I started a blog when I moved to San Francisco in May 2008. I can't believe that was over a year ago. A lot has changed..
I had a lot of expectations about how life would be in the city. I thought I would see my SF girls every week, but we had very different schedules. I thought I would be going out every weekend and exploring the city. I did go out a lot at first, but then I realized that it was a lot more expensive than it had been in Davis (especially when you're still making coffee part-time) and exploring the city isn't as intriguing without people to explore it with. I expected to finally really date. And I did. But not because I was meeting people in the city. I went online. And I don't regret it one bit. It just wasn't what I expected. But what happened was even better..
I found out that I love San Francisco more when I don't live there. I met my boyfriend, Will. Online, of course. I fell in love and now live with a boy. Which is way more awesome than I thought possible. Messy, but awesome. I also now live in Oakland. Not the ghetto. Low-paying entry-level jobs and an encouraging boyfriend convinced me to go back to school to study accounting and I finally feel like I'm doing something productive with my life. I feel like I finally am getting a hold on who I am.
It's not all a fairytale. I miss my friends. I wish I saw them more. For some, we just have conflicting schedules. For others, I feel like I don't fit with them anymore. I rarely party now. And I don't miss it (most of the time.. sometimes I just want to dance). And I can't afford to stray to far from home most of the time, so roadtrips and weekend adventures are pretty much out of the question (a whole other issue). But I don't get invited most of the time anyway. Which is also a whole other issue.
But overall.. I can't complain. I am happy. I'm excited. I know there is so much ahead to look forward to. I'm in my mid-twenties and despite the lack of funds, I feel like I'm in exactly the right place in my life.
I don't know what I'll use this blog for. Maybe I won't much at all. We'll see. But for now, enough procrastination, time to study.
