It's good to be back. It's good to be gone.

The past few months have held a lot of new/exciting/life-changing things for me:
-fell in love again
-quit my job in CA
-took my first real vacation--EVER
-moved to Houston

That's it in a nutshell pretty much. My old company has been doing some things both locally and on a corporate level that don't sit right with me, and when I got the offer in Houston for a ridiculously large salary and the exact job I want, I realized it was time to go. Ultimately I want to work out of the country, and all paths abroad in the Oil and Gas industry begin in Houston.

The divorce stuff is becoming more final, and it really was just time to leave Southern California. After being there for 8 years I think I'm ready for something new and different.

Another nice thing: for the same rent that got me 800 square feet in Long Beach (with no parking, no yard, and evil construction crew that drop things on my car from the 15th storey) I have 1900 square feet out here, with off-street parking, a yard, and a front porch.

The downside: the man I've fallen in love with is a Long Beach local, and not able to come to Houston with me--yet. We're scheming to get him out here, and in the mean time trying the distance thing.