ladyskydiver 0 #1 August 21, 2003 Actually, let me rephrase that....how do I say "Until I see you again?" How is it that jumping out of a plane for the first time seems less scary than a move across the country? It's getting so close. I've known since January that I was going to be without a job and moving. Somehow, someway time flew by and it's now a week away from me leaving my family and friends to wander and enjoy new friendships. I keep wondering if I'm remembering everything. Have I put in all the change of addresses? Do I have everything covered? More boxes? YIKES!!! Do I have the directions ready for when I leave? I feel like I'm forgetting things, and there are times I am. So much is running through my head that I'm writing things down so that I can remember what I'm supposed to be doing. I'm happy and scared. Nervous and excited. So many emotions running through me. I want to scream "Where's the brakes?" Yet at the same time, I want to fly. I know that it's not that I won't see those I love and care about again. But, it's so strange to know that I'll no longer be able to call them up and say "Coffee in 30 minutes?" I know there are new friends in California that I will be able to do that with, but now...it's "How do I get to the coffee shop?" 4 work days....7 calendar days....and loading the truck begins. I've bribed friends with beer and pizza to help me load the truck. (Note to self: Pick up paper plates and cups for Thursday.) 8 calendar days, and I'm on the road....a lot later than I planned due to final inspection of my apartment. So, now instead of leaving at "Oh, God: 30," I'll be leaving mid-afternoon. I have no plans on where I'll crash on my drive to California. I'm going to take it as it comes. My plans for DZ's to stop at along the way have changed due to having to be in California to look at a possible apartment on Sep. 1st. I'll still be making one stop at a DZ but not both of them I had planned. I'm not sure where I'll be living (well...at least I know the city )....what I'll do for a job. I know that I'll probably be putting my stuff in storage for a couple of weeks in California and then moving to an apartment. 2 moves....YUK!!!! I don't know where the storage place is. I still need to beg and bribe people in California to help unload the truck...(or is it unload/reload/unload? ARG!!!), but I don't know where I'll be doing the unloading, etc. So many emotions....so many tears....so much laughter. The full range of emotions....wow! Can tears catch you off-guard. The desire to just take a break, put my head on a shoulder, get hugged and be told "It will all work out." (God...what a girl I'm being. ) Taking the leap of faith that everything will work out the way it's supposed to be....allowing myself to be vulnerable. Damn! I've always been the strong one...the one for people to lean on and now I'm doing the leaning. (Although people do not realize how much I'm leaning on them. ) So I guess the only way to say it is "Love ya...miss ya...until I see you again, be safe." Well...California....are you ready for me? Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #2 August 21, 2003 ((((((((((when all else fails, hug them all)))))))))))) ((((((((((say I love you)))))))))) (((((((((see you soon))))))))Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmpnkramer 0 #3 August 21, 2003 Don't Worry there Girlie. Everything will work out I know it will. It is natural to be nervous. You are taking on a whole new adventure. Leaving the security of friends and family to try something new. You are doing what others fear to do and end up staying stagnant, bored and miserable all of their life. You are a Brave soul which is very admirable. I commend you on your Bravery. I know that things will turn out just fine. Have a safe trip and keep everyone posted as you travel. Let us all know that you are safe. Blue Skies and Soft Openings , KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!!!!The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #4 August 21, 2003 QuoteI still need to beg and bribe people in California to help unload the truck.. Somehow, I dont think that will be a problem....I like making big moves like this (well, not the packing/unpacking bit... lol)... I find they're great opportunities to experience new things and make new friends. You wont loose your old good friends, and seing them will be that much more special when you do see them again. Have fun!!!!Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobB 0 #5 August 21, 2003 Geez...that's a lot of stuff getting thrown at you all at once. Sounds like you're handling it pretty well, though. I've never liked huge changes either. I can imagine some of what your going through. Hang in there... Yes, I know it is snowing. No, we are not putting the top up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
txblondie 0 #6 August 21, 2003 Make sure you have everyone's addresses and phone numbers. Buy some correspondence stationery (something cute that will remind them of you), and keep it around. When you start to feel lonely or miss them, sit down and either make a phonecall or write a short note to mail them (also requires stamps). Being prepared will make it easier to go. Also, put on a happy face, smile even if you're crying. Let everyone know you'll miss them, but be determined to remember that it WON'T be "goodbye forever", just until next time. It's not easy or painless, but the pain can be reduced!!! Good luck to you! ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #7 August 21, 2003 Whew.....I thought this was another "I'm leaving the forums forever and want to make a dramatic exit and hear how much you want me to stay" thread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewmonst 0 #8 August 21, 2003 Cora girl, I can totally understand what you're going through. I am doing the same thing. Only I should have been there and started working right now, instead I broke my leg and I can't move. But I'm going to LA tomorrow, and somehow I will find an apartment and somehow it will all work out... All my family is in Ohio. I've lived in Ohio almost my whole life. Talk about change... It still feels like the right thing to do, but there's so much unknown ahead. I'm totally up for the adventure, but I will miss my family. Peace lewhttp://www.exitshot.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #9 August 21, 2003 Thanks, everyone, for the warm thoughts and wishes! They are appreciated. QuoteWhew.....I thought this was another "I'm leaving the forums forever and want to make a dramatic exit and hear how much you want me to stay" thread. Nah...I'm way too entertained by this site and the people to leave. Plus, if I ever choose to leave, I'll just quietly disappear.Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #10 August 21, 2003 Quote... I broke my leg ... How's the leg, hon? QuoteBut I'm going to LA tomorrow,... SWEET!!!! We'll be close to each other as I'm moving to Burbank. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #11 August 21, 2003 I understand your fears, but you're a strong person and all will work out for you. Think of all the freinds you already have in CA. No other sport in the world brings people together like skydiving does. So what if you have to store your stuff for a few weeks. Once you find an apartment and get all moved in, it will be worth it. I wish i was there to give you a hug or two or three.... ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juanesky 0 #12 August 21, 2003 Cora, A few word for encouragment, from someone who has had the same experience. Take it as an opportunity to greet the world, a chance to understand that this is a small world for us to conquer. You will be taught perhaps the greater experience of all that will give you confidence for the rest of your life, because I'm sure, you will survive and thrive in this experience. Edited to add: this experience is the knowledge to be survivor. One able to start all over and somehow will allow you to give importance to those things that are really valuable. You have many advantages, most immigrants do not posses, the language, good friends in your new place, willing to help you in any way they can. It is not like you are going overseas and not be able to see any family for years to come. True independence (yet there is some hypocrisy in this world) to saviour your achievements. There is never a good bye, until one of them departs this old earth for good, so let them know how much you love them, always, by phone, letters, e-mail. They will always be there for you believe it or not, time or distance can not break such strong bonds. Wow, California, just imagine, going out, and perhaps going to a place where a mega star may show up, just imagine the possibilities, (forget the smog and traffic for a moment...) Elsinore, Perris, and around the year DZ'2 opened for you to visit anyday, and maybe even go skiing if your wallet allows, and miss the winter... Enjoy all of it, as much as you can, and don't waste anytime to long for those who will still be close to your heart. Open your eyes and live to life to its fullest... Good luck and have a great time"According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stacy 0 #13 August 21, 2003 coming from someone who moved from NJ to south florida- trust me. your friends will visit. it's an awesome opportunity, a lot of self discovery when you get placed somewhere totally foreign to you! Just be glad you didn't hire movers. Hiring a shady movng company was just about the only thing i regret about my move. (I still want my DVD player back....) __ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #14 August 21, 2003 Good luck Cora (and Lew). I'm sure you both will be just fine in your new surroundings. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewmonst 0 #15 August 21, 2003 QuoteQuote... I broke my leg ... How's the leg, hon? QuoteBut I'm going to LA tomorrow,... SWEET!!!! We'll be close to each other as I'm moving to Burbank. Burbank, really? cool. i'll be working in Sherman Oaks, and I'm looking for a place in Glendale probably. We'll definately have to get together. The leg is slowly improving... PM me when you get out there! peace lewhttp://www.exitshot.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juanesky 0 #16 August 21, 2003 Hey Lew, I am glad your recovery seems to be in progress. Hope that soon enough we can hear that you will be jumping once more, and I also wish you a smooth transition to a new surrounding. Blue skies and <<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>"According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #17 August 21, 2003 Lew, if you need some help finding an apartment, let me know. I'm a realtor in the neighborhood!!! And welcome to the area! I live and work in Burbank, so can help you find the coffee shop - and finally get the hug I've been craving for two years!!!! Cora, take it one day at a time. When that is too much, take it an hour at a time. And when that gets too much, take it a minute at a time. You are leaving your home, your security, your base. And you are branching out and reaching for something new...it's always scary. But how amazing are you? How courageous are you? How wonderful are you? I will be here to help with all the little things - markets, cable service, Starbucks locations. And I will help with the big things as I am able - pushing the lonliness at bay, holding back the hoards of men flocking to you, you know, that kind of thing.... know you have a friend here who would do whatever she could for you (goes the same for you, Lew)... When the time comes to say goodbye, say thank you too, and hug a lot. And then, once that's done, take one giant step out the door to your future. You will be welcomed with open arms. Hugs to you both- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #18 August 21, 2003 QuoteSo many emotions....so many tears....so much laughter. The full range of emotions....wow! I'm with you on that one, girl! It's a rollercoaster we're ridin'. Rather than stressing over it, I've decided to sit back and try to enjoy the ride. It's all part of experiencing everything that the road I've chosen has to teach me... Hugs at ya, and I hope to see you out here before I leave (you too Lew!!). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites juanesky 0 #19 August 21, 2003 Hey Michele, I was wondering wtf r u doing here? Aren't you suposed to be in TN? Lol, just knew that you will be jumping here once u saw it, now, go get ready for your vacation I will really be upset if you missed it....."According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amazon 7 #20 August 21, 2003 Dont worry Cora.. just buy a few extra Cheese Wedgies and use them for packing.. then you can always remember your roots I left there long long ago.. and the first time I went back it was all different.. people had not changed a bit but I had. ITs part of growth....and moving on with life. Enjoy the new life and savor the moments you have when you go home to visit family. Amazon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ladyskydiver 0 #21 August 21, 2003 Ah...Michele....as always your words bring encouragement, peace, tears and laughter. I'm so blessed to have you as a friend that I call sister. Quote... holding back the hoards of men flocking to you... OMG! That's so funny!!! YEAH, RIGHT!!! NOT!!!!Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkyDekker 1,465 #22 August 21, 2003 I know you will be fine. You are a strong, intelligent woman with great hugs Good luck and enjoy the trip, it will be the end and the begining all in one drive..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ladyskydiver 0 #23 August 21, 2003 Hugs! Hopefully, I'll see you before you leave. You leave on the 6th, correct? I will do my best to catch up with you beforehand. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Michele 1 #24 August 21, 2003 QuoteAren't you suposed to be in TN? Lol, just knew that you will be jumping here once u saw it, now, go get ready for your vacation I will really be upset if you missed it..... I won't be missing it, I promise. I am in desperate need!!! Dad comes at 12:30 (plane leaves at 3:30), so I am still packing. Laundry is running, and the last minute details are being addressed. Worry not!!! Cora, hoards of men is right. Thank God Lew is hooked up already, or I would have to do double duty. Both of you are such skygodesses! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Guest #25 August 21, 2003 Don't forget what Thoreau said - "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." Have courage. Change is never easy. This is an excerpt from my "goodbye" message, emailed to the people I'm unable to speak to. ----------------- When I depart, I like to leave behind a couple of my favorite quotes from literature. The first is from Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar". It's from the last act of the play, where Brutus and Cassius are saying their goodbyes before the battle in Egypt that will decide the fate of Rome. Cassius says -- "And whether we shall meet again, I know not. Therefore, our everlasting farewell take. Farewell forever and ever...and if we do meet again, why, we shall smile; and if not, why then this parting was well made." The other is for those who are left behind to carry on. It's from Tennyson's "Ulysses" -- "Though much is taken, much abides; and though we are not now that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are; one equal temper of heroic hearts, made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield." Thanks very much to all of you. Farewell."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." 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juanesky 0 #19 August 21, 2003 Hey Michele, I was wondering wtf r u doing here? Aren't you suposed to be in TN? Lol, just knew that you will be jumping here once u saw it, now, go get ready for your vacation I will really be upset if you missed it....."According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #20 August 21, 2003 Dont worry Cora.. just buy a few extra Cheese Wedgies and use them for packing.. then you can always remember your roots I left there long long ago.. and the first time I went back it was all different.. people had not changed a bit but I had. ITs part of growth....and moving on with life. Enjoy the new life and savor the moments you have when you go home to visit family. Amazon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #21 August 21, 2003 Ah...Michele....as always your words bring encouragement, peace, tears and laughter. I'm so blessed to have you as a friend that I call sister. Quote... holding back the hoards of men flocking to you... OMG! That's so funny!!! YEAH, RIGHT!!! NOT!!!!Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #22 August 21, 2003 I know you will be fine. You are a strong, intelligent woman with great hugs Good luck and enjoy the trip, it will be the end and the begining all in one drive..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #23 August 21, 2003 Hugs! Hopefully, I'll see you before you leave. You leave on the 6th, correct? I will do my best to catch up with you beforehand. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #24 August 21, 2003 QuoteAren't you suposed to be in TN? Lol, just knew that you will be jumping here once u saw it, now, go get ready for your vacation I will really be upset if you missed it..... I won't be missing it, I promise. I am in desperate need!!! Dad comes at 12:30 (plane leaves at 3:30), so I am still packing. Laundry is running, and the last minute details are being addressed. Worry not!!! Cora, hoards of men is right. Thank God Lew is hooked up already, or I would have to do double duty. Both of you are such skygodesses! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #25 August 21, 2003 Don't forget what Thoreau said - "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." Have courage. Change is never easy. This is an excerpt from my "goodbye" message, emailed to the people I'm unable to speak to. ----------------- When I depart, I like to leave behind a couple of my favorite quotes from literature. The first is from Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar". It's from the last act of the play, where Brutus and Cassius are saying their goodbyes before the battle in Egypt that will decide the fate of Rome. Cassius says -- "And whether we shall meet again, I know not. Therefore, our everlasting farewell take. Farewell forever and ever...and if we do meet again, why, we shall smile; and if not, why then this parting was well made." The other is for those who are left behind to carry on. It's from Tennyson's "Ulysses" -- "Though much is taken, much abides; and though we are not now that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are; one equal temper of heroic hearts, made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield." Thanks very much to all of you. Farewell."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
