Midwest Homecoming

It was nearly Sept of 2005 and everything that I owned had either been packed up or was in the trunk of my car. I was about to travel from what had been my home for the past 11 years to go west. I remember reading a lot of Steinbeck and wondering what the California experience was really all about.

I went downtown to take in the views. The melodrama in me told me that this was perhaps the last time I will ever set foot in this city - even though I knew it wasn't true. It does make for more intrigue.

I'll be heading back to the Midwest soon. For Maria, it will be her first time. We will hit St. Louis and then make our way up to Springfield, IL and then on to Chicago. I can't express how much I'm actually looking forward to this. In a way its like coming home.