Some thoughts and discussions from me.
Going Back Home (So Weird)
Good morning!
Wow, it’s been such an emotional weekend. It’s been so wonderful seeing family and friends 😀
Kim’s baby shower went off without a hitch, I’ve spent lots of time with my besties and family, and I got to see my Bloomington BFF, Heidi.
Oh, and I think I’ve single-handedly accomplished this goal in a matter of three days, haha. This has been the only meal (even including breakfasts and lunches!) that hasn’t been eaten out at a restaurant:
Last night we cooked out at my mom’s house, and had burgers, steaks, rolls, slaw, and sweet potato fries. And dessert later after that!
Flying over from Denver, I knew and ecxpected it’d be great seeing everyone. What I didn’t expect was my reaction to seeing the town I used to live in and my old house. A little backstory: before I moved, I lived in Bloomington/Normal, which is about 45 minutes away from where I grew up. However, I spent the last 9 years creating memories in Normal – it’s been home. So when I got off the plane at Bloomington airport, it felt so…weird! I actually kept saying, “this is SO weird…I almost feel like crying for some reason. How weird!!”It felt like I was home after a long vacation.
Then we went to my old house (which is still on the market) and I lost it!
I was taken completely aback when the tears started to flow. It’s not like I was even sad, but I think I didn’t really get a chance to say goodbye to the house and all of the memories we made inside before we left in December – I was too excited to move to Colorado! It kind of felt like I got closure on Friday night when we pulled back out of the driveway.
So weird.
Have you ever moved away from “home,” and then come back to experience crazy emotions?
aka – am I insane here? 😉 haha
Sidenote: I had an entire blog post written up yesterday about hiking the trails at Mount Sanitas, when my computer died on me. I’m all no big deal – since I’m at my parents’ house, I’ll just use my dad’s charger to his Mac Air. No luck. Apparently Apple feels the need to change chargers for every single model available for every single product it sells. So that post will be up when I get back home to my charger 😉
Ive so so so been there and experienced that.
at 44 going home is like….going to a new place.
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I’ve moved around alot but in the same state and I still miss parts of my old house. I think it’s much harder when you move very far away because you can’t go back to your favorite spots as often.
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I definitely felt super weird the first time I went home to Oklahoma, and still do with each subsequent trip – but it gets easier. I didn’t even like living there, but I still feel a surge of love and longing for it when I’m back.
I’m glad you’re having a good visit!
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I think that’s totally normal. No matter how excited you may be to be in a new place, it’s always hard to come back to the place that really feels like home!
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I’m totally with you on this. I moved down to Florida a few years ago, then my parents came so I no longer have any ties to my old hometown. I visited about a year ago and lost it when I drove through the old streets and place I used to hang out with friends. It’s definitely hard remembering all those memories.
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I’ve gone back to see my old house in California a couple of times, and I cried each time. They painted the house and redid all the landscaping my dad did by hand. I still tell my hub that my ideal house is that one..:(
You’re so not insane! A couple of years ago my mom sold the house I grew up in. A few months later we attended a party at a former neighbor’s house (it was a super tight knit neighborhood,) and the current owners of our house were there. They invited us up the street to see the house, and it was SO weird. It almost felt like a bizarre dream where someone else’s stuff is in your house. I didn’t go upstairs because it would have been too weird to see other people’s things in our bedrooms!
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I’m glad it was a great weekend back! I know it’s surely sad to see the old house, but at least you still get to experience everything else when you visit family! I’ve been a serious roamer since college and there aren’t many places that I’ve stayed at for longer than a year, but the place I’m at now? My first big girl apartment in the city? It’ll be hard to say goodbye to it and my roommate (she’s moving to Boston- boo!) because it was my residence during quite a few large life-changing events. Sigh… Be happy that it happened kind of thing, I guess?
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My parents have lived in the same house since I was born, so I imagine I’ll get the same feeling if they ever leave it! I think ‘home’ is always where we grew up. I live about 45 minutes away from my parents and their house will always feel like home to me!
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oh yes, i can totally relate to your feelings! when i moved to utah and visited home (in phx) for the first time, it was definitely an emotional experience. we created lots of memories there, so i think it’s totally normal. i’m glad you had such a great weekend though!!
maybe that’s God’s way of giving you closure, and just when you needed it. Always hard, but bittersweet!
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Going “home” is strange! We “moved” to Tennessee for a summer, started the kids in schools at the beginning of fall and then moved back home. It was not the right time or the right place. I’m still sad about leaving there even though I love my home and where we live. The emotions are definitely mixed on both sides of that move. I’m glad you had a great weekend! Hugs to you friend!
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I actually haven’t been home like this since we moved, but I bet it would be just like you described it. We have renters in the house now and I almost don’t want to go back, it would look so weird!
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I had the same type experience whenever I went home to Tennessee for the first time after moving away! It is all so surreal! I’m so glad you are enjoying your time though and getting to hang out with friends and family!
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You are SO not insane. I think your reaction is completely normal! I know that I will lose it when we go home from the first time. It’s all just bittersweet! It’s hard to leave people you love and places that you have made such great memories. But, knowing that you feel good to get back “home” to Colorado tells you where you’re really supposed to be. 🙂
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yes! whenever we go home and see old friends or just be with the old stopping grounds … so many different emotions pop up, crazy how that always happens.
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Oh man – SO not weird…It’s such a transition and making memories in a place and being attached to people and homes means a lot! I’ve made a few of these quick transitions and even if I’m not sad, I’ve learned that the way I process is by crying – so often my tears flow. 😉 Glad you got to be with friends and family! You are most definitely sane. 🙂
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I only live 2.5 hours from where I grew up, but I hardly go back, it is like a time warp when I do though. I am always like, why’d they get rid of this place and why is this place still here? haha very emotional, but always ends up confirming my reasons to leave.
I remember when I moved to CA then returned to IN the first time, it was NUTS! I couldn’t believe how green everything was. And the feeling of being home after 9 months away was crazy. I think I cried too! Glad you had a nice time!
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awww what a fun weekend! and you’re TOTALLY not crazy! i think its perfectly normal – i mean i’ve never gone through anything but you moved so fast and picked up your life and left so of course its normal to feel these kinds of emotions! the best part is that you have people you love in both places and you can always go back! xo