Be it ever so humble…
It’s amazing how a vacation, a time away from the everyday, can cause a reevaluation of your current situation.
I’ve written numerous times about my mundane existence… about the monotony that is my everyday, my routine. Barn in the morning, work, barn at night, run/workout (when I can motivate myself), before finally tripping home for dinner and diving headfirst into bed.
But after 8 days in that fantasy world where I have no cares, no responsibilities, and time to read to my heart’s content, I found myself more than ready for my routine… I felt adrift… bored even. Not that I didn’t have a wonderful time… spending time with my sister and my 3-week old niece was priceless… but the feeling I had when I looked out the plane window and saw Madison… it was euphoria. I was home. Even simply arriving in Milwaukee to catch my skip-n-a-jump plane to Madison overwhelmed me with emotion. It was heaven just to be in my home state again, where I knew I could be home within 2 hours driving if necessary.
Home to my family and my friends and my dog and my house and my horses and everything that matters most to me in this world…
Words just can’t describe…
Glad you had a good time, Katie, and some time away, even if just to read, for awhile…
Sometimes I don’t see you for a week when we live two miles apart, maybe less.
But damn if I didn’t know in my bones every day you were gone.
I’m even annoying my*self* saying this but I am just really bloody glad you’re home.
I know this feeling well…:) Good to have ya back.
Welcome home girl! I’m glad you had a good vacay!
Well, I signed up just so I could say:
Very glad to have you back.