We Made It

After 40 hours of driving, pee breaks, two hotel stays and meals, Noah and I made it to Troy, New York. We drove out in a brand new Penske truck that only had 1,000 miles on it. It was by no means comfortable, but we made it work and got about 15 miles per gallon! We drove through many states, but stayed in Springfield, Missouri and Columbus, Ohio. It was such a beautiful drive, so much greenery, cows, horses and road kill (not beautiful). On the last leg of the trip we hit a pretty bad storm that we were apparently driving with so we had to pull off and hang for a bit so it passed. Thanks to Noah's dad who walked us through that storm and got us safe.

When we made it to the apartment that we set up to move into on the 10th of June we were fairly disappointed. We showed up to an apartment that wasn't ready for us to move into at all. We were also extremely hungry, tired and annoyed from the 40 hour drive. Thank goodness Noah had a back up apartment he'd been living in the past two years so we crashed there a few days until our apartment was ready for us. We got all of our stuff in thanks to Noah's friends and the past few weeks have been focused on making it homey. I didn't realize how much stuff you need to feel comfortable in a new space, but after many Target trips we have made it pretty cozy.

The dining room 

Our fishies: Stuart, Steve, Agnes, Jerry, Bob, Gru, Kevin, Dave, Tim, and Phil 

(If you know where those names are from you're awesome :)) 

Homesickness hasn't been too much of a hardship yet; of course I miss my family, friends and Albuquerque in general, but I've definitely accepted that this is my new home. When I was thinking about living here I was looking forward to being here, but didn't really think through that I'd be home alone when Noah was at work. That's been the hardest part of the adjustment. I'm so used to being a team player, I like working and helping out. I don't start school until the end of August so I have a few months to put some time in somewhere. I had an interview and am hopeful that something pans out soon (fingers crossed).

My new school, Russel Sage 

There isn't too much to update, just been really enjoying being with my fiance. We have been playing lots of Wii, cooking together everyday, enjoying the farmers market that happens every weekend. Just catching up for the two years of lost time :)

Hope everyone is doing great and everyone in Albuquerque, now that I'm no longer there I definitely do appreciate the sunset pictures :D

Lots of love!

B

One month left

Wowza... a lot has changed since the last time I wrote. All good things I would say. Just because I love lists.. I think I'll write it all out in a list.

• Noah and I are now engaged as of March 21st, 2015

• I have heard back about my financial aid for school and just knowing that I won't be out thousands of dollars after I graduate is a huge weight off of my shoulders. 

• We now have an apartment in Troy, yep we signed a lease and everything :)
• We have our route from Albuquerque to Troy mapped out as well as the hotels we'll be staying at along the way. 

It's all becoming so real. 35 days from now, Noah and I will be on our way to Troy with all of our belongings ready to start our new life. I feel like I've been preparing my whole life for this. I'll be attending a university that hopefully challenges me, moving in with someone I love with all my heart and can't imagine having a better partner, moving out of the city that has become my comfort zone and all I know. I'm filled with a lot of different emotions, sooo excited, nervous, anxious, ready. I think the most rewarding part of this journey will be finally, after two years ending the long distance portion of Noah and my relationship and finally finishing my degree. I never thought it would come. I feel like a young 24 year old, what I mean by that is most people at 24 have their degree, have a job or a career, and maybe a family (I guess not all that is always true, it's relative). Unfortunately I've had to put things on hold a little bit, but it's all part of life and helps us grow. Another part of this journey that I'm nervous about is being homesick, because of my health problems I had to move in with my parents and have loved being able to spend all this extra time with them. They are such an integral part of my life and it's going to be challenging to not see them for six months, thank goodness for Skype! That being said, I'm also really excited to see what happens for them. It's definitely going to be a growing transition for all of us Wilding's as we take on our new ventures. 

I am so grateful for all the love and support that both myself and Noah have received during this exciting time and am looking forward to sharing more with you. I've always dreamed of what it would be like to be someone's "someone" and it is the most amazing feeling ever. Every morning I wake up feeling so lucky, even though Noah's not here with me, he's always on my mind. Long distance has been one of the hardest things I've taken on, but I would go through it again and again if it meant I'd have Noah in my life. 

Stay tuned for our big move of 2015 :) should be one hell of a ride. 

Lots of love 

<3 B 

Spreading my wings

Time to move on.

The past two years have been a struggle, no doubt about that. I've had two major reconstructive hip surgeries, went through a lifestyle that was pretty detrimental and opened my eyes to more important aspects of life than I previously have. I have had to rewrite what I'm passionate about and what I want my future to look like. Well two thousand and fifteen is the year things are going to happen. 

I went to CNM for about two years and worked towards an associates degree in Criminal Justice and decided I wanted to get a Bachelors degree instead of the associates degree that CNM offered. Most of you know I'm in a long distance relationship with Noah; he's in Troy, New York and I'm in Albuquerque, NM. We have decided after almost two years of doing long distance, we're ready to be in the same city. I am going to be moving to Troy in July of this year and attending a private university out there to get my degree in Sociology with a focus on Criminal Justice, luckily most of the credits that I got here in ABQ will transfer over so I only have two years of school left :). I am so so so excited and can't wait to a) finally start my life and start making progress b) be with my man and best friend and start our lives together. We will probably stay in New York until we're both finished with school and then see where the world takes us next. 

I never thought I'd be in a long distance relationship let alone be moving across the country, but I am so happy that I found my partner and best friend in Noah. He's giving me opportunities that I never thought were possible. I feel very lucky after having a few hardships and tests from life that I get to kind of start fresh. 

The last few weeks I've been going through some growing pains with friendships and really asking myself what's important to me in this city. Truth is I'm going to miss my family so much, I'm sure I'll have some homesickness for a little while and I'll miss a few of my friends, but other than that I'm kind of ready to get out of here. I don't feel like I'm running away at all, I feel like I'm running to an amazing future. It's going to be weird leaving Albuquerque after living here for 24 years, especially because I thought I would have been out of here sooner, but the time has definitely come. Home is where my Noah is and I'm so excited to be with him. 

I'm hoping to have a going away get together when the time gets closer, but until then I'm going to enjoy the time I have here and work on recovering and preparing for the next chapter :)

Lots of love as always

<3 B