It’s my Kansaversary!
Five years ago, I made the very long drive from Los Angeles to Wichita (with pit stops in Santa Cruz and Sacramento). I don’t recommend attempting to tackle such a drive in one shot. I especially don’t recommend the part where I was stuck at a gas station in Denver at 4 am, listening to my then-boyfriend sob while I contemplated turning around and heading back to California, but that’s an entirely different story.
But oh how things change in five short years. I’ve made some awesome friends. I’ve had some pretty great jobs. I moved into a cute house. I became a dog owner. I wrote a dating column. I met a dude. Frankly, Kansas has been good to me.
Plus five years happens to be the longest relationship of my adult life. I think we can all drink to that.
