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Saturday afternoon my sweet friend Melinda came to visit me! She couldn't have come at a better time...I needed a friend...someone to talk to...someone who understands...Thank you Melinda :)

One thing we talked about was moving away from our families...

I told her that I always call where my parents live HOME
I might say something like, "I'm going home this weekend!"

Someone once told me that I am home...where you live now is home...true it is...but I will always call where I grew up HOME...

I love my parents house...it's just so familiar...sure things have changed over the years but some things haven't changed like moms old everyday ware...the china cabinet...and the couch we've always had but its been recovered...

Afterall, I lived in that house from the time I was in 5th grade until the time I graduated college...so 1993-2007

Let me give you a little background tour of my life...

I was born in Gulfport, Mississippi...my dad's job was there...shortly after

we moved to New Brockton, Alabama...I commuted to Wee Care in Ozark, Alabama for daycare...

in 1987 we moved to Ozark, Alabama...I started Kindergarten...

in 1993...we moved back to New Brockton, Alabama...I went into the 5th grade...I commuted to school in Ozark until I graduated from high school...

When people ask where I'm from I have to give them a long explanation...because it doesn't feel right saying I'm from New Brockton...because then they assume that I went to school there...my friends are from there...I don't even know many people from there...And if any of my NB people read this I love NB but it's just not what I know...

funny story...
When I was in junior college we had to do an in class group project and she assigned my table and the table behind us to work together...well this guy that had sat behind me the WHOLE semester looked at me and said, "Aren't you my next door neighbor?"...yes, this is true someone I had lived right next door to for many years...crazy I know!

Now I live in Shipman, Illinois but we actually live closer to Piasa so close in fact our next door neighbors live in Piasa...If I tell someone I'm from Shipman they assume we live in town but we're far from it...

I know it doesn't matter but I just wish it was easy...

This year is my 10 year high school reunion...unfortunately I'm probably going to have to miss it because it's just bad timing for me...we will be coming home two weekends before...so, I don't know that I will be able to turn around and come home again...

I guess I need to learn by this quote

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS...truth be told my heart is here and there :)