As Sean Michael and I were going to Starbucks this afternoon, I just kept thinking I wish I were back in California. It is so different here, all green and lots of trees, and just a different feel to it than California. I know it is dry and gets hot in California and Fresno isn't the same town I grew up in, but not so deep inside I am still a California girl trapped in Virginia.
I mentioned it to Sean Michael and he said that was how he felt about NC, and that he liked the feel down there rather than here. Now personally I don't think NC is quite that different than here, but then again, I suppose it is. I know I wasn't happy the first year we lived here and it did feel different than NC, what with the faster pace, all the traffic and rude drivers, and just in general. I would have gone back to NC in a heartbeat back then, but eventually I got used to living here and while it isn't that bad anymore, my heart is still in Cali.
Being home for a month was really nice and I think had I been offered a job I might have just stayed. lol I think too just having a lot of people there that I know and love makes me want to go back, whereas I don't have that here. Yes I have a couple of friends here in Virginia, but I only get to see them sporadically as we all live miles apart and not just within a quick driving distance (especially when you factor in that dang traffic!).
Who would have thought at this age, and after living on the east coast for over 25 years now, I would be feeling homesick for California. They always say you can't go home again, but you know, I disagree with that. Because it always makes me happy to be there and wish I lived there again. And maybe, just maybe, I will.
In the meantime, I'll keep The Mama and The Papa's "California Dreamin'" playing in my head.
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