventually there was just a small group of us. We dragged the night on just a little bit longer and then the night was over. Good thing I was too exhausted to get all weepy.

Thank you dear friends for making one of my last days in Austin one of the best. I will miss you all so much!

Texas recap-moving day

June 22, 2012

Hey friends! If you are just joining me today I should let you know that I am revisiting the early times of being in Texas. I moved here almost 4 years ago and now my time here is ending. I thought it would be fun to revisit the past before moving on.

As I mentioned in previous posts Katie and I didn’t have a lot planned out when we arrived in Austin. We kept calm though and things really worked out well for us. We found a place to live on the 2nd or 3rd day if I remember correctly. That first apartment served us well. It had a pool, it was really close to a bus stop, we both had our own bathrooms, and it was in a quiet neighborhood despite being a larger complex. After living there for the first year we decided we were ready to find something a little nicer and with some character.

We ended up finding the perfect place in Hyde Park that we both loved. There was tons a light and lots of room and we still had our own bathrooms. Of course moving in never glamorous so I didn’t really document that but what I really remember about this day was how much fun we had once it was over.

Walker (we hadn’t been dating all that long at this point) and a friend of his helped Katie and I move and then after we got burgers, fries, and milkshakes and ate on a lovely patch of grass enjoying the cool night air. Then we drove around with the windows down and the wind blowing our hair everywhere. It was a blast. We laughed and honestly I really don’t remember how much moving sucked. I only think about this part of the night and laughing in the car and eating that yummy food that was so well deserved.

Saying Goodbye to a Good Friend

April 12, 2012

One of my good friends Steph has moved to Michigan with her boyfriend. I have very mixed emotions about it-happy, sad, and a teeny bit jealous since she’s moving to my home state which I miss terribly. I suppose that’s one of the reasons I’m super happy for her too because I know she will love it there! (Well I hope she does especially since it snowed the day she got there-hehe oh Michigan). Anyhow I’ve known Steph for almost as long as I’ve been here in Texas and that made her leaving all the more sad. Not to mention she always knew about all the cool things happening around town-events, concerts, she had so many ins and I so appreciated her keeping me in the loop. I love friends like that because I can be kind of lazy in that department. Well I will miss her tons! Here are some pictures from her going away party. The only reason I’m posting the one with me making that ridiculous face (otherwise I would not) is because it’s a nice picture of Steph and it was a party for her so I took the hit. You’re welcome and we’ll miss you!