I got the job and apartment! I’ll be living and working in Hickory in about 2 weeks. I passed the interview and signed the lease today. I’ll soon be leaving Boone. 

At first I felt nostalgic. I’m going to miss Boone. I thought that I will never look at its hills or walk along its streets again. Then some idiot frat boy screamed at me from a passing car and laughed when I flinched. Then I remembered why I wanted to leave in the first place.

The up shot is that my cost of living is going to be much lower, but I will have to take about an dollar an hour cut due to my level of experience as a CNA. But, now I can get more certifications and that can raise my pay. Also I can learn other skill sets to get me out of CNA work. Its not a dream job by any stretch of the imagination but it will keep me alive until something better comes along. And I hope something better will come along. 

But, I will miss Boone. I hate change and I hate moving. My parents divorced when I was three and even though they lived in the same county, they moved around a lot and shared custody of me. I moved around a lot and not to sound to cliche but I loved the stability living in one place. But when all your friends move away and your family is a two hour drive away it makes for some lonely, desperate living.