So in case you haven’t heard the news yet, I’m moving.

Quickly.

To Atlanta.

And I’m freaking out just a little bit.

I don’t have a job and I know one person in town but I’m taking a serious leap of faith. The movie of my life has been on pause for over a year now and I think in order for it to continue I’ve got to get out of town. There are no jobs in the Tri-cities. And it appears after spending almost a week in Nashville that there are no jobs there either.

The one thing I do know is that while there isn’t an abundance there are some jobs in Atlanta.

I interviewed with a recruiter last Friday for a position at a PR firm. I’m currently waiting to hear back from the recruiter about interviewing with the actual firm. The recruiter is also going to send my resume out to other companies. She says my resume is very good and that I have a lot of good, diverse experience so I’m hopeful that this will help me find a job quickly.

When I hesitantly brought my idea of moving to Atlanta to my parents I was overwhelmed by their support. I’ve always been a bit reluctant to talk to my parents about big changes in my life. Always fearing that they would tell me it’s not a good idea or straight up tell me no. This time they both were very encouraging and they feel like it’s the right thing for me to do.

I really feel like God must have a hand in all of this because things seem to be falling into place quickly. I’ve found three apartment complexes that have immediate openings. I plan to go down and check them out this week. I have some friends here who can hopefully help me get packed up and ready to move. I’ll just have to find some friends down there to help me unpack and move in.

I’m excited about this new stange in my life but to be honest I’m scared too. I’ve only lived far away from home once and that was my disasterous first attempt at college. I worry that I won’t make it, that I can’t cut it. That I have to be near my parents in order to survive. I’m putting a lot of trust in God this time and that really helps me find a peace that I wasn’t sure I’d find.

So ready or not, here I come, Atlanta.

I’ve been so busy lately that I’ve not had the time to think much less write. I’ve been working the last couple of weeks trying to get my life in order. But to be honest, I’ve been having some fun too.

To start one of my best friends from high school came home a few weeks ago for a couple of days. She and I got to go out, catch up and laugh. It’s always so good to see her when she comes home. I wish she’d come home more often.

I also spent the better part of a week creating a brochure for my father’s business. He had a meeting with his business partner and a marketing guy who both said my work was very good and I believe his business partner is going to use my skills in the future. This pretty much kicks ass because I need the money.

I also spent last Saturday in Nashville. I drove up for the Atlantic Sun men’s basketball title game, which my alma mater won. Not really just won, but pretty much owned Jacksonville. It was a sweet victory after the last 3 years of frustration in the conference tournament. It all started with an absolute beatdown of Stetson, dominating Belmont and all culminated when we ran Jacksonville out of the arena. Our boys are going back to the Big Dance for the first time since 2004. On top of that our women’s team is going back to the dance. This will be their second consecutive appearance in the tournament. Selections will be made on Sunday.

One huge plus to the tournament being in Nashville was that I got to see two of my favorite people. My best buddy, Scott and the lovely GingerSnaps. Ginger and I had lunch Saturday afternoon and spent a few hours catching up. It was so great to see her again! Scott and I went to the game and the after party and then hit several of the bars on Broadway. It’s always a good time hanging out with him.

I’m actually leaving today to go back to Nashville. I’m hoping to spend the next couple of days putting my application and resume any and every where. Hopefully something will come up. Wish me luck guys, I need it.

This song is special to me for a number of reasons. The song was written for McCartney’s late wife Linda thanking her for helping him get through the breakup of The Beatles. To be that kind of love and inspiration for someone is inspiring.

I put a lot of stock in the words of others. There are many things that others say that I hold to be absolutely true. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about my life, about my purpose on this earth and as always, about love. These are some of the words I’ve been meditating on.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain

I’d rather walk in the dark with God than in the light without Him. ~ Beth Moore

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best that you are capable of becoming. ~ John Wooden

I don’t want sunbursts or marble halls. I just want you. ~Anne Shirley, Anne of Avonlea

If you’re going through hell, keep going. ~ Winston Churchill

You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly. ~ Sam Keen

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. ~ Lao Tzu

I know what I have to do now, I’ve got to keep breathing because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring? ~ Tom Hanks, Castaway

I think this week’s Feel Good Friday selection may be my best-ever. I thought about going serious with “Forgiven, Not Forgotten” by The Corrs or something inspiring like “Standing Outside The Fire” by Garth Brooks.

But at the end of the day, I decided I needed a laugh and ultimately I decided to go back to 1994 with the 69 Boyz and Tootsie Roll