Back Home

It has been a little over a week since I’ve been back home.

Home, as in “permanent address” home.
As in FTW home.
As in I <3 USA home.
As in no place like home.
As in home sweet home.

I’ve done absolutely nothing. Except to unpack and futile attempts at re-organizing my new bedroom. I got the bookcase and books set up today. Next task is the desk area. I’ve been to eat with cousins, family and family friends. Unfortunately, most of my friends are either busy or not in town so there hasn’t been much contact via Internet or in person. And my China friends are now in a different time zone. I did, however, beat the Nintendo DS game “Professor Layton and the Curious Village”, a charming little game where you have to solve puzzles/brainteasers to collect clues and the like. It’s like a mystery/puzzle/adventure game all in one! I also finished re-reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (book 7) because I just watched Half-Blood Prince in China before I left and am now anticipating the final movie.

Even though nothing big has happened, I quite like this easy pace of life. It’s a nice break. And while I have errands and chores to take care of, I am going at them one by one without having to worry about multitasking them in a hurry. Which might be a little bad because my room should have been ready by now, haha. I am just enjoying the time that I am back home. There are changes, but a lot of that “family-feeling” is still there. We still laugh, bicker and hang out like the old days. In many ways, being back in Cali feels like I’ve never been gone. It is true that it is always good to go back home.