Wednesday And The Weepies

my parents both work at a school that has spring break 

*this* week

so yesterday they headed down 

(with my aunt rosemary) 

to chincoteague 

--you know, the place where the ponies roam =)

i think it's their new favorite vacation spot (lots of wildlife/beaches/ocean etc)

anyways, they were passing perilously close to south jersey and decided to brave the philly traffic and stop by for an hour!

i'm so glad they did--it was wonderful to see them and my aunt but soooo sad too!

i miss having them close by and each time i see them i think about how we're all getting older 

and 

how nothing stays the same for long 

and 

how i miss the days when we were in the same state

it's been 14 years since i've lived at home

it's amazing to me to think that i've been gone nearly as long as i lived there!

so many memories are tied up for me there

i'm thankful for today, of course, but every once in a while i can't help but 

remember yesterday

safe

quiet

peaceful

neighbor-less

traffic-light-less

farm-living

home-schooling

forest-traipsing  

barefoot-running

field of grass napping

horse, cow, chicken, sheep, pig, goat, geese, duck tending

hay baling/wood stacking

reservoir swimming

island camping

bike/4 wheeler/snowmobile riding

garden planting

rock picking

flower collecting

life