Yes, I have utterly enjoyed:
-knowing my whole neighborhood because I see them that Sunday at church.
-being familiar with the town or even the state of Utah like the back of my hand.
-feeling safe to go anywhere by myself {although duh, I know things happen everywhere}.
-walking across the street to church and having a church building on every literal corner {i will admit, i thought that was almost embarrassing as a teenager}.
-having my family and close friends all at my fingertips.
-familiar faces at my University.
-having a small town grocery store seconds away
-seeing at least 3 temples in sight.
I lived in a bubble.
It sounds funny but it is strange to think that there is a world outside of it. There are places where people would laugh at the way I used to live because that does not exist where they live. I am grateful for my bubble. But I am more grateful for my husband that took me out of it temporarily to experience something new.
It is scary and will take some getting used to but for the 5 days I have been here, {ha}
I have utterly enjoyed:
-not knowing a soul.
-seeing a new face everywhere I go.
-not knowing where I am even if I was just a street away from my apartment.
-that feeling of uncertainty even taking the laundry downstairs wondering if I am safe. {disclaimer: I live in one of the safest communities in GA. Probably just the Law & Order talking. I have got to stop watching that}
-driving 20 minutes to church.
-skyping the friends I left behind and wondering who the new ones will be.
-making a trip out of going to the temple.
Here is to new things. New experiences to still keep my bubble, but maybe widen it a tad.
Now if only I can figure out how people are even wearing the clothes on their backs!
Humidity + a literal 106 degrees = I'm too hot to even think of what that could equal.
I LOVE the blog! It would be cool if you could put your own picture in that bubble :) But I am so excited that you are appreciating this experience right off the bat. When we were in Virginia we were consistently having experiences that were so NOT Utah that we decided to keep a special list of things that we called "Only in Virginia". It became quite a comical list. But it could easily have been called "What you WON'T see in Utah". The blog will be a good place to record those "interesting" differences.
ReplyDeleteI just love the pictures of you two when little. That picture of Shaun just takes me back...And I MISS my little Shaunzie!
I noticed you said your husband took you out of the bubble "temporarily". I got a little laugh on that. Of course, I already knew you would want to come back to the bubble, as did I. Funny how we want to know what's in other people's bubbles, but then when we've had enough of it, we want to get back into the one we started with. Why wouldn't we...See how happy the girl is in her bubble; I bet she's never left it, or ever will.
I am going through the same thing. We've been in DC for two months and I'm finally getting use to being away. I agree with you it's more comfortable being in the Utah bubble. We feel the most at home when we go to church! Have fun on this adventure!
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