Once Upon a Time....

...a Texas girl traveled to Michigan for her GPhi twin's wedding.

Little did this Texas girl know that among the wedding cake, drinks, laughter, and lots of dancing, there would be a rather handsome boy with whom she would hit it off.

These 2 would keep in touch and soon the boy from Michigan would come to Dallas to experience the State Fair Of Texas and try Fried Frito Pie for the first time.

He had such a great time with the Texas girl that he decided to take her to one of her favorite cities.....Las Vegas!

This led to her traveling to Michigan to celebrate St. Patricks Day.

Not too long after this trip, the Michigan boy and the Texas girl decided that living this far apart was for the stinkin birds!  Michigan went out on a HUGE limb and asked the Texas girl to leave her beautiful home state and warm weather, and live in his beautiful state with not-so-warm weather.

After tons of thinking, praying, and sleepless nights, the girl accepted his invitation!  Whoa!

Sooooo.....there you have it folks!  I, a true Texas girl, cowboy boot wearing, 100 degree weather-country music-patio drinking-TexMex lover, will be moving to Michigan at the end of August.  This is by far the biggest decision I have ever made in my life and while I KNOW it's 110% the right decision it is still VERY bittersweet!  I have developed a huge love affair with this city, its restaurants, culture, nightlife, and people.  I have some amazing friends here and 2 jobs that I love that have both taught me so much!   While my family is not in Dallas, they are mostly in Texas so that will be tough being so far away.

I have always said that I would NEVER move for a boy.  Well if there is one thing I've learned in my 20-something years in life it's truly NEVER say NEVER.  Everyone has to make the right decisions for their life at the right time and I truly believe that this is what is right for Michigan and me.

To all of my wonderful friends here:

You guys are like family to me!  You have seen me through some pretty dark days and helped me celebrate some pretty huge moments!  I love YALL so much!

So stay tuned for my Dallas Bucket List and lots of pictures that will probably include as much queso and guacamole as I can manage before August (ya hear that Michganders-you have 3 months to get a good TexMex place)!