California Dreams

Tonight is my last night of work in the OC. Unbelievable. It seems like just yesterday I was still in Australia, coordinating with my recruiter to get myself up and running out here. (Or was yesterday the day I was freaking out about glitches in my wedding plans? I can't seem to remember now.) Life is pitching forward at such a disconcerting speed that it makes my head spin, setting me slightly off kilter. None of this seems real. I am in utter disbelief that I'm wrapping up my life here. But yet, it is happening. Soon, very soon, my California life will be nothing more than a dream; a whisper of nostalgia bringing a secret smile to my lips. Tonight is just one more "last" in the upcoming week of finalities, as I say good-bye to SoCal and all I've grown to love. This would be the appropriate time to shed a proverbial tear, but I'm too excited for such nonsense. Tonight's going to be great, as is everything that's waiting for us on the other side of the door, so let's get to it...