One of those weekends...

Last weekend was, obviously, epic. And as a result I have had a cold all week. Which is just freakin' fabulous. I'm apparently getting old...I had talked with some friends here about traveling somewhere this weekend, but for reasons to be addressed later, we did not. And since I'm leaving early Wednesday morning to head to Florida, staying in town and relaxing seemed like the best choice.

With that said, if I was back in the States there are three different places that I would possible be this weekend, and I can't help but day-dream a little about each.

Here are those places, in increasing level of "passion" or likelihood of my presence [I hope that makes sense]:


First

My parents are hosting a retreat for an organization they are involved with here, at their house in the mountains of North Carolina. While its entirely unlikely that I would actually be here, it doesn't mean I'm not thinking about it. Its an absolutely beautiful home and I love being there so much. How can you not with a view like this:

 

Second

This weekend is the Red River Shoot-Out in Dallas. And last year a group of us went up to Dallas to partake in the adventures of the Texas State Fair and then the game. It was a BLAST. We ate fried EVERYTHING [beer, margarita, cookie dough, chicken fried bacon, etc. etc. etc.]. It was a crazy adventure that everyone should experience at least once in their life.

Third

If I was in the States right now, it is pretty much guaranteed that I would be here:

In Death Valley. Watching the Gators play the LSU Tigers. I would have spent last night partying in New Orleans with my best friend:

Then this morning we would have headed to Baton Rouge to party with my aunts and then go to the game.

GO GATORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But instead I am here: 

Yep...its cold and rainy. This is why we decided not to travel this weekend. Its cold and rainy all over the continent. 

Now a little note. As I mentioned earlier I am heading back to Florida on Wednesday, and I couldn't be more excited!! With that said, when I originally was planning for this trip, I assumed that I would be very homesick at this point in my journey. It was about the 5 week mark of my time at Cambridge that I really starting to crave some familiar "Americana." But that hasn't been the case this time around. I mean obviously I miss Josh, my puppies, and my family. But I get to talk to them daily and often do so through video chat, so that I can see them. In Cambridge I would just check my email once or twice a week, so there was much less contact. I was also much younger. 

The moral of this whole post is, while there are time I think of my life back home and what I would be doing if I wasn't here, I think coming here was one of the best decisions of my life. I am having an absolute blast. So while I'm excited to get to go home next weekend, I don't need to in the same way I thought I would. 

I hope you are all having a great weekend wherever it is you are. And GO GATORS!!!!