The Unexpected

There are all kinds a clichés about looking for something forever only to find it right in front of you. I guess that’s what seems to be happening for me. I moved to Ohio practically kicking and screaming, being here felt like the ultimate defeat: a life sentence to a purgatory of sweatshirts, fried food and corn hole (a game I still fully do not comprehend the joys of,) in Marion, Ohio. I would NEVER find a rewarding job or an interesting partner (at least one with a college education and all of his teeth.) But, as is often the case in my life, I was wrong.

Sure, I'm bankrupt and divorced, been fired from one job and working and equally unrewarding, albeit entertaining, one in the lingerie department of a small department store. BUT, I've been interviewing for the PERFECT job for me, and as disheartening as it would be if I were not to get the job, it restores my hope that I'm not doomed to an unfulfilling existence. And equally surprising, since I lost all faith in my ability to choose a partner, I've met someone pretty amazing. To my credit he isn't actually in Marion, but he lives close by in a slightly larger, but no more impressive town. I'm taken aback almost daily by his thoughtfulness, caring and concern.

I returned to Marion as beaten down by life as I have ever been and I found something truly unexpected--hope.