Oof. It has been a crazy couple of weeks. I got my job offer with Planters on May 10th, meaning in less than 3 weeks I would need to be in Minnesota, starting training for the NutMobile. As in - move your entire life into a storage unit in less than a month.
The timing was kismet - I was already hosting a mini screening of my movie Walter, Grace, and the Submarine to a few close friends and they got to be the first to hear the news. I was so excited - and I also looked around at all of my friends and felt immense grief. To be completely honest, I was terrified. Change is... not my favorite. So leaving all of my friends to go somewhere I have never been and then drive around the country for a year? N U T S. Literally. But I knew in my gut I had to take this opportunity. So I started packing. Oh, and also throwing -
The Happiest/Saddest Theme Party Ever
So the theme is peanuts, obviously. With that theme comes disco-fied Planters nut products, obviously.
In attendence are friends who are literally so supportive of me, and excited for me, and are also incredibly hard to leave behind.
Right now, none of this FEELS super good. I keep saying "I only really am certain of what I am missing out on, but I have no idea exactly what I am gaining yet." Logically, I know this next year is going to be incredible. But as I look at these pictures of all my friends (and think about the many present and unpictured), I just wish I could take them along.
It feels so silly to be getting this melodramatic when the thing that's pulling me away is a literally peanut-shaped truck. If anything, it's made me realize HOW LUCKY I AM to have all of these amazing people in my life. To have people to miss! A lot!
Packing Up
At the time I'm writing this, I'm in my childhood home in Rochester Hills, MI. Yesterday, my parents and I moved my entire life out fo my lovely apartment with Chase and Allie, and then I left Chicago.
Very surreal, lots of tears, and oh-so-many trips up and down the stairs. Shout out to my grandpa for letting us borrow his brand new pick up truck, tho! As my room emptied, it started to really hit that I may never get to step foot in that apartment again. It will be interesting to see where all of my things end up this time next year! For now, most of my life fit into a 5x12 storage unit. Tetris-ing your life and seeing how condensed it can become is a weirdly jarring experience. In reality, the material stuff (though I'm more attached than I'd like to admit), isn't what takes up the most room to me. It is my friends, my family, and my roommates perfect cat, Bert.
I am going to miss everyone SO much this next year.
Chase & Allie, thank you for being the best roommates ever. The past two years with you both in our apartment have been some of my favorite years I have ever lived. Can't wait to see you so soon.
I am so lucky to be doing this at a time when FaceTime exists. Please, if you are reading this, let's call! Or leave a comment below letting me know you're here. If you aren't subscribed to the blog and you want to comment and get emails when I post, you can do that here.
This is hopefully going to be one of few sappy posts on here - get ready for a lot more fun and nutty chaos very soon! My training starts on Monday!
Cashew later!
-Jessie
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