I love you truly…

After arriving and unpacking Sunday evening, I spent most of Monday running errands and atoning for my sins a la Yom Kippur style. As long and grueling as that day was, I accomplished quite a bit, picking up essentials that I forgot to pack and purchasing a few “Fall” clothes to tide me over.

Let me tell you Florida people, you are missing out on the super cute stuff they have up here. Really, I’m in love with the totally different fashion. Your sweaters have nothing on mine now! HA!

To preface, I’m generally not a nice person when I don’t eat, so after not eating from 5pm Sunday, 24 hours later I was just about to crack.

Literally, I couldn’t even carry on a conversation because I was so hungry and thus also exhausted from the lack of food energy.

But, that night was an Alumni Association meeting for my sorority in the area and I really wanted to go. I haven’t been involved with the alumna since graduation, but this group seems fun and young and professional and I really think I’m going to like doing things with them.

When you think about it, I had literally been in the city less than 24 hours at this point, I only knew my family and one friend from high school and I don’t have a job.

What part of this sounds positive?

I’m surprised I didn’t need a xanax to make it through the evening! (It would have been nice though I’m sure…)

As fate would have it, the girl who sat beside me, CS, at the meeting was so friendly and welcoming and really put me at ease that evening. She too has recently moved (back in her case) to the city from the south.

Well, CS works for a non-profit, which is ideally the type of event planning that I would love to get into here, as to in some small way help people. (Yes, Republicans do in fact like to help people – we just don’t like giving handouts.)

We exchanged information and she is keeping an eye out for positions that she might come across in the non-profit sector and is keeping my resume on file in case any positions open up with her organization. So keep those fingers crossed!!

All in all, I can say I’m even more in love with my sorority than ever before. I truly feel like I can lean on these women and they will help me find my way in this new place and for that I will be forever grateful.