Going "Home"

The last couple of days or so I'd been in a funk. I don't know if it's hormones or what, but it hasn't been fun. Friday morning, before I'd even had breakfast, I could feel the funk returning. I immediately called my mom to see what her plans were for the day and if Gregory and I could go for a visit. That's one of the things I enjoy about living in the Houston area and being a stay-at-home-mommy. I can pick up and go visit my parents spontaneously- it's great!

The only thing I needed to get done was dinner and well, these days, if dinner is going to be made I have to start early during the day while he's napping. So I knew no dinner would be made. It was then that I decided to pick something up for dinner... Bar-B-Que! Once Gregory was down for his nap, I left him with grandma and grandpa and made my way down to my hometown, Angleton. That's where the absolute best Bar-B-Que is, Bo's! I grew up on this stuff, crave it regularly, and the sauce is so good I could drink it (I have eaten it by the spoonful).

Going "home" is just what I needed. It was so nice to drive into town while listening to 80's music, the memories came flooding back. On the way in, I saw a campaign sign for one of my middle school English teachers, she's running for the school board.

I also did a drive-by to our old house, the one we moved into when I was 5 and lived in til I went off to college (and then still off and on after that). You see, my parents found some people to move into/rent it two days before Gregory was born- I never got to say my good-byes. While I was driving up to the house, I got really nervous. I wondered if the residents would get upset seeing someone driving by really slowly and taking a picture of the place, so then I sped off. Later, I told my mom about it and she said, "oh yeah, they said if you and your brother ever want to go back, y'all are welcome!" Don't I feel silly. I do love that the "Give Blood" sticker I put on my window when I was in elementary school, is still there! Look closely at the arched window... see that little white sticker on the glass? :)

I'm feeling much better now. Wes got off of work early on Saturday, he was home by 2:00. It was nice to have some family time together.