RE: Good News Everyone!!! (The joysplosion thread)
08-18-2012, 04:18 AM
Figured I should post this here, since there isn't a bittersweet thread.
Noodles has had a terrible summer, though the last few weeks have been particularly hard on her. Certain things have come up which caused me to question the integrity of our relationship, so we've taken an extended break. This comes alongside her decision to simultaneously take a year off from school and seek shelter outside of her mothers house. Having seen how they interact, I have to say this is a healthy choice. Her plan was to get a job locally, perhaps as a delivery driver, and perhaps supplementing her income with some crafts projects on the side.
Then her car broke down.
That was the bitter part. Here is the sweet part.
Literally a day after her car broke down, she gets a message from a friend she knew from University. Her friend tells her that this antique/used bookstore she works at may be interested in hiring her and that she could put in a solid recommendation. Also that if she wanted to she could stay at her apartment free of rent until she got on her feet.
Also she lives in NYC.
For Noodly, this is a dream opportunity. She's told me about her dreams to live in a city like New York or Boston for years, and her passion is archiving and literature, aka, old books. It would require her giving up everything she knows here, selling her belongings, and completely uprooting her life.
But if this works out it means all of the crap that has happened to her is all leading towards a brighter future. A broken transmission becomes a sold car which takes her to a city where a car isn't needed. A strained relationship means freedom to move to a new place with new people. And a lost scholarship means a chance for her to openly pursue her personal dreams.
Currently she's keeping the world updated on her tumblr. If you want to check it out. Despite our difficulties I'm incredibly excited for her. I had thought this would be a time of transition for me, getting set up to teach and earn self-sustaining levels of income (which is actually going pretty well), but this is on a completely different level. A tumultuous excitement coupled with a crippling nervousness. The comfort zone is the launch pad, and she is locked in at the helm. God willing, it will be an amazing ride.
Noodles has had a terrible summer, though the last few weeks have been particularly hard on her. Certain things have come up which caused me to question the integrity of our relationship, so we've taken an extended break. This comes alongside her decision to simultaneously take a year off from school and seek shelter outside of her mothers house. Having seen how they interact, I have to say this is a healthy choice. Her plan was to get a job locally, perhaps as a delivery driver, and perhaps supplementing her income with some crafts projects on the side.
Then her car broke down.
That was the bitter part. Here is the sweet part.
Literally a day after her car broke down, she gets a message from a friend she knew from University. Her friend tells her that this antique/used bookstore she works at may be interested in hiring her and that she could put in a solid recommendation. Also that if she wanted to she could stay at her apartment free of rent until she got on her feet.
Also she lives in NYC.
For Noodly, this is a dream opportunity. She's told me about her dreams to live in a city like New York or Boston for years, and her passion is archiving and literature, aka, old books. It would require her giving up everything she knows here, selling her belongings, and completely uprooting her life.
But if this works out it means all of the crap that has happened to her is all leading towards a brighter future. A broken transmission becomes a sold car which takes her to a city where a car isn't needed. A strained relationship means freedom to move to a new place with new people. And a lost scholarship means a chance for her to openly pursue her personal dreams.
Currently she's keeping the world updated on her tumblr. If you want to check it out. Despite our difficulties I'm incredibly excited for her. I had thought this would be a time of transition for me, getting set up to teach and earn self-sustaining levels of income (which is actually going pretty well), but this is on a completely different level. A tumultuous excitement coupled with a crippling nervousness. The comfort zone is the launch pad, and she is locked in at the helm. God willing, it will be an amazing ride.