S.O.C.K.S: Home Sweet Home

You know the saying, “You don’t know what you have till it’s gone”? Yeah I definitely experienced that this last weekend. When I first left for college, I thought for sure I wasn’t ever going to miss home. And for a while that mindset worked. I went to college and have loved it ever since. But as I Skyped a friend back home, he kept teasing me about coming home. I kept brushing it off and telling myself that I was fine. But it was too late. The seed had been planted. So the search began. Here at BYU-I we have what’s called a ride board. (I think it’s pretty self-explanatory so I’m not going to go into details). I kept checking it every few days to see if by some miracle someone was going to Spokane any time soon. And alas, I found a girl who was going home to Spokane and needed people to come with her to split the cost of gas. So wah-la! I called her up, asked her if I could come, and the rest was history.

The seven-hour drive really wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. We had great music and great company. I invited my roommate to come along with me and we had a grand ol’ time, including experiencing a near-death experience together and other fun adventures ;). So anyways, back to my original point. When we finally arrived, it all hit me at once. I really did miss home and I had just been stuffing my feelings in a small corner for the last two months. (I’m such a baby haha). I got to see so many people and a lot of family that I didn’t think I was going to be able to see. It was absolutely fantastic. The best part (besides the food and of course you Kole) was showing my roommate my hometown and my crazy, crazy family. I love you family! Buuut let’s just say I might not be bringing anyone else home for a long, long time…. I'm way excited for Christmas though! I'll be able to spend a whole two weeks home so if I didn't get to see you this time around, I'll see you then! And Santa will be coming and what's better than that?! (*Insert Buddy the Elf's scream of "Saaaaannnntaaaaaa!" here* If you don't know what I'm talking about, go watch Elf right now) Love you all!