AUTUMN.

Finding Closure in Alabama The Beautiful.

Our vacation has come to end. I feel a chapter of our past, our previous chapter has closed. We have been traveling for the past week, our destination; Alabama. CLOSURE was a key word we used throughout the trip. Since we moved in February of this year, we have so dedicatedly missed Alabama. I am going to admit, the first few months in Illinois were hard. We craved the familiarity, and change did not come so easily to us. It took awhile before we decided to give this place a chance. Strange, because for so many years, we wished, hoped, and prayed to leave Alabama. So when we planned a trip back, we were excited to see old friends, eat at our favorite spots, and reminisce of a happy past we all shared in Alabama. It reminded me of seeing a past love; you think back to a preview of happy moments in the past, you miss that old feeling you used to get, and in a way, you think everything will be the same, but in reality, you’ve changed and that’s not what you are anymore, that’s not what you want anymore. You’ve evolved. As much as we missed Montgomery, we realized not much was truly missed. We changed, and as we exited the state line; we said goodbye, we said this was no longer our HOME.

Since May, we have been steadily involved in our daily routine. For the past weeks, we have been truly exhausted. We took advantage of this week; Autumn at her grandmothers, Re and I enjoying some alone time in a place we've had so many past memories. We slept. We laughed. We talked. It was refreshing. 

We are home now. Illinois. Back to reality, back to into the swing of things. I've managed to find some time to blog tonight. School has been extremely stressful and the pressure is nerve-racking. Work is busy, and at times unpredictable. I know I'll have emails galore to look through tomorrow, as well as updates of whats going on in the organization. I have some pending opportunities coming my way, so I am looking forward to what the future holds. As always, I am hoping everything falls into place.