Let's start at the beginning. Get ready for quite the story. (Written May 20th, 2021)
Life is full of changes and choices, we all know that. In the past few months life has thrown me more changes than I ever had to deal with before. Starting with losing my position as a provincial evening news anchor. I have always been career driven. After finishing college I have only said yes to all opportunities that I believed would drive my career forward. After multiple moves and personal life sacrifices, due to a company merge, I found myself getting let go from a position that I enjoyed and I thought would carry me to my next step.
During these many moves for my career, I was lucky enough to find a person on one of my travels to Europe that I love dearly. It was an instant connection. One might call it “love at first sight.” Im not sure if I believe that is possible but this was the closest thing to that I think you could find. After only one day together I knew this would be a person I needed. Keep in mind I am very pessimistic and have not dated much up until this point. I was hooked. I didn’t know how or when but I knew I needed this person in my life.
Everything Happens For A Reason
I am a person who firmly believes everything happens for a reason and sometimes the universe will give you signs if you ask for them. For almost three years of a long distance (i'm not sure if many would call texting everyday and Facetiming when possible a relationship) but thats what it was. I was going to pack my life up and head to Greece. My dear friends would continually ask "so what are you guys?" I question I hated answering because I didn't really have an answer. Can two people who have only spent up until this point a total of maybe a month together be considered a couple? I don't know and honestly I don't really care. We knew we wanted to be together and we were taking it a day at a time. That included him having to serve 10 months in the army and a global pandemic which kept us apart. I took being layed off as the sign to put my personal life before my career for the first time ever. This was a difficult choice and I always question my life moves, as I believe most people probably do when they are making a life change.
I packed up my things in Saskatchewan Canada and headed home to Alberta knowing that when pandemic restrictions allowed me to, I would head to Athens Greece. Probably the most opposite of places you can get.
Analyze and Evaluate
To say I am an anxious person would be a bit of an understatement. I analyze and evaluate every move I make. I am a planner. I always have a plan before I move forward with something. This was new. Not really having a plan but knowing I was making this change terrified me. My time back home in Edmonton Alberta was needed before my move and I am so grateful I had that time. My family is everything to me. I have an amazing support system. My younger sister is my best friend and my parents are my two pillars in life. Knowing I had this kind of support back home made this move possible.
So Here I Am
Athens Greece. After a few mental breakdowns surrounding getting vaccinated, multiple COVID-19 tests, and passenger forms…seeing him waiting for me on the other side of border control in the airport made it all worth it.
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