Moment of Realization

I had the bright idea to come home from work and start packing today. I wanted to start with the artwork so I would have time to patch holes and paint over the patches. As each piece of personality came down off the wall the house started to feel more dry and empty. I did not notice it at first, I was too busy carefully wrapping and placing them in boxes. It was not until I stood up and saw the stark white walls that a sadness set in. A whole long chapter of my life is ending. It is really ending. While I am so excited for the change, and no matter how much I say I hate Las Vegas, I am still going to miss it.
So many great things have happened in this town for me. I met Walter, I actually finished college, I worked inside a casino! I met and deleted so many friends. I learned so much about me and life that I cannot look at my stint in Vegas as a bad chapter, but an exciting part of my life! I learned to be poor. I learned to get what I want. I learned that sometimes what I want is really not what I want in the long run and to be satisfied with what I already have, because in many cases (the house) what I have is so far better than what I think I want. So many life experiences and education have come out of the past 11 years here, but it is time to end this chapter.
While my white walls scare me a little, and bring the reality that I really am leaving in 5 short weeks, they also excite me for the opportunity to fill new white walls I have yet to see. Viva Las Vegas! Viva Austin!