I'm so sad I could vomit

[RoJoHen]

Okay, I think I've gotten the initial panic out of my system. I'm still sad (and my best friend just sent me a message on facebook that made me more sad, damn him), but I'll survive. I have accepted my fate and will simply have to learn to deal with it.

I'm going into my new job today to fill out paperwork and get a clearer idea of my schedule. If I am able, I am going to drive back home this weekend for some proper hanging out time with my friends before diving into my new life.

 

[An Officer]

Good luck with your new life, RoJo. Just remember how excited you were when you got the job and try to bring that feeling back again.

I have probably moved more than a couple of dozen times in my life, and to different countries, too. So I know exactly how you're feeling - do remember it will get better. And it can be an exciting and invigorating thing.

Imagine if you had moved, and you didn't speak the the language, didn't know the culture, didn't understand how the entire system worked... people cope with that everyday. This move is a walk in the park - enjoy it and jump in with both feet.

 

[RoJoHen]

I'm getting settled, and as I do I keep comparing this place to my old place. Some things are nicer (my oven is pretty sweet, for example), but some things kind of suck (Walmart isn't open 24 hours, which blows my mind).

I'm over the mourning phase, and now I'm just trying to find the best way to make this work.

 

[freak]

I can imagine that a big move like that being a bit of a shock. But perhaps you can find newer friends in the area you're living in now? Just give it some time..and space..and maybe about a year from now you'll look back and say: you know what, I was really all upset for nothing about that move!