Life Setback

So... for the past 3 months we have been patiently waiting for my husband to get a job offer in Georgia so we could move back. They said it was going to happen. Recently we got some news that it might not be happening anytime soon. Some restructuring is going on so as of right now the prospect of it happening this year is "bleak"

I've spent the weekend kind of processing this. It's a let down for sure... neither of us like this place so we want to GTFO as soon as possible so we can settle in to a community where we want to stay long term. Now he did put himself out there to be transferred to Texas, which I am totally down with. I love Texas and feel it should meet our needs in terms of less clutter/people, more things to do outdoors, cheaper prices, and just... feeling more like home by being back in the south. We looked at some houses out there and we could literally own a mansion for the same amount that we RENT a mediocre 1970's house here. Not that we'd need a mansion, but still. And that's not to say things are shitty - we have good lives with alot going for us. I'm very thankful for that. It may be hard to understand for some, but we really want to settle into a place that we know we're gonna have long term. We moved alot in our 20's and my husband has worked his ass off during that time, so I think we deserve to settle in now. For 30+ we wanna drop anchor so we can focus on other stuff like me going back to school/starting a career and saving up for travel.

So we gotta figure out what to do about our house... sell/rent it out, and then we'd be buying again when we move. It's all a bit stressful.

I haven't run this weekend or been to the gym since Friday. Just mentally accepting that we're gonna be stuck here a bit longer. But I'm also trying to shift my mindset a bit. This year I haven't done much of anything because we thought we'd be moving. Well I'm tired of putting life on hold, so next month we're taking a vacation for our anniversary and I'm going to sign up for races again. This year won't be much, right now I am looking at a Spartan Sprint and a Savage Race at the very least. I think I need something to focus on and train for so I can rediscover my motivation to run, and I need to have the drive to do something to feel a little bit happier about the present situation.

So yeah. I am bummed about staying in Maryland for an indefinite amount of time, but I gotta make the most of it. We'll eventually get where we want to be, but in the meantime I can't let it get me down or stop me from living.