We live in Gino's hometown. Meaning, he's lived here since he was 5 years old. I am a military brat. Meaning, I never lived anywhere longer than 4 years. I've lived in Arizona, Panama, Texas (3 times, 3 different cities), California, Oklahoma, Ohio, Massachussetts... I think that's all of 'em. Going to college for my four year degree was the longest I stayed in one place- because it took 4.5 years.
So, what's my point? Well, it seems that most social things Gino and I do have to do with friends or colleagues of his. Now, granted, I'm a SAHM, so I don't have any colleagues that I see every day. Yes, there are plenty of SAHM that I am good friends with, and I would love to hang out with them more- but I'm afraid they're doing the same thing. Socializing with their spouse's peers.
I get the added bonus of socializing with one of Gino's friends that I see at a wedding shower... fast forward three years, and we get an invite to their two-year old's birthday party. I just have to ask- why oh why would you invite me and my family to your son's birthday party when I haven't seen you in three years- and before that, never??!! Or invited to a wedding of a friend that he knew in highschool, and hasn't seen since?? (15 years ago!)
I just don't get it.
So, I guess this comes down to this: this is my husband's hometown. He has childhood/elementary/highschool/college buddies that live around here. And they like to keep in touch. Which is sweet and all that....
Maybe I'm jealous. Maybe I yearn for that relationship with a deep or, at least long, past. Who knows. In the meanwhile, I'll try to get over myself and grin and bear it. Maybe someday we'll have lived here long enough (seven years so far) that I'll feel like it's my hometown. What makes your town feel like home to you?
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Kiddo- redhead, 7 yo, smarty pants, big sister, protective, creative and precocious
Spikey- 5 yo, lovable, silly, playful, hungry, car-crazy, and if he's too quiet than something in the kitchen is missing, great hair!
Fefe- This 3 yo is sassy, smart and sweet sunshine up to no good but her innocent smile will always have you believing otherwise...
Lil'Bird- At 1, she is smiley, cooing, running, dancing and still parties-all-night...
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Mi Familia
Hubbie- lover, humorist, attorney, writer and redhead
Kiddo- redhead, 7 yo, smarty pants, big sister, protective, creative and precocious
Spikey- 5 yo, lovable, silly, playful, hungry, car-crazy, and if he's too quiet than something in the kitchen is missing, great hair!
Fefe- This 3 yo is sassy, smart and sweet sunshine up to no good but her innocent smile will always have you believing otherwise...
Lil'Bird- At 1, she is smiley, cooing, running, dancing and still parties-all-night...
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words to inspire
Jozsef Cardinal Mindszenty (1892—1975):
“The most important person on earth is a mother.
She cannot claim the honor of having built Notre Dame Cathedral.
She need not.
She has built something more magnificent than any cathedral—
a dwelling for an immortal soul….
The angels have not been blessed with such a grace.”
3 comments:
First of all ... when did you start blogging again and WHY oh why didn't you TELL me?!
Secondly, like you for much of your life, I moved around a lot. I don't have any friends from kindergarten, high school, or most of the years after with whom I can talk, or even remember names, frankly. I have one pair of college friends that I still email occasionally (they are married to each other).
What makes this town feel like home is the community I have through my church ... which includes you and Gino, of course. :-)
It's mainly because my four kids live here, they are teens and twenties.
I just got to read this and sometimes feel the same way! My honey has lived here almost his entire life and most of his extended family lives here too. I have lived here 4 years. I must say that the community at STA and in the part of town we're in really helps. I go to a store and run into someone I know - just makes it feel more like home.
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