Changes

This is not how I thought 2021 would start.

But here we are.

I’m just days away from a move down to Texas. A permanent move. I’ll be in Austin when the dust settles in a couple of weeks.

I’ll also be saying goodbye to my partner and best friend of 3 years.

I’m keeping my role with Athletic Brewing Company, which is great, and I’m so grateful for the ability to move around.

Leaving Cheyenne was something that I’ve been eyeing for a while. I love it here, but I really want a more excitement out of life. Cheyenne may be a lot of things, but exciting and bustling definitely is not one of them.

And that’s fine. It’s just not the way I want to spend the rest of my 30s. Maybe my 50s or 60s. I’m so ready for something more.

It’s going to be a rough transition, though. Small town life is very peaceful. Nobody locks their doors. You don’t have to worry about crime or traffic. Just snow storms and wind.

I was so excited to be planning and begin training for a race season. But now everything is up in the air. I won’t be doing the Drift. I’m not sure if I’ll do the Robidoux. I don’t know if I’ll be in a position to travel back up here by mid-June. But it’s not fully off the table yet.

There’s a whirlwind of emotions going on right now. In 3 days time, I’ll be on the road down south. It feels surreal, but also necessary. I’m going to be greeted by warm weather and humidity, so my hair poof will probably return in no time!

The wind here is brutal. The cold can be unforgiving. Roads turn to solid ice in a heartbeat, windshields freeze over. Cheyenne has hurricane-force winds regularly, and you really can’t do anything when 75+ mph wind mixed with sand and dirt is pelting you in the face.

That’s one of the reasons why I ended up finding a second home at the gym. I could be active and social in a warm, safe, fun place. And I fell in love with fitness at that gym, which has been an incredible journey — one that I do plan on continuing. I’m scared of falling off training and education, but I’m going to try my hardest to keep up through all of this.

I know life will be a lot different here soon. I’m mourning a lot of things right now, and a complete change in my daily routine and life is one of them. I probably don’t need to go into the other, but that’s been hard too.

At the same time, I’m hopeful and ready for change.

Talking to all my friends and family through this has me really ready for something new. Everyone is so happy to see me taking on something I never thought I would — a big city! Now that my dogs are old, I think it’ll be a lot easier to keep them happy in a smaller space.

I want to travel more, even if that means I’ll be going by myself. Especially if that means I’ll be going by myself. I think I’m finally ready to do more of that. If I can move across the country by myself — about to be twice now — then I can definitely go somewhere for a weekend, a week, whatever!

My blog will be quiet for a while, but I’ll try my best to update, and get back into it regularly when I’m settled in.

It’s going to be a wild ride, but I appreciate you joining me for it.

Wish me luck. Here I come, Austin!