REAL TALK: How to test your relationship? The answer isn't traveling together.

Ashwin and I moved down to Carpinteria in June after he graduated to be closer to his family and figure out the next chapter of our lives. We settled into his sister and her boyfriend's cozy converted garage, which was only a 5-minute walk from Ashwin's parent's house (we still always drove), and quickly started planning this trip. Well, we tried to plan. Ok, Ashwin planned and Itried. FINE, I DIDN'T DO ANY PLANNING THE FIRST MONTH BECAUSE I WAS FREAKING OUT ABOUT NOT HAVING A JOB, FRIENDS, AND ANYTHING TO DO. S**t got real.