I'm officially a Chicagoan now!  Just signed my lease and picked up my keys.  Feels good to have a new place to call home. This is definitely a step towards better things.  Somehow, as soon as I touched down in Chicago, all my whiny, heart-break pain and shit just vanished from my head.  I realized how amazing it is that I'm doing this, making this move, and following my passion.  I probably never would have done this if I hadn't gone through all that crap this Fall.  I would be stuck in a little town in the south with the same handful of places to go with the same handful of people.  Granted, those people are really cool people, and those places are pretty cool too, but I know there are bigger things out there for me.  There is a bigger life waiting for me, and it begins here... now.  I guess I just needed to make a real move across the country to really move on.  Goodbye 2009, old loves, old broken hearts, old dreams.  Hello 2010, new chances, new experiences, new people, new passions!