When I left KC on Sunday evening, I wasn’t sad. I wasn’t necessarily happy either. The feeling stuck with me for about another day, or two perhaps. This nagging, annoying, bothersome feeling that wouldn’t go away. And today I realize what it was. What it is right now. Emptiness.
There’s something about being back home, around family and friends, and then you take yourself away from that environment, from those occassions and individuals, and realize that you cannot duplicate them elsewhere. No other amount of activity, or stimulus can replace that of family and friends. So my return to Portland has been somewhat of a slow transition.
The amount of fun that I had far exceeded my expectations. Several gatherings with family and friends, birthday celebrations, lunches, dinners, rounds of golf, and even some wiffle ball. Time stands still when you want it to. I’m not too big into saying times flies by too fast. It generally does so if you are idle. If some deadline arrives, or a certain amount of time has passed, people often say that the time just got away. Because in those instances, most likely you weren’t doing anything. At least that’s how it goes for me.
So this time, it certainly did not go too fast. Time often, it seemed, stood still. I was able to see many people, and partake in several different activities. If I could change a couple of items, I would have spent more time at home, with my mom. I would have told those around me how much I care about them. Rarely do I say those things, but I always think them.
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