I got an e-mail earlier from my friend, Karli (for those who don't remember - she went with me and Ginger to the Braves game for my birthday) ... she is missing Thomasville, her family, and all her friends. She moved to NYC last week to attend MaryMount College in Manhattan. She was born and raised in this area, so naturally she is missing the familiarity of home.
Not only is she my friend, she is also a former employee. She was an English tutor for our program for over a year, so she is also sorely missed at work. I know she will begin to feel less homesick the longer she is there; I only hope that feeling disappears quicker than it probably should. Her mother, Linda, also works at the university and I'm here to tell ya ... Linda is missing Karli as much as Karli is missing home! Both Linda and Karli remind me of my sister D.D. and her daughter, Amanda ... very close relationships. Karli is also very close to her brother Danny, much like Amanda is close to her brother, Tyler (who is also homesick in Illinois - that's for ANOTHER blog).
I was hoping to see Karli this coming week as I was scheduled to go to NYC for a week to attend the COE conference. I had to cancel the trip because we are short-handed at work ... I would have felt guilty leaving my boss all by herself with only 3 returning tutors (6 are BRAND NEW). I lost $100 by cancelling the plane ticket, but it's only money ... I'd rather lose $100 than to put my boss in a tight squeeze.
So ... I will miss visiting Karli. I am on the lookout for any conferences close to NYC that I can attend in the spring. I'll visit her soon, I'm sure.
Karli ... when you read this ... know that soon I'll be posting pics of us together in Manhattan!!
J :)
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Yes, I think you're right about a trip to Texas. I'll have to scan the long list of higher ed conferences held in the states and find one in TEJAS.
I was hoping to get home this Christmas, but with the new house (and the new mortgage payment) I don't see that happening. We have to have some time to financially adjust to things.
I love the picture you created in my mind ... the scene in the kitchen, the table loaded down with Mom's cooking ... noises of children running from room to room ... the television blasting in one room ... the men all fidgeting as they search for something to talk about with the other men in the family ...
Ahhh, those ARE good times!
And by the way, as Eli says to me a thousand times a day ... "I love you more!"
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