It's kind of like deja vu being back...though obviously things are quite different this time around. I still live in the same part of town that I did before, but am much less interested in the uptown scene these days and wasn't nearly as concerned with living in the most happening or fanciest apartment complex. This time it was all about what worked for me and Ella and was convenient enough to get to work. And even though its taken quite a bit of work (from both me and the maintenance guys) to get it into the kind of shape I wanted...it is really starting to look like home! Of course there are still boxes to unpack and things to be hung...in time it will all get done. It's only been 5 weeks after all!
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't scared to move back here. I was always the person who quickly corrected people when they asked if I lived in Dallas...bragging about living in Austin or just simply explaining that Dallas and Fort Worth are 2 very different places. And a lot of people were surprised that I would want to move back to Dallas after trying to be anywhere but here the past few years. To be honest if the drive to work was manageable from Fort Worth I would live there...but there's no way I want to sit in the car for over an hour each way everyday.
All in all it really hasn't been so bad thus far. Granted I am older (and presumably wiser) now...and I have no interest in being part of the "Dallas" crowd....but I think coming into the move with different expectations has helped a lot too. Knowing that I would probably spend a lot of my free time over in Fort Worth with the fam and friends didn't hurt either. That's not to say the first couple of weeks here weren't challenging as I tried to adjust...it was all a little overwhelming without any kind of transition time in between the move and starting the new job...but I think I handled it the best I could and finally feel like I am settling in to a routine.
So do I regret my decision to change jobs and cities? Absolutely not. I feel like I am exactly where I need to be right now. Does that mean everything is perfect? No...but it never will be and I don't expect it to either. What I do know is that every second I get to spend with my family, and sweet little Ellery in particular, is what makes all of the adjustments and moving worthwhile. And that, to me, is priceless.
