Sleepless in Austin ...

This is my last night in Austin ... Its about 3 am and I can not sleep ... In a way its good ... If I sleep now, I dont think I will be able to get up in time for the flight to Seattle ... But the thought that I am leaving Austin, makes me sleepless ! Believe me when I say, this did not strike me yesterday .. I remember a friend of mine asking me, 'arent you sad that you are leaving austin ?' and I couldnt lie .. I was not then ... as excited as I was, all I could think of was Seattle - Microsoft and new job and new people ... nothing else ! but now as the time to leave Austin is coming closer and closer with every clock tick I can feel that I am going to miss Austin - big time !

Its almost been 2 years in the 'Texas Capital' for me and in this short (or long ?) period, I have fallen in love with this amazing place .. Its the golden mix of everything which amazes me a lot .. Its not too big but at the same time, its not a small town .. Its not covered with freeways like Houston but at the same time, it doesnt only have 25mph roads like Pullman ;) ... Its got true Texans and also a good amount of desis ! It may not be a silicon valley but its got a number of big companies like Microsoft, Qualcomm, AMD, Dell, IBM, Connexant and many more... Its peaceful but it also gives you the world famous 'sixth street' to make all the noise you want !

Austin has a special place in my life as my first job started from here ... This is where I tested myself with the waters of professional life ! This place gave me great friends ! I think myself to be so lucky to have them around me !! For its beautiful hills, scenic trails, lakes, its tex-mex, lovely weather, its people, superbowl championship, longhorns worship & all the cherishable memories of two years & for everything, I will never ever forget Austin ! Such a small word - Austin, now means a so much to me !

Its funny, how when the end comes close, you start feeling wish you could have enjoyed it a little longer ! It always happens ! Suddenly 2 years start looking like such a small span ! Wish I had more time !! All I can say to appease myself is 'Dont be sad that it ended, Be happy that it happened !!' .. I am sure the life will move on .. I will be happy again in Seattle after a couple of days .. maybe overwhelmed with work, I wont have time to think about Austin a lot .. but tears somewhere inside my heart will evaporate without trickling down the face ... My heart will miss a beat somewhere... I will be sleepless in Seattle thinking about Austin ...

I will miss you Austin ! Hope you will miss me too !