wow, haven’t been on here in ages
I guess I will toss up an update on where I am, if for no other reason than to look back at it 10 years from now. Life is so much different than it was 10 years ago. In 2018 I got out of a long relationship and felt lost. ATC didn’t work out, flying didn’t work out, and I was working a dead end job that was just keeping me afloat. At the tail end of 2019 I met my now wife and just 4 months into dating made the decision to quarantine together in her tiny apartment in SF. In that tiny apartment I fell madly in love with everything about her and in 2020 I quit my dead end job, moved to a small town in Northern California with her and decided it was time for change. I went back to school and got my AS, then accepted to a bachelors program that I will complete this year. I’m currently applying to master’s programs which is something I never would have imagined for myself. Getting a bachelors seemed like a pipe dream, but here I am. In 2022 we got married in a small ceremony surrounded by friends and family. My wife and I also realized another dream, we bought a home together with property. In that tiny apartment in SF we talked about wanting space, chickens, a garden, a dog. We made that dream a reality last year and now live near the mountains on a winding creek with 3 acres and a bunch of chickens. We also got a Great Pyrenees named Tulip and a couple of cats. Our friends all live nearby and we have a beautiful community to share eggs and veggies with. 10 years ago I would have never imagined this life, but I’m so incredibly happy to be here. I don’t fly anymore, at least not for now. Someday I might get back in the cockpit, but for now I’m enjoying all the different facets of life. I hope you all are as well.