Have you ever had an experience where you did something not that long ago, you take a break from that thing, and only like two weeks later you think “remember when we used to do that”?
That’s a little how I felt today, though maybe more understandably. I left some items at my office when I left it (back in March) and I hadn’t been back for them, always thinking I’d be back after not too long.
Today I finally caved. I went to work at my office today and pick up the last of my stuff. It seems so unlikely now that we’ll be coming back, which for the most part I’m not upset about. Working remotely is one of the best things that’s ever happened for me.
I felt a little silly feeling all of the nostalgia for the office, as there really haven’t been a ton of memories here, but there have been some good ones. Maybe what made me most nostalgic was that I lived in my office for three weeks when I first moved to Austin. Some of the best weeks of my life, really getting to explore the city before I knew anyone who lived here. An interesting time in life for me to be able to establish new roots in a place I had never been before.
It felt strange. I had made a move once before to a place where I didn’t know (practically) anyone else there, but that was a mission training program and I basically had built-in friendships simply by living on the same mountain as them. Austin was a different ballgame. I was in one of the fastest-growing cities in the world, not knowing but one other person who lived here.
It’s crazy to think about where I am now. A huge friendbase here in Austin, a church that I love and connect to more than ever before, ministry that I feel God has specifically called me to, adventures to last a lifetime.
God has blessed me so much in the year and a half that I’ve lived here and I am astounded by all that He has given me. Coming back to the office today was a good reminder for me of the great God I serve and how thankful I am for all the experiences he has given me.