HOME!

I'm on spring break this week. It's incredible...I honestly think spring break may be the best timed of any school vacation. It seems like everyone was really ready for it--this Friday at William & Mary was a happy place to be. I was no exception, and was very excited to drive myself and my friend home before I left the next day to come to STL. The car ride was highly exciting, because we were both in really good moods, and I was highly caffeinated (Diet Coke & coffee both within an hour). I also spent almost all of Friday listening to O.A.R., including the song "I Feel Home", which pretty much describes how I feel about my family and about Richmond in general. I got to live the song when I went out for pizza with two of my best friends Friday night...it's always incredible to be home.

Saturday morning my grandma and I woke up at 4:30 to drive to the airport, which was worth it as soon as I got home, before my brothers had even woken up. Being at home is great for a number of reasons: I don't feel the need to constantly use hand sanitizer and Lysol everything, my mom's cooking...even being able to get a drink of water from the kitchen in the morning.

Being home is a unique phenomenon. There's really no substitute for it. But moving halfway across the country has taught me that it's really not being the same place you grew up. There's no doubt, familiar places and people are really important, and really fun. But what's really important is being with your family. A place isn't "home". People are.