11.08.06

So I’m back…

Posted in Fun Stuff, Moving on... at 9:57 pm by Lawrie

Europe was…many things.  It was good.  It was different.  It was tiring.  It was beautiful.  It made me want to learn French, German, Greek, and Spanish.  It’s ridiculous and awe-inspiring that there are buildings hundreds or thousands of years old still standing.  We saw what we went to see, although we didn’t see anything for long enough.  (Except perhaps the view from the Eiffel Tower.  Somehow, seeing Paris from the Tower isn’t the same as seeing Paris with the Tower in it.)  I took more pictures this trip than I think I ever have on a trip before, and yet I still feel like I didn’t take enough.  I look through my pictures, and I can’t believe that I was just there a few weeks ago.  It feels kind of like a dream, in some ways.  I know I should write more about it before I lose it all.  I know there is plenty more to write about.  I just don’t seem to have the mental energy to process what we did, what we saw.  I think the thing that struck me the most was just the people.  There’s a lot of people out there, many more than I see in my every day life.  I haven’t made put any of my pictures in a presentable format yet, but here is one to get you started.  (Yes, we found the church from my painting.)

But the thing is, I’m supposed to be moving soon.  Like this weekend (although that probably really means next week…).  I haven’t even bought a bed yet.  Or attempted to pack.  Or really started beliving that I am moving.  It’s not far, mind you.  Same town (same job, sigh), just my own space (well, including a roommate).  I think I’m looking forward to it.  I think it will be good.  I just don’t know how it’s all going to happen.  And I’m trying so hard not to think about it that it’s kind of hard to think about anything else.

And now it’s November.  The leaves seem to have changed while I was gone, and suddenly fall has arrived.  Thanksgiving is two weeks away, and then Advent and Christmas, my favorites of the seasons, arrive.  I’m really looking forward to Christmas this year, and I don’t know why.  Maybe it’s because I actually have a little bit of time to think about it (or I will, once I’m moved).  Maybe it’s because we’re having a lot of people over (for our family, anyway).  Maybe it’s because Christmas always gives me (or reminds me of) hope.  Whatever it is, I can’t wait.

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