Awwwww the sweet taste of Irony

Something my sister said to me the other day just hit me like a brick wall....What is even better about this, is that it has been right in front of me all along only i am apparently to slow to catch on. She asked me "why do you always tell everyone you are from NY?" Fact, I was born in Albany New York, lived there less than a year, and other than one visit back have absolutely no memories of the place.....I always say it because, not only is it true, but for some reason my heart longs for the East Coast! Every time i visit it i fall more in love with it....As Ryan knows and is reminded often, we will be moving to the East Coast eventually.....but the question still lingers.....why is that my claim to fame...possibly because i may have been raised in South Dakota, but i do not love it, nor do i see its splendor anymore, and why is that......because i have never gotten to live anywhere else!!!! So for the countless times i have complained to Ryan about all the moving and travels his life has taken him on, and how boring and mundane my life is.....why did i ever drag my heels to move to India?????? I guess maybe it is that wanting and doing are two completely different things....To talk of a desire to get away from this place still leaves you in the safety of familiarity....no risk in dreaming of an adventure while staying firmly planted in the same place....it is easy to whine and complain about never getting to go anywhere or do anything, when you really aren't trying as hard as you could be.....

So it may not be a permanent move to the east coast......but seriously......WHO GETS TO GO TO INDIA!!!!!!! This is an even bigger adventure than i ever dreamed of! I cant seem to wrap my brain around that i am getting to experience something huge, a place that most of my American friends will never see and would probably love to go, and i get to live there and absorb all of its uniqueness!!!!!! I am really hoping that i don't wake up tomorrow and find out that it was all a dream, but i do wish i would wake up and see what is right in front of me......I ASKED FOR TRAVEL, ADVENTURE, AND EXCITEMENT.......WELL HERE IT IS!!!!!!!