Last you read my blog I was less than thrilled with the weather and more so my heater. However, Since then my heater has been fixed and my love for the cold has been revived!
It is hard to believe that I have been here for 4 months. 4 short months, because they have flown by. Experts say; it takes the average person 6 months to get settled and acquainted with your new location. 6 short months. So, you're telling me that it takes someone 6 months to learn the roads, meet new people, establish friendships, find a church home, acclimate yourself and your body with the weather and find your new hang outs. To that person who established this ' rule' ... I laugh in your face. 6 months is such a short time, especially for the introverted me. It takes me 4 months to establish a relationship, navigate my way around Michigan and find a church. The process is ongoing acclimating to the weather and not to mention the new doctors, car re pairs and grocery stores to find.
Then you can factor in my exhaustion level. An introverted person like myself, gets their energy from being alone and having that alone time to re energize; The last thing I want to do after working 11 hours is to get out and go meet people, make small talk and answer the same questions over and over... ie; " why did you move her? you like the cold? (insert eye roll), do you have cowboy boots? does everyone wear cowboy hats in Texas? ( insert my eye roll). But I do it, because I don't want to be alone with no friends for the remainder of my life!
I do enjoy meeting people and hearing how different and not so different they are from me. I absolutely love talking to the born and raised Michiganders and comparing stories... such different lifestyles!
That's all of my ramble. Enjoy Super Bowl Sunday... Go Niners!
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