I lived here for five years while I was in middle and high school. My family moved away from here, so it isn't even the "home" I visit for holidays, but it still holds a special place in my heart. It's a good six and a half hour treck from where I live now, but it's worth the drive every time. This is the place where I have a wonderful church, so many great memories, and friends who are practically family.
This weekend, I'm here for a special little boy's third birthday. My good friend Hannah's little people are a couple of my all-time favorites. Her almost-five year old daughter and I are especially tight (she'll be hanging out with me for a few days next week; I can't wait!), but it is her little guy turning three that we're celebrating today. It make me so happy that he knows me even though we've never lived in the same place. A weekend visit here and there with a few Skype dates sprinkled in are the ways we've bonded. Apparently it worked because yesterday as we were lounging on the couch watching a movie, he proclaimed, "Kristi, I love you." There is about nothing as sweet as those words unashamedly coming from the mouth of a little one.
I make it a point never to miss their birthdays, so every September and October (and other times as I make excuses/reasons to make the trip) I head north for a wonderful weekend in PA. I mean, tell me Buzz Lightyear isn't worth it!
They say "Home is where your mom is." And I have to agree with that. But you can have more than one "home," right? Cause I know I do. And this place is one of them. As I love to say: YAY PA!
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| My pretty Scout; my Buzz Lightyear, Jude; their mom, my PA sister-friend, Hannah |
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