Oh snap, she back!
Well it’s been a minute…….
Ok well more like years. Let’s just say a lot has happened in the last two years. Which sounds juicer than it really is. In reality, there is no scandal or any good tea to deliver. What it comes down to is a big move, a death, and figuring out how to circumnavigate a whole new life. Now that I have your attention let’s proceed shall we.
So rewind it back to 2021, my husband comes to me saying that he was presented with a great job opportunity. Ecstatic to hear of this, I couldn’t be more happy till he hit me with the but… You know that one comes after “Im sorry but ….” or “I love you but…...” The one that instantly puts you on full alert. So he proceeded to tell me that we would have to move to Tacoma, WA. My immediate thought was there is no way in hell I would be moving out of the state! I literally had moved down to Southern Cali just a couple years prior. My brain exploded with the fact that I have an amazing community of friends and framily here (side note: framily= when your friends become family) How could we leave them! We had made a great life for ourselves. After talking it over, we agreed the best thing was to spend a weekend and see if it was something we would want to do. In truth, my husband's job took him away a lot and I would not see him for months at a time. This was taking its toll on him both mentally and physically. I can still remember speaking with my father on whether this was a good idea or not to move not knowing this would be the last time I would hear his voice. Come one October weekend we got on a plane heading for Tacoma, little did I know my family was trying to reach me. There is nothing like being trapped on a plane with a voicemail from your mother that just makes your gut sink. I could not fully hear it but I knew in my heart something was wrong. My father passed away unexpectedly that evening. I was shattered and brokenhearted while sitting in the Seattle Airport bawling my eyes out. Lucky for me, two of my closest friends had just moved up to Washington so they came to my rescue. So let’s just say my first impression of Washington wasn’t the best.
With all that being said, we decided to make the move up to Tacoma with the intent that we would move back to California in a couple years. So in December of 2021 we packed up our lives and the hound, and made the long drive to Washington. I will be honest, I was a zombie for the first 6 months up here. Dealing with the grief of losing a parent, being away from friends, and quitting a profession that I had been in for the last 12 years…… let’s just say it was a lot to unpack literally. If you had asked me when we first moved up if I liked Washington my answer would be “I am not the poster child for Washington” I wasn’t vibing with it at all but given what I had just been through, could ya blame a girl. It wasn’t till I finally started going back to Orangetheory and started a part time job that I began to feel normal again. Even making new friends along the way! There are times that I still wonder if I will ever truly vibe with Washington but for now when people ask I say yes I do like it up here! Moving here has allowed me to start getting back into my creative roots and I am excited to say I am starting a new business adventure! So be sure to check out Creative Caitie for more updates!
Toodles Noodles!
