Question: Why Did You Move To Arizona

Why did you move to Arizona? If I hear this question one more time I might start charging people for the answer, because I would possibly make next months rent if I charged. Sometimes one answer just does not seem to suffice, so I could create a two-for-one special off multiple answers.

When someone moves do not ask them why, because for a person to actually uproot themselves from the only place they called home for 28 years, more than likely the answer to this question requires a trip to Starbucks for a two hour conversation over a Skinny Vanilla Latte (or a glass of wine and some mac-a-la-truffle if a Starbucks of this class appears in your neighborhood).

Why I moved could be answered in the following ways: Live on my own, gain independence, hang with my bestie and her baby, ran away from Mr. Heartbreaker who conveniently contacted me before leaving (I say conveniently, because a giant flashing neon sign that reports “SHE IS MOVING ON FINE WITHOUT YOU”, makes him feel suddenly compelled to wonder how you are doing...typical male move), felt stuck in a rut, wanted to try something different, excited to not know what will happen next week or a month from now, complete freedom to do whatever I want, finally gaining control of my own destiny…need more, because now I might start charging.

 Along with the reasons above, moving to a completely different place requires a multitude of ways to answer, “Why did you move to Arizona?” At the beginning of the week, the millions of reasons why I did move clouded the real focus of my move to the land of the scorpions.

After attempting to register my car for Arizona license plates (that sh#$ cray…peace late Cali), I called my dad to talk about the experience. I felt homesick a little bit all week and my dad said a few short words to me about everything, “Forget about all the people and things going on out here in California. Remember you went there for a purpose to write and develop yourself. Don’t lose site of why you are there.”

Although the list of reasons I moved could fill up an entire hour interview with Oprah, I pretty quickly stopped being homesick and felt excited about the million answers to why I moved, and especially about the answer at the top of the list.

Question: Why did you move to Arizona?

Answer: So I could follow my dream to write, and not because I love 115 degree weather…just sayin’.