As much as I love Seattle, lately everywhere I go my mind says…’awww, home…i miss home’.
You know you’re feeling homesick when everything around you reminds you of home. Not home here, but HOME in Kansas. The place that made me who I am. The small town, the farm, the quietness of it all.
Everything makes me long for home.
The smell of BBQ, the sound of airplanes, the boats on the lake, the flowers, the heat, the fresh produce, the sleeping with the windows open at night (although we have no other option here since A/C is mostly considered a luxury in Seattle).
It’s been about 9 months since we’ve been home to Kansas and even then it was such a whirlwind with the wedding. I think it’s always the summer weather that makes me long for some quality time in my hometown.
I see a flower and think of my grandmas, especially the irises, peonies and cannas.
Just down the block from our apartment is a neighborhood garden and everytime I walk by, I just want to forage the goods and eat them with my grubby hands (it’s strictly enforced that this is not an acceptable action, which i completely understand).
Every single produce item I see makes me yearn for fresh food from my dad & mom’s gardens. Yes, gardens, plural. I find it cute that they have separate gardens to grow their own veggies, fruits and flowers.
I see a patch of clover along the lake, so I pick a couple stems and eat the sweet flowers. I see classic Mustangs and just want to put the gas pedal down. I see boats on the lake and I want to jump in and go water skiing. Mom, I even saw a ‘yellow flower’ weed while I was out on a run, so I pulled it so the seeds wouldn’t blow your way 
Thankfully, we are making our way back home to Kansas in less than TWO WEEKS! Just when I need it the most. Alot of our time will be spent in Kansas City, which is nice so we can catch up with lots of friends who live there (best of all, spend some quality time at the brother and sis’s) and see two of our good friends get married.
Unfortunately, Todd will have to get back to Seattle for work, but I extended my trip so I could spend 2 days on the farm with Dad & Mom. Not as long as I would like, but I’m very excited to make the most of it.
I have started compiling a to-do list which includes:
-go for an airplane ride with dad and convince him to let me fly
-take the Mustang convertible out for an evening ice cream treat
-lay out on the roof and look at the stars
-bale some hay (not sure if the timing will be right, but i REALLY hope it is. although as long as i can take a tractor out for a drive, i’ll be happy.)
-go for an early morning run before the humidity kills me
-make a strawberry rhubarb pie with mom
-see as many friends and family as possible
You know, silly things that you take for granted when you ‘have’ to do them, but things that mean so much once you don’t have the convenience of doing them anymore.
I miss Kansas.
