On Monday I'm going home for the first time since moving. For the first time since the spring actually. I've been looking forward to it of course but no more than usual which is not what I expected. I actually sort of forgot about the holiday and my travel plans; it sort of snuck up on me.
It sort of feels like being back in college, back in freshmen year or maybe second year. You're having so much fun and enjoying everything and all the new, different people you're meeting. But also it's around this time you're sort of getting over that particular semester. I guess in school it's also because finals are coming up and you’re ready to either end strong or just cut your losses with a class. (Note: your last year and arguably your third year -- yup, we speak UVA lingo on this blog -- this is not the case since you pivot and start to just soak it all up since you know undergrad will end at some point)
I think this is where I am right now.
I am ready for a change of scenery. For a break of my routine. Don't take this the wrong way (esp ATL friends who might read this!) but I am ready to start to MISS Atlanta.
I want to leave for a while, and not just one of the two weekend getaways I've taken, which have been both for wedding related trips. I am ready to get away, to see my family and my friends from high school, and then a few days in get completely over being in my parents' house and crave the day I return to Atlanta.
Sometimes you need to be away from something -- a place or a person or whatever -- to miss it and really appreciate it. At least I hope this is how it all works!
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