When I sat down at work to start on a reserve for a jumper, the only album that came to mind to work to was A Study in Her's "Another Year in Philadelphia." As the first wisps of sound crept through my speakers on my laptop I could only reflect on where I came from and where I am at now. Philly will always hold my heart, 215 till I die. I may not be the biggest sports fan, but Philly teams are always such a wonderful ride to watch from the amazing wins to the astounding chokes (PS - Go Orange and Black!); however, the Philly that I left is not the Philly that is now. The places that I would go to play are different, as related by many of my friends that still occasionally make appearances. Many of my amazing friends have moved on to new places and I love the stories that they relate from their new adventures. I love the new places that I have gone, the awesome people that I have met and the new friends that I have made; they all mean the world to me and have helped shape me further, helped me grow as a person.
There are ruts that I have stayed in, others that I feel myself want to fall into, but I am just living life. Nostalgia for the halcyon days hangs heavy in my mind and heart, but I know that things have changed and always will be changing. The memories are what I will certainly always have, so I hope to keep making more and more every day of my life.
With that all said and done I wanted to leave a few songs off of ASiH's aforementioned album to help share the mood that I am in with my awesome friends; I love you all and miss you dearly. To my Philly friends: get ready for some getting down June 9th-15th. We gonna do it up PROPER!
Hey rory...
ReplyDeleteAs I write, I'm sitting in a house in West Philly, looking at the sun pouring in the window and planning my day. It's true true true- a lot has changed. But in the 7 years since I've been away from the mid-Atlantic, I've realized that Dorothy was right- there's no place like home. I can't wait to get back here to the mess that is this gorgeous city. So much has changed, but it makes you value what has stayed the same.
I remember after my first couple of years in Seattle, I had kind of the same attitude. Seattle was clean and pretty and exciting, so much going on, lots of good things like well-maintained parks and bike trails. Things were different in DE and Philly, things had changed. I had changed. But as time went on, I did a 180. I went right back around to missing everything about the Mid Atlantic and the Delaware Valley, right down to the bugs and humidity. So don't make any permanent life decisions, enjoy your time away. It's necessary for growth. But one day you might just wake up and see that change happens everywhere, and home is always going to be home. :)
-kitty