The Weirdness of Home

Coming home from college has always been strange. It is moving from relative Independence back to dependence. One might be persuaded to believe that this is horrible and that the power to control our own destinies must be maintained for adequate person hood. However In some ways I think we were made to be dependant upon one another. No man is an island. So while moving back home temporarily may impede my ability to live however I want, and is tedious at times, I find it refreshing as well. I am in a place where I am loved probably more than any other place in the world, and that is comforting.

In my time with family back home we have made an effort to do some activities as a family. Some activities have had more avid support than others but ultimately we have managed to pull off some all inclusive events. One such event was our first ever annual mini golf tournament, complete with trophies. I was able to pull ahead on the back nine and win! Hence I now posses the ever popular green (well purple?) jacket offered as the prize! Perhaps in another 20 years it will come back in style :-)

My dad and brother are currently gearing up for a backpacking trek later this summer and my mother loves nature walks. Hence we decided to take a family hike as another one of our outings. Thanks to county's forest preserve, the local flora and fauna we had an enjoyable short jaunt through the woods. Dad and Bro got some great backpacking practice in and mom and I displayed our shutterbug tendencies.

So overall coming home has been weird, but mostly a good weird.