I never thought the day would come when I would miss that Island in the Stinky South. Alas, the time has come. Nothing was simple there. Nothing. It felt like it took an hour to go ANYwhere even if it was five minutes up the street. The traffic was stupid. The people were dirty (and mostly stupid). Work was TERRIBLE. I will never miss anything about the job aspect. However......
The weather was fantastic, and so was the scenery. I think it was the organic flow of everything that made people love it there. Once I got used to the shops around town and found my way with that, shopping wasn't really that bad. And most of all, nothing was cookie-cutter about any of it--something I didn't appreciate until I was gone.
On a nice day like today, where it's slightly breezy and sunny out, I miss the beach. I have come to miss feeling like I'm a lone soul finding my way through the middle of nowhere. I miss the emptiness. I miss my yarn shop and my little kooky quilt shop (although my shops here are MUCH better...). I especially miss the fantastic thrift shops and boutiques. I almost want to say it's time for me to take a road trip to Savannah just to get some shoes! Why in a city that's so posh and materialistic can't I find any shoes??? It blows my mind.
I miss my duck pond and my weird little town home. I miss my great sewing room and listening to music in there! (I DON'T MISS the horrible street our neighborhood was on, though.) I miss knowing the codes to get into places and having connections all over town. I miss the May River and I definitely miss the quiet. Isn't it just how it always goes... You want change so bad for 18 months, and when it finally comes...well? Maybe it wasn't so bad after all. Places become different when you're only visiting I guess.
awww, That is kinda sweet in a weird way. It is just so true that you never know what you got till it's gone. I am glad you have some good memories of the armpit of the south, perhaps in time they will be what you remember instead of all the bad things.
Posted by: Amanda | April 03, 2008 at 11:28 AM