Goodbye Ocean, Hello Mountains

Hello everyone, I'm moving to Colorado Springs in November.

I've lived my entire life in the small area of Ventura and Oxnard. It's honestly all I know. When my good friend told me about his new job in Colorado and jokingly suggested I move with he and his family, we laughed at the notion, however, after thinking it through and knowing my time at the beloved Big White House was officially coming to an end, we decided to go for it. So now, for the first time in my 32 years I'm willingly walking away from my familiar daily life and all my family and friends to experience another piece of this country for a while.

I look forward to four distinct seasons, endless wilderness to enjoy for the first time, and countless new people and experiences. Trust me, I'll most definitely miss the ocean breeze, the coastland culture, and all of my loved ones, but its high time I get a fresh perspective. Many of you don't know that I have a heavy past filled with some very dark and desperate life choices. On some level those things have a lingering weight on me even now as I drive by familiar places and see familiar faces from those dark days weekly, if not daily. I see this as an opportunity to finally give those things a chance to heal completely. Between working at the local Trader Joe's in Colorado Springs, pursuing new design opportunities, helping my friends get their new home dialed in, and exploring a new beautiful city, I'll be plenty busy. At this moment I can't really stomach the thought of saying goodbye to everyone, but I know in my heart that this is a very healthy thing for me to do.

I love you all so much!