Great Grandma, me, Mom, Grandma
Homesickness has finally hit, and boy has it hit hard. I know, you are probably thinking "but Whitney, you bashed on Arizona for years... claiming you would never return once you left the desert." It is true. I did. I am ashamed. I caught myself talking to two different people within the span of about 30 minutes about how much I miss home. When the first victim of my bantering passed by while I was carrying on the same conversation we had shortly before with someone else, I was embarrassed and hoped she didn't hear me. She was probably thinking, jeez girl, get over it. Well I am not over it!
It might be that I have completely lost the memory of the intense heat (weird how quickly it fades). Or maybe the fact that the holidays are slowly creeping up. Whatever it is, I want to go home. I want to see my freakin nephew, who doesn't even know me and wouldn't recognize my big bulging eyeballs if they were popped out in front of him! Sigh...
I also miss things like Sunflower Market, highways that have exits every mile or so and also have on ramps at the same place as the exit, streets that either take you north-south-east or west, and the light rail. I really got used to her convenience last year.
It has only been 3 months. I need to suck it up and stop thinking about it! But, I will tell you, it definitely makes you appreciate your family and friends. And at least I will know what it is like to live somewhere else...cause everyone wants to know that, right?
they opened a Tempe Farmers Market on University where that artist guy had his shop that dad used to go to.
ReplyDeleteWeird! Is it good?
ReplyDeletewe all miss you too! whenever you get homesick just think about the experience you and josh are getting to have while you are living in TN. you are going to a great school and getting to experience another part of the country. you can move back as soon as you are done :) lately i have found myself wishing i had the chance to move somewhere else but i know if it came down to it, i would chicken out. i look up to you for taking that step and moving somewhere you didn't know anyone and away from your family. hang in there girl!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ash! You are a sweetheart and it means a lot.
ReplyDeleteIt sucks because no matter how much you like a place, if you don't have family and friends it seems lame!
We all miss you here! Just hang in there and enjoy your experience while you can. It is not like you will have to be there forever, you are just taking an extended vacation. Enjoy your time alone with Josh & little Lola!
ReplyDeleteI know what it is like to be home sick. I just moved like a mile away from my parents and I call them every second & go to their house practically everyday. I remember when I was in High School I was dying to move somewhere else, but after growing up and buying a house in AZ I honestly do not think I could live anywhere else; well besides San Diego for a second home!
And I am still praying you can get a last minute plane ticket to AZ for thanksgiving. Just wishful thinking :)!