I Heart Washington, DC
It recently occurred to me that I've never written about living in DC. Sure, it's been the backdrop and setting of every post for nearly four years, but never the sole focus, which is a real shame. I never envisioned even a small part of my life's story taking place here. I'm fairly certain if you told 12 year old Sam that she would one day be making her home in the nation's capital, she would gag (negatively). How odd that I am here and not my elected politician brother! Throughout my childhood and teen years, I had grand dreams of living in New York City and embracing a fast-paced, ever-changing, city life. Broadway shows, Central Park, and skyscrapers all being part of my day-to-day. Instead, after nearly 100 job applications and only two interviews following my college graduation in 2022, I found myself packing up bags to move to Washington, DC. Well... Arlington, VA, but I only lived there a year before I deemed it not my vibe and repacked my bags to go over th...
