Boring/Happy Post

Hi, again. Just thought I'd do a post since I haven't for a few days. Everything has been pretty steady the past little bit. Mikelle took me to the city again to do some touristy things. I went to "The Bean" and we walked along Lake Michigan for awhile. She's also talked me into exercising with her a few times and for the first time in my life I'm enjoying it. It makes me feel better about myself.

Other than that, nothing's really new. I decided to not go to my uncle's house because it just didn't feel like good timing to me. That was hard for me to do because I saw more positives than negatives, I just didn't feel like it was the right time. Ultimately I saw this as an opportunity from life to say "no" and learn to not feel guilty about it. I still felt bad, but I was proud for saying no.

I've booked my flight home. I'll be coming home to finish up a few little things and then I'll probably be going back to Arizona to find a place with my little sister. That's my plan for now, but I'm open to other things that come my way.

Being out here has taught me quite a bit, which I'm really excited and thankful for. I'm learning a lot about myself and how I measure my self worth. I'm learning that loneliness may just be the human condition and I need to learn to be comfortable with that. Still learning, but I'm starting to figure it out. Mikelle and Brandon have been so good to me. Really, I couldn't have picked a better time to come out here and experience things and they've been so supportive and positive through all of it.

I'm getting a little homesick, so I'm excited to enjoy these next few days and embrace them fully now that I have the knowledge of when I'll be going back. I'm just feeling really thankful and really happy and a lot less stressed. I've got really great people around me that support me even when it's inconvenient for them. I couldn't ask for anything more.