‘Tis the season to be traveling, and I have certainly been doing a good bit of traveling. I’ve been going fairly nonstop since mid-August, and I still have a few weeks left. This is one of my favorite parts of my job — how lucky am I to get to travel for free? — but it’s definitely exhausting.
Since I took over Tennessee as my travel territory, I have been fortunate to meet some amazing people. As tired as we all are after being up super early and going all day, it’s hard to say no when there’s a group going to dinner or hanging out after the college fair. (Don’t get me wrong: I’m not one of the buckwild counselors by any means — I go to bed relatively early in comparison to the wilder ones. — but you can’t go back to the hotel and watch TV every night.) I’m so grateful to have these relationships in my life; it’s comforting to be able to share our funny stories and frustrations with one another and to vent about things back home without fear of judgment. I’ve been doing this job for four years now, and I can honestly say that this has been the most fun travel season yet.
In other news, I have a roommate now! One of my sorority sisters from college has moved to beautiful Southwest Virginia, and she’s living in the second bedroom. I was slightly (Okay, WAY) apprehensive about having a roommate again because I’m very Type A/OCD and a relatively private person; as much as I enjoy my friends, I also love being able to go home and be alone after being around so many people all day, every day. Things are going well, though, so I’m a happy camper.
The past few months have been a little bit exhausting but a lot of fun, too. Travel season has been such a relief after how emotionally challenging the earlier part of this year was, and I really appreciate smiling and laughing more often than not. But enough about me — how are y’all?
