I know I’ve been M.I.A. the past week. I went to D.C. for the weekend and have just been…tired…since I returned.
John and Sara's wedding was this weekend and I went back for the big event - and it was totally worth it, as I never doubted the wedding itself would be.
I did doubt, however, the wisdom in returning to my old home so soon.
I was anxious all week, and as the trip got closer my feeling of anxiety got worse. As I told several friends, I likened the trip to visiting the grave too soon.
I don't want to live there - but I do miss components of my life there - and I didn't want to have to say goodbye again to friends and the things about the city that I love. I dreaded Sunday.
But, I made it through the anxiety and had a great time. I got to see lots of friends and I went to several of my favorite places: Rosemary's Thyme for happy hour...my little 17th St., coffee shop for an iced coffee...shopping at H&M...etc.
It was so natural to be there! Oddly so, in fact. I felt like I was home from vacation from my new home. I guess that's what happens when you live in a place so long. I was there eight years. I've been in Cheyenne roughly eight weeks.
D.C. and I will always have a little love affair. We fell hard for each other immediately and very few cities will ever compare. Cheyenne and I don't have the passion for one another that D.C. and I did, but we're still on a first date feeling each other out.
I think this could go somewhere...
3 comments:
Oh, I understand EXACTLY what you mean. I never feel out of place when I visit DC.
Everyday I have pangs of longing for that city. I miss it so much. And yet, this is home.
Also - I wish I had taken pictures of the stupid little things I walked by everyday. Like certain street corners, Metro signs, the side of a building I saw every day.
It hasn't gotten better for me, and it has been four years since I lived there. *sigh*
Crap - it's because we didn't watch a movie Saturday night isn't it?
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