I Went to Surprise My Husband at Work – But His Colleague Asked Me with Tears in His Eyes, ‘He Hasn’t Told You Anything, Has He?’
“Yes.”
“And don’t ask me to move yet.”
“Chelsea.”
“I’m not refusing Oregon. I’m refusing to be carried into it.”
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Days later, he asked if I’d visit Oregon with him.
I said no.
“I’m refusing to be carried into it.”
Then I changed my mind, for me, not him.
“I’ll go,” I said. “But I’m going to decide what this move would cost us, not just what it could fix.”
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Oregon annoyed me because I didn’t hate it.