It's been a while since I've posted. Last week I took a little road trip up to Delaware, stayed a couple days and then stopped to stay in Alexandria a couple more before coming back home. It was a lovely trip away...I had time spent with friends, birthday celebrations shared and as well as monument viewing. That being said, it was still a bit tough to return home. Not because I don't love this place into which I'm settling, but because I'm simply not used to "returning home" alone.
You'd think it would be just the opposite...that time away would have reinforced this as my new home upon return. But nostalgia is quite a powerful force in my mind and heart. I remember the family trips and getting back, opening up the house, firguring out what we needed in the fridge (or to eat for dinner) and once again finding our rootedness as a family in that familial abode. It's definitely a learning experience for me, to be in the now, to enjoy what I enjoy because what I've created around me is a pleasurable expression of who I am. And to do this without attachment to the past. Easier said then done, but I do what I can to work through it.
And so, here are some pinholes of my current surroundings...the river to which I love to walk and the stately yet rustic trees that ever surround me.
Comments