I'm Leaving on a Jet Plane

It seems our path may be changing.
It's to be expected. We are two people, who lived very different lives many miles apart prior to the coming of this relationship.

He spent more than 30 years in that house on the hill with the unimaginable view of Honolulu and the endless ocean.



I've always been here... in Sacramento... with little desire to spread my wings and fly away.

Because of his unselfish willingness to help our new relationship mature, Phil made the decision to leave his home, family and friends to be with me in November of 2007. What a sacrifice! He loved me enough to leave everything he'd ever known to be here with me.

Now that he's asking me to do the same thing, I'm having to face one of my greatest challenges. After six years, I will be leaving a company who has treated me impeccably and given me all the opportunities I needed to succeed. I will be leaving my friends... some of which I have loved for my entire life. Most of all, I will be leaving my family. My father, whose health hasn't been the greatest these last couple of years. My mother, who is my biggest supporter and fan. And my sister... my absolute best friend and the mother of my precious niece.

Despite the fears that I have about putting myself on that little bitty island of Oahu, I think I'm ready for the challenge! It's not every day that you get the opportunity to move to Hawaii. Any sane person would be thrilled! I'm not quite so sane. Admittedly, I'm a nervous wreck.

But the rewards will be worth the sacrifice. I will have the opportunity to live in his world for awhile. To spend endless evenings with my future in-laws, who I have come to cherish and adore. To be around his friends, who are some of the most incredible people I've ever met. And to live life the way he'd live it.

Maybe we'll rebuild that big house on the hill. And maybe we'll love it and it'll become our home. Maybe I'll finally feel like I belong somewhere. After all, anyone who knows me, knows I'd wear little spring dresses and flip flops year round if I could. Maybe Hawaii is exactly where I belong.

It's hard to tell at this point, but I am sure that I'm ready for the challenge. I'm ready to show my soon-to-be-husband that I am willing to follow him to the end of the earth and back. He is my home. As long as I'm by his side, I will be safe and secure and the happiest girl in the world.