I feel like I'm torn - part of me wants to jet off to South America for 3 weeks and backpack and explore, but then the sensible part of me chimes in that I don't have the vacation for that at my job, or the funds to finance that trip.
I just have this feeling like time is running out, and I need to get a lot of cool stuff packed into the next few years before kids come along. I also feel kind of isolated, I think. I always felt like I wanted to get out of Creston and move on to something "bigger and better", and then I'm back in another small town. Clear Lake is different than Creston, and I don't dislike it - it's just different from where I thought I'd be. But then again, I also don't know how I'd do in a bigger city - Caleb and I's trip to Chicago made us both realize that we could never live in a city that big - the traffic, people, prices... just not for us. But maybe being a lot closer to a bigger town, like Des Moines or Minneapolis, would be nicer.
Mostly, I think I just need to take more risks and go ahead and jump into the things I want to do, yet have been putting off out of fear or laziness.
Upcoming adventures:
- Sheryl Crow concert - at the Iowa State Fair
- Honeymoon to Mexico
- Graduate Certificate Program - Certificate in Public Management at ISU
- Trans-continental trip - looking like Europe, as Caleb's never been there
- Trip to New York?
- Trip to Las Vegas?
- Trip to California?
- Masters in Public Administration or MBA?
- Summer trip to Apple River?
- More concerts
- More trips
- More experiences!
Chime in if you want to join me on these adventures - I can't do it alone! (Other than the honeymoon. Only Caleb is invited there.) :)
4 comments:
Our California trip was cool! I love traveling - makes me feel so much more worldly and then when I read about those places in books I claim them as my own. You're right though - do it now. After kids you'll have to wait until you're old like me.
i'm reading "under the banner of heaven" and now i want to take a road trip to utah and arizona to see all these places they talk about in the book. hopefully they won't convert me (haha, that'll never happen).
plus, i need to cross arizona and new mexico off my states to visit list. and my 6-month stint in australia and backpacking trip across europe is still pending. sounds like i need to win the lottery and quit my job.
Oh, I love you, Goldsmiths, my most frequent commentors. :)
Amy - you inspire me to travel. As much as you still want to do, you've accomplished a lot already! I admire you for all your Europe adventures, your roadtrip last summer, living in Denver... Let me know when you want to go on another trip, cuz I'd definitely be interested if you want a travel buddy!
If it makes you feel any better, you travel more than I do. I know how we are all talking about taking a trip and it never happens mainly because of funds, but we only live once right? Let's go somewhere!
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