It is weird to me that in the same country, just hours apart, the weather can be so different. We are still sitting here in our normal 90+ degree days, while 10-11 hours up from us, they are now seeing temperatures hovering between the upper 40s to lower 70s for their highs. Looking at our forecast for the next two weeks, we aren't changing too much, there might be some precipitation by next week, but the temperatures will still be about the same. Indiana seems like a whole other world, from here.
Wife and I were texting her last night, and she is explaining to us how her plans are now to stay up there for at least a year, which is much different than what I thought was going to be. This now makes more sense as to why she wanted to take all her belongings when she left. Being that she had no vehicle, I kind of talked her into just leaving about half her clothes here at our house. To me, she was going to be gone for four months, so why take everything? Now, she is saying a year to a year and a half. She says she likes the company she is working for and as soon as she finishes her hours, she can turn around and start working as an employee making a professional's salary. I don't know how much truth there is to all this, but she could get the same deal down here, this might be her chance to live away from Texas, and if so, good for her.
She was telling us how she does feel alone, and she wishes we could go for a visit, but with Mijo being as busy as he is, there is little chance we are going to stop what we are doing and go for a visit to some state we have never been to. I guess it could be interesting to drive up there, and Wife even tossed it out that it could be fun to go during the first few days we are off for Thanksgiving. I would agree, but at that point, we are in the middle of wrestling season starting, and I know Mijo does not want to miss a tournament to go hang out.
She is still not even sure what her boyfriend will be doing. I asked her if his intention was to go join her, but I think that is still up in the air. He was telling her he would have to quit his job and start over. That is a hard thing to do, to just stop, relocate, and start over, not knowing what job you will be doing, but realizing that you can't stop for too long, there is always another bill coming due.
Like we told her many times, we could always help her here, worst case scenario, she could always move in with us to save money, she could always join us for lunch/dinner, if she was short on cash. Moving that far away, she basically decided to cut off any lifelines we could afford, she insisted on doing things her way, so all we can do now is hope it all works out.
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