I'm dancing on sunshine!

I came back from lunch today to two e-mails from my new HR.  The first one was just responding to my e-mail from earlier in the day saying she would check on the status.  A few minutes later she had e-mailed back saying that they had received the approvals to go forward with bringing me on board.  She gave me three potential start dates and said she would forward a final offer letter as soon as I told her when I was able to start.

I have been bouncing off the walls ever since I got that e-mail.  I am ecstatic.  I have been waiting for this moment for so long I hadn't realized I had been holding my breath.

Y'all, I packed seven boxes tonight!  That is more than I have done since this whole thing started.  I've been so hesitant up until now that I haven't found the motivation to pack much since that initial weekend (even then I felt like I was holding back waiting for the other shoe to drop).  My kitchen cabinets are getting quite empty.

I am truly, really, incredibly moving to Atlanta!

This might sound crazy but I feel like this is a lifelong dream that I actually didn't know existed until last year.  I've never felt like a decision was more right than this one.  (Although how many major decisions have I truly made for only my own benefit?  That's beside the point.)

I'm not saying there won't be struggles.  This is my third federal office, I'm expecting strengths and weaknesses.  I know I'm walking into a hugely understaffed situation.  And Atlanta still feels foreign to me so I'm sure I will have my moments.

But it's just so exciting.  And I feel like it is going to be the catalyst to push me further in my growth.

I called my parents tonight even though I had talked to them only two days ago.  They expected my call.  And they noted the enthusiasm and joy in my voice.  They seem to know how this is only going to make me shine even more.

So I'm walking on sunshine today.  Pinch me, this can't be real!