(a little) homesick

Yesterday I went to Curry, by myself. I went to see the Durham fam to take Baylee her gift. We got her some iTune gift cards. I think she was happy. I still can't believe she is a teenager. She is taller than me. Zac is getting big too. It hurts my heart a little that they are growing so fast, but it is also neat to see how big and smart they are! I love the Durhams and I miss them terribly.

I went to my parents' house after I left the Durhams. It was weird because no one was there. I got my TV to put in our bedroom and some other stuff for the yard sale. I went to the garden to get some "real" tomatoes. By this time it was about 97 degrees and I thought I was going to melt. I wanted to jump in the pool, but I was going to meet Beth. I made pictures of Mom and Dad's dogs. Sunny was scared of the camera, but Tip loved the attention.

Beth sent me a txt while I was on my way to Jasper. She had just read my blog and wanted to tell me she had taken the day off. We met at Subway to eat lunch and I got to see Olivia's nursery! The pictures on her myspace page don't even closely depict how beautiful her room is! I also got to see all of the stuff she got at the baby shower. I got to see her 4D video and pics. That was pretty much the coolest thing. We had a great time. I was glad we got to spend the afternoon together.

I was a little bit homesick when I left. It was weird because I have never really felt that way, but it hit me hard while I was driving home. I never thought I would be homesick for Walker County, but it happened. Weird. I think it is the familiarity and the comfort of knowing everyone at church and knowing every person that I see in the grocery store and living five minutes away from friends and family. I am not sure if that is it exactly, I am just guessing. I don't really know if anyone else would even understand, maybe Chris feels this way sometimes. I have also found since my mom got sick that I want to be around people that I have known for a long time, people that know me really well. I know we only live an hour and a half away, but sometimes I think, "Wow, we live an hour and a half away!" I am sure the feeling of homesickness will pass, or at least lessen, with time.