If you know me well, you know the adjustment from spunky college co-ed to stellar young professional has been...bumpy. I've spent a fairly significant amount of time over the last 13 months seriously questioning my decision to apply for graduation, but as I rounded my 25th birthday in May, things started to change.
I started to get a routine down. I started to know what to do at least 80% of the time. I started chatting with people at church after sacrament meeting.
And so the shift began.
I can't quite pinpoint when it happened, but I think it was somewhere in between regularly doing my visiting teaching (love you Paola) and joining my now besties in the ward for weekly run club at Nike Town that I finally started to feel like San Francisco was home, and it was the place I needed to be.
Getting my job here happened so fast last summer that I barely had time to consider if this was the plan for me--I just kind of did it (which is SO what I do).
Act first, think later. It's something I'm working on.
Needless to say, my weekends have been absolute insanity ever since I decided to start talking to people. I have totally embraced the social me that once was, and have been forming friendships with those in the ward that will likely last a lifetime.
That said, last night was one of my favorite nights of the summer. Not only was it spent with some of the best people I know, but it was just the relaxing Friday night I so desperately needed after weeks and weeks of madness in all aspects of my life.
I have this bestie in the ward, Kirsten, who I have increasingly been spending my time with. She is the free-spirited vagabond I aspire to be, as well as a constant voice of reason when it comes to advice on dating and relationships. She is also the one who introduced me to the show for which this post is titled: Adventure Time.
But lemme back up for a hot second. Kirsten hasn't always been the Adventure Time guru that stands before us today. She too, had to be inducted into the AT fan club, via two fabulous boys in the ward who have loved the show for a while. After she fell in love, she passed the delight onto me and now we are official fans.
The basic premise of the show is a boy and his magical dog that have adventures. As with most cartoons, there's a lot more than meets the eye, and as a adult you can sometimes see the plot lines parallel real-life issues, like feelings of jealousy, overcoming fear, loyalty to friends and disdain for physical contact.
Finn and Jake (boy and dog) also live in a candy kingdom, which makes for some interesting characters and friends, such as Princess Bubblegum, Cinnamon Bun and Dr. Ice Cream. I have a few favorites and a few not-so-favorites.
Kirsten's amazing Finn cupcakes!
So, back to last night. We decided that after a long, long week we needed to just sit around, eat food and watch cartoons. I'm going to be real, that's an ideal Friday night for me when I am in the mood for rejuvenation. So, after work, Kirsten and I hopped into the car and headed over to the boys' house for the evening to begin.
After grabbing some amazing Mexican food (always a favorite of mine), we settled in for a few hours of the land of Ooo, cracking up at Finn and Jake as they conquered the universe, one Hug-a-Wolf at a time.
As I dropped Kirsten off at home and headed back to my abode, I reflected on how much things have changed in the last five months. I thought about how comfortable I am with the city, how natural living here feels and what an excellent opportunity the last year has been to grow in ways I didn't even think needed work.
As I pulled into my garage, climbed the stairs and collapsed into bed, I couldn't help but be excited for Saturday to come, as it was sure to be filled with...adventure.
xoxo
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