I have been feeling sentimental, nostalgic...maudlin of late. I think it is horrible to live in the past and always think what's done was so much better than what we have now. I guess we all have the tendency to look back and see the good and let the bad remain fuzzy. That said here is some of what I miss from former times and places in my life.
Tiffin, Ohio - born and raised and lived there the first 18 years of my life. What do I miss? Knowing everyone. Living in a town that I could walk to all of my schools, the library, church. I could ride my bike to the pool or my friends houses. The funny thing is that when I was young, I couldn't wait to leave. I thought my town was too small and boring and I longed for the bright lights of a big city.
Louisville, Kentucky - my young, making my way days. Honestly when I think of this time, I think more about all the things I should have been doing. I should have been going out more, making more friends, having more fun. I was a homebody when I should have been tearing it up. So Louisville, Derby, Derby pie, dogwood trees... still I never felt a part of the community here. I always felt like an outsider.
Jacksonville, Florida - my young married with small children days, struggling financially with a husband seemingly always on deployment. Still I made friends my own age who had children the same age as mine. I loved being a mommy when my boys were little, when it was story time, nature walks, itsy bitsy spider.
Patuxent Island, Maryland - My boys were still little but now there are three. Husband home a little more. Financially seemed to be getting things together. I started my home daycare so I was contributing financially to the household but was very chained to the home. This was a good time that I didn't appreciate at the time.
Weatherford, TX - my current - Someday I'll look back and miss these days too. That is hard to imagine now. I have been in survival mode for probably the last five years. I'm still kicking.