I wish...

~Sept. 30, 2002~

I wish I were at home right now. Not at home as in my apartment here, but home as in Virginia. I miss it a lot. And it's kind of odd, really, as I never thought I'd miss a place, a region, a town. Especially one that during my growing up years I couldn't wait to get out of.

But I do. I miss Blacksburg. I miss Tech campus during the spring when it just comes alive. I miss Steppin' Out in August. I miss Books Strings & Things. I miss the town park right next to the town cemetary. I miss the trees on the hillside changing colors in fall. And I miss the over all sense of peace and quiet that's there.

See, it's a rather odd town. Though it has a major college right smack in the center, if you're not on campus, you'd never know it was there. My grandparents lived on one side of town, near the Margaret Beeks Elementary. When we moved back there, we lived on the other side, on the other side of 460 bypass.

I know things there have probably changed in some ways. I've heard about changes in the roadways to make accessing Tech easier. But I'm pretty sure that in other ways it hasn't changed at all.

Amanda told me that Linda and Pete moved back to the house across the street from g-ma and g-pa's house. It would be wonderful to go see them again. It's been years and years since I've seen them. I still have the photo album they gave us kids of all their pets. There was a time that they had 8 cats, a dog , 2 birds, some fish, a couple hamsters or mice, and something else. It was a veritable zoo there. But it was always fun to visit them.

Also, if I was there, I could see about leaving the boys with Amanda for a couple days, drive up to Athens, as I know the way, and surprise John. Now that really would be wonderful. All I'd need would be the building and room number, and I could find it. Hell, I was there so much during band camp in high school it wouldn't surprise me if we, someone in the band at that time, had occupied the room.

But wow, that would really be a nice surprise. I think I'd wait until I knew that he was gone, and Keith was in the room, than get Keith to let me in, and hide in his closet and wait for him. Or maybe hide under his covers in bed and wait there. Or maybe I'd just walk around campus and just happen to run into him, probably quite literally too.

And while I'm wishing, I may as well wish for the Nile... Oh wait, I already owned that one. Maybe sometime my wishes will come true. Hopefully next year. Wish me luck...

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