Crazy how time flies. 10 days without a blog?
I leave for Panama City, Panama in ten days to start a new chapter in my life. I've spent the last week back home in little La Grande, in beautiful Easter Oregon with my parents and old high school buddies.
Coming home after seven years is always nice. Though its been eight years, a lot of the people and places haven't changed. Home remains home. It's nice to have that touchstone.
Some things I love about La Grande in no particular order are:
Ultimately though, my touchstones are family and friends. I've retained a core group of high school buddies with whom things never really seem to change.
One night we played Risk until the wee hours of the morning, like we used to back in high school. The only difference was we drank wine instead of pop and juice.
The next we went up to Indian Rock which overlooks the whole valley and watched the sun set while roasting marshmallows.
Those little moments are the threads that weave together the good life. I try to savor them every chance I get.
I leave for Panama City, Panama in ten days to start a new chapter in my life. I've spent the last week back home in little La Grande, in beautiful Easter Oregon with my parents and old high school buddies.
Coming home after seven years is always nice. Though its been eight years, a lot of the people and places haven't changed. Home remains home. It's nice to have that touchstone.
Some things I love about La Grande in no particular order are:
- The summery sage-y smell of petrichor.
It literally is the essence of summer. - The endless bounty of food in my parent's house.
Growing up my parents always hosted my friends, and always had a giant store of food on hand. People still just stop by and open the fridge without asking. That would annoy the hell out of me, but they seem to love. In the fridge right now there is: steak and mashed potatoes from last night, bowl of raspberries just picked, tamales and handmade donuts from Farmer's Market just to highlight the edible goodies. - Seeing random people I know.
I really liked my high school self. High school me was extremely friendly, optimistic, and friends with everybody. While I still try to uphold those qualities, I've found sometimes in life you have to make decisions that upset people. Seemed different back then. - Nell's In-and-Out
They make these delicious drinks out of soda, cream and who knows what else. They have names like Winnie The Pooh (my favorite) and the Skywalker. While I don't drink pop usually, Nells is my exception.
Ultimately though, my touchstones are family and friends. I've retained a core group of high school buddies with whom things never really seem to change.
One night we played Risk until the wee hours of the morning, like we used to back in high school. The only difference was we drank wine instead of pop and juice.
The next we went up to Indian Rock which overlooks the whole valley and watched the sun set while roasting marshmallows.
Those little moments are the threads that weave together the good life. I try to savor them every chance I get.
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