Well, here I am September 1, 2015 and I can honestly tell you-- I don't think I will forget this day! Yesterday was truly a day filled with emotions, well let’s face it the past couple of months have been filled with emotions. But yesterday was a day for the books: laughter, tears, closure, and new life journeys. I accepted a brand new job in Maryland, said goodbye to (my last time) at the Chattanooga Courthouse and laughed instead of cried on my way out. Just call me Elle Woods! All I needed was Charlotte in my Kate Spade bag and I was there! This time it’s time for me to take the next step, and I hope you all can do it with me!
Throughout this journey, I suppose I never really committed 100% to Chattanooga because I was always looking at other career possibilities. Sometimes I thought I needed a new job or a new outfit or even a new car (oh yeah—I got that). I loved my job, but this past Monday I had a huge decision to make, and I decided the time was right for a change—a big change. Many times I have talked about throwing everything I own in my car, grabbing my dog, and running to Maryland. I am not running away from the town of Chattanooga, but I am putting Maryland in my GPS, packing my life in a U-Haul truck, and taking my butt back to Maryland. I have a new job waiting and this time I am not running because I am scared and I am not running from my past. I am taking my past with me in that moving truck, knowing that I have learned and grown from this experience. I have my pride by my side, and I am closing my chapter on Chattanooga, Tennessee. I can honestly say I won't be looking back.
Leaving Chattanooga will be something that might have been a long time coming, but I just couldn't let it happen until it was on my time. Some things I will always remember: I got my driver’s license here in Chattanooga, I moved into my first apartment, I laughed, I cried, and I made some amazing new friends who I call my family. I am also leaving behind: a bad break up, people that I used to call friends, three court dates in which the real truth was heard, and my Taylor Swift tickets (a little bitter), but I know this has to be the right step for me.
I hope you all are ready for an emotional and laughter-filled journey with me as I take this next step and travel back to Maryland. Oh--it will be filled with many tearful goodbyes and tearful hellos. I am assured of an adventure because Charlotte, the diva dog, and I will be living at home for a couple months (OH JOY!). I will surely keep you updated, so . . . stay strong, pour yourself a robust drink, and remember, “You will always find you way back home.”
So much love,
Molly Francis.
Throughout this journey, I suppose I never really committed 100% to Chattanooga because I was always looking at other career possibilities. Sometimes I thought I needed a new job or a new outfit or even a new car (oh yeah—I got that). I loved my job, but this past Monday I had a huge decision to make, and I decided the time was right for a change—a big change. Many times I have talked about throwing everything I own in my car, grabbing my dog, and running to Maryland. I am not running away from the town of Chattanooga, but I am putting Maryland in my GPS, packing my life in a U-Haul truck, and taking my butt back to Maryland. I have a new job waiting and this time I am not running because I am scared and I am not running from my past. I am taking my past with me in that moving truck, knowing that I have learned and grown from this experience. I have my pride by my side, and I am closing my chapter on Chattanooga, Tennessee. I can honestly say I won't be looking back.
Leaving Chattanooga will be something that might have been a long time coming, but I just couldn't let it happen until it was on my time. Some things I will always remember: I got my driver’s license here in Chattanooga, I moved into my first apartment, I laughed, I cried, and I made some amazing new friends who I call my family. I am also leaving behind: a bad break up, people that I used to call friends, three court dates in which the real truth was heard, and my Taylor Swift tickets (a little bitter), but I know this has to be the right step for me.
I hope you all are ready for an emotional and laughter-filled journey with me as I take this next step and travel back to Maryland. Oh--it will be filled with many tearful goodbyes and tearful hellos. I am assured of an adventure because Charlotte, the diva dog, and I will be living at home for a couple months (OH JOY!). I will surely keep you updated, so . . . stay strong, pour yourself a robust drink, and remember, “You will always find you way back home.”
So much love,
Molly Francis.