"There are no bad days in Austin"

Normally, I travel alone both on work trips and personal ones. I've done it so often I've learned to prefer to travel alone. But on our second work trip, my wonderful colleague became someone I could depend on and trust.

Normally, I don't let people in. Life has taught me that when you let people in, it just gives them more excuses to leave your life when something better comes along. But traveling with this colleague, we got to know each other and fast.

This colleague became the ying to my yang on this trip. When I had a moment of panic with thinking I had been glutened, she remained calm. My metaphorical glass is always half empty, hers is always half full. I am aggressive, she is totally laid back. Not going to lie, people like her typically annoy me. Yes, you heard me right, happy people annoy me. Not everything needs to have a bright side. But somehow...she's rubbed off on me. I find myself looking on the bright side!

Through this trip in Austin, again, when I thought I had accidentally eaten gluten, there are very few people I trust to help get me through that process. Because when I had gluten I have either crapped my pants or thrown up for hours. She knew this. And was totally prepared to roll with the punches. She would have to either insane or the greatest person on Earth. She's the latter.

With this trip, I learned to trust again. Something I haven't been able to do in a really long time. I can't tell her how much I appreciate her enough.