Home Sweet Home

While it wasn’t nearly enough time to spend at home it was definitely great seeing everyone during the short amount of time that I was able to return for a visit.

After being away for a little over a year the first thing I noticed was how big, developed, and foreign everything appeared. It was a funny feeling to drive down very familiar roads only to see very unfamiliar sites. At times I thought to myself that this is what getting old must feel like.

It was comforting, on the other hand, to see friends and family just how I remembered everyone being. And it was cool too being able to pick back up with everyone just as if I had been home the entire time. I was reminded that while all of us may change as we grow, and flutter about through our lives chasing various ambitions, it's the relationships that connect us together as people which generally stay just about the same no matter how much time has passed. I like this about us.

Needless to say it was fantastic spending time with everyone! I didn't know it was possible to squeeze in so many visits with so many people in such a such a short amount of time, but we pulled it off.

I'd like to close this entry by saying thanks to mom for the ice chips while I was sick in bed to dad for a hearty American breakfast on my last morning at home to Logan for accompanying me to Atlanta and for the good talks we had in the car along the way to Clara and Jacob and Kristen for lots of food at Qdoba to Greg and April for grilled pizzas and Guitar Hero to Banner for eating my souvenirs to Katie for picking me up at the airport and playing Speed Scrabble with me at Borders to Jenny and Julie for ice cream at Pied Piper to Sue for falafel and hummus to Georgia for coffee at Fido's and chats to Mr. C for treating me to an Italian dinner to Raleigh for showing me around the Opry gift shop to nanny and poppas and family for Saturday lunch to granddaddy and family for lunch on Sunday to Jason and Kirstin for an evening at Gold Rush, to Carrie and Bethany and French friends for talks on the balcony, to Amy G. for lunch at McAllister’s to Dr. G for a beer at Aubrey’s to Anna for catching up over Mediterranean and to Mr. Duncan for a quick chat at Great Clips. . . and if somehow I managed to leave you out of this inclusive thank you list then please know that I am thankful for you too. Finally, enjoy these pictures of my trip. Cheers!