Countdown

So I have been in countdown mode for Christmas and returning to MI since December 1. I think as I write now it is just over 10 days and counting. It is somewhat ironic that I look to return to the frozen tundra that is my home with such anticipation. In reflecting back over the years that I spent there, my general sense is that I felt much less love for the place than since I have been away. I guess this is fairly typical for most people, but I never felt a strong connection to Michigan as a whole. I share a strong affinity for MSU and East Lansing but primarily because of the experiences I had there. Since moving away I have felt that in a state of transplants like Arizona your home ties become much stronger. Some of the people that have been the most passionate about the homes or alma mater have been here; hundreds or even thousands of miles away.

I don't want this to seem like too much of a sentimental fluff post but mostly it is. I am realizing finally that I have a love for the midwest and for Michigan. There are some things that simply aren't able to be replicated anywhere else in the world. Well here is to all of the folks from the M-I that have gone away only to realize that home wasn't so bad after all.