I haven't touched this blog in a while for a couple of reasons. The first one is that I moved from Chicago to Washington, DC. Transition time always mean adjustments. Secondly, I got engaged, moved for the guy and un-engaged within 8 months. Something about heartbreak just doesn't scream "BLOG ABOUT ALL THE FOOD AND TRAVEL!!!" I have been depressed and getting myself back to okay has been a bit of a struggle.
I have not been single in a long time. I never thought I would be single at this point in my life. Although I am one year from being there, the 30s were supposed to be about being where you want already, settled and happy in what you are doing, and all that jazz. Then suddenly, I find myself without my family around, without a lot of friends around, and trying to figure out what I want to do with my life. I really did think that David was the love of my life and it really irks me that it didn't work out but this isn't about dwelling...it's about acceptance and moving onwards.
I formed a group called "Eating around the World" in DC/VA/MD and invited some people I knew to go. It has gone really well and I met a lot of cool people through it as well. Luckily, I have made some great friends here and moved to a new area of DC and starting to find my place. But the big announcement is that I am actually moving to London in 2.5 months. Yep..London. The city that my last post yearned for. Long story short - my coworkers in London found out about the breakup and banded together to get me back to London. I accepted my job offer in May. I am so so so thrilled. Even though I will miss my new DC/VA/MD friends to a million pieces along with my family and friends in Chicago, I cannot complain about the direction my life is taking. Even though I was willing on giving up that life in London to be with David, I guess this is life's little way of telling me to return to go and start over again. Finish whatever it was that kept me drawn to London and have fun doing it. I am looking forward to seeing my friends there and having a slightly better work/life balance than I did here. It's just very exciting - although very bittersweet.
In terms of travel - I have already decided that I am going to visit the following places this year if not early next year (as when I start in London it will be September):
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Iceland
- Greece
- Turkey
We will see though! I hope to post some amazing pictures from the travels and get this blog up and running a lot more. I have this problem called not knowing how to wind down. I am either on the go constantly or passed out because I am exhausted. One of these days I will learn a better balance.
Until then - hopefully see you guys on the other side of the pond - unless I blog about my NYC Bloggher trip in August. :)
