I am enjoying Michigan but I think it mainly has to do with the guy that keeps me smiling on a daily basis. Though I grew up here I'm not severely attached to anything in Michigan. I've always been kind of out of place. From a young age I knew Michigan wasn't where I was meant to be for the rest of my life, it's not something I can really describe or pinpoint but it just never seemed right. For now Michigan is where I live but I don't really consider it "home" even though I've been back almost a year. My heart is in California and North Carolina. I can envision settling down in either of those states for a longer period of time and starting a family.
I MISS MY FRIENDS MORE THAN WORDS! Sure I learned how to develop friendships from long distance at an early age, Molly and I only had a few months before she went off to Olivet and I still had 3 years of high school left. But, after being at Olivet and establishing lifelong friendships, the type of friendships where time has no affect, where you can be completely transparent without being judged, where you know that if you really needed them they'd drop whatever they were doing and come even if they were states away, it's super hard to be away. Plus, it's been difficult to establish those same type of friendships here in Michigan, or any friendships for that matter. I spend most of my time on the phone, skype, or Facebook connecting with all of my friends from olivet who are spread all over, from Califronia, Oregon (that's you Kylee!), Chicago, Ohio (Amy!), and Missouri. Part of me wishes I could be closer to them but then maybe I wouldn't cherish their friendships as much.
And that's pretty much it. Happy Monday!
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