I have held onto this ticket since June 28, 2018, when I moved from Colorado back to Texas. This is only the second one-way ticket that I have ever purchased before. I was excited, anxious, and nervous all at once because I knew it was the right time and I was ready for the big change. I couldn’t bring myself to throw this ticket away because it is more than just a piece of paper. It was a life-changing event.
Throughout the 20 years that I lived in Colorado, I can recall many conversations with friends and family asking me when I was going to move back home. Every time, I would give the same answer which was no, it’s not time yet. After the complications with my brain tumor surgeries, my disease diagnosis, vision loss, and after my 14-year relationship ended, the questions came more often and the answer remained the same, no, it is not time yet. For one thing, I do not take too kindly to people telling me how they think I should be living my life much less telling me what to do. I know they meant well but it was my life to live right or wrong.
I remember in March 2018, I came to Texas to visit mom for her birthday and literally, I heard a voice inside me say it was time to come back home. I didn’t say anything to anyone and just kept it to myself until I knew for sure because I felt it was something that was going to happen within a matter of months. My plans needed to be definite before I could tell anyone. I returned to Colorado and began looking into how this plan was going to work. There were many factors to take into consideration. For one thing, I had my apartment and I needed to explore my options as far as the rental lease was concerned. Secondly, I do not drive so I could not drive a U-Haul nor was I going to ask anyone to drive a U-Haul truck for me. I also could not afford to hire a company to move my belongings so that was not an option either. I remember speaking with my landlord in April and I was telling him my plans and he asked me when I was going to be moving. I clearly remember thinking to myself I have no clue. I found myself saying I will be out of the apartment by July 1st. Where that date came from I am not sure but I said it and there was no turning back.
Everything just started falling into place especially when it came to my apartment. A coworker of mine informed me that she needed to find an apartment for her mother and mine was the perfect fit for her. After working out the specifics with the landlord, it was a seamless transition with my rental lease being terminated and the new tenant moving in on July 1st. I began selling the things that I knew I did not want to take with me like my furniture and other items. As far as the rest of my belongings, I used the UPS Store to ship them to my parent’s house which ended up being the most cost-effective method. I was out of my apartment a few days earlier than expected and stayed with friends up until I left the County on June 28th. It is funny because it was not until after I had moved back to Texas that I realized that I moved from Texas to Colorado in June 1998. I literally came full circle 20 years later when I moved back to Texas in June 2018.
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