Although I've lived here for what, at any other stage in my life, I would consider a long time, I still feel like we're just getting settled here.
True, a lot of changes have happened in the past year. But I never thought it would take me this long to feel like I'm just starting to really consider this place home.
I've always seemed to adapt rather quickly to new places and situations. I started at a new school in junior high but found a best friend and other close friends nearly instantly. I went into high school knowing two people. It took me mere days to find a few good friends and a little more than a semester to find the ones who would become my Friends. In college it took me all of one week to find my best friend and grow our circle from there.
In my post-college life... well, it's been a year and I still feel like I haven't found my "circle" here. Maybe there never will be a "circle," and I'm okay with that, but it has been a hard year not having very many friends.
I have Peter, and he means much more to me than any friend, but I think our contentment with ourselves, coupled with a concentrated focus on wedding planning for our first seven months here, has really set us back in the social realm.
Peter keeps telling me that in the "real world," aka the non-school world, these things take time. I understand that, and I continue to be patient.
Lately I've been feeling more settled and a little more content with our social situation. Sure, we still spend most weekend nights cuddled up on the couch together, but that's mostly because we're too tired/cold/lazy to do anything else.
We're getting to know more people from church on a more personal level. I've joined a book club and a running club (I will meet the members of both this week). I've become much, much more comfortable with my coworkers and I honestly really enjoy their company while I'm working.
It's taken us (me) a while to get to this point, but I'm willing to be patient. I have a feeling that it will all be worth it in the end. God has a plan for us here and I just need to let Him lay it out.
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