Andi

Thanksgiving break has finally rolled on in! For me this is the very first time I’ve visited home since moving in on August 15th. So to say the least, it’s been awhile…

I have mixed feelings being home. I’m so happy to be here, yet it no longer feels like home. Because besides my family, and a select few friends I still have in my hometown, pretty much my entire life revolves around Iowa City. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining! I LOVE Iowa City and the University of Iowa, to be honest it kind of saddened me to leave! Because of my hectic Hawkeye Marching Band schedule I never had time to visit home, and the one or two weekends I did I found myself not willing to put in the effort to get a bus ticket home. So now that I’m home, it just feels weird…

High School was not the best experience for me, and I only retained a few friends from it now that I’m in college. That being said majority of my friends are now at Iowa, and their hometowns are still in the state of Iowa! So obviously I won’t be able to see them over this break. But even though I won’t see them for a week it’s nice to have a break to just sit and relax and not be running around at all hours of the day! My two homes are opposites of each other. Illinois is relaxed, and very familiar, while Iowa is new and different, and is bursting at the seams. It’s nice to have a little of both.

This Thanksgiving I’m most thankful for just being back “home.” I’m so thankful to be back with my actual family instead of my “band family.” I love them both, but it’s nice to have a break and to sleep in my own bed, and cuddle with all my pets!

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