Home Part 2

Home with all the snow!

Back in Denver... where there is no snow, but it is plenty cold!  Though its good to be back, I miss being home!  This is funny, because if you read my blog about home, I have always had trouble being home.  But this time around it was different.  Maybe it is because I had written a blog about how being home is usually somewhat difficult and awkward?  Maybe it is because I didnt really leave my house the entire Thanksgiving break (since it was so cold and being on crutches in the snow suck)?  Or maybe, just maybe, I decided it was time to accept home for what it is... a beautiful place that provided me the foundation to become the person I have become.  That all being said, I should clarify, when I refer to home, I generally mean Kalispell Montana.  Not necessarily my parent's house.  I love my parent's house and feel as though it is a respite for my soul after months of slaving away at school or work.

This break I spent copious amounts of time reading curled up on the couch drinking coffee and hot tea.  This break, I decided not to think about school or worry about my knee.  This break, I watched more football than I thought possible and loved every minute of it!  This break was all about spending some much needed down time, relaxing and being with people I love.  I didnt have time to worry about the awkwardness.  I didnt have time to feel uncomfortable when I ran into someone I knew a lifetime ago.

Instead, I enjoyed the things that matter to me most- being with family, eating good food, reading, sleeping, making lefsa.  And though I still do not have an answer to why I get that awkward/uncomfortable feeling when I am home, I know that home is a beautiful place to be from.  And I enjoyed every minute of it.