Well, it’s official. I am a homeowner.
I also am in way more debt than I ever wanted to be.
But, c’est la vie.
We closed on Monday, painted and cleaned Tuesday, and moved wednesday. And I have to say, I am totally exhausted.
Yesterday, after my folks had left, my friend Mariah came over and helped me unpack. It was good to have a new good friend help create a new good home.
As I left the house I grew up in, I have to admit that my eyes got a little teary.
It hit me, as I pulled out the driveway, that I was leaving for the last time. Sure, I’ll go back, but it won’t ever be the same. My home, now, is in Atlanta. And my parent’s home is in Fairburn.
And I’m sad for that. And I’m glad for that.
And I’m excited and scared and joyful and grateful and hopeful. Above all I’m hopeful.
And that is a good place to be.
Welcome home.
blessings.
jon.
about me
- jon
- Welcome to the Dog Dooner Cafe’. In January of 2006, I began writing this blog as part of a contest for my study abroad program in Copenhagen, Denmark. During the semester that followed, family and friends were able to follow my travels around Denmark and Europe. Over my weeks and months abroad, it became a place to for just that, but also to share insights that the travels brought with them. The name comes from a imaginary place I began telling my parents about when I was 3. As far as I can tell, it was a place where everyone was welcome, where kindred spirits and new friends gathered and loved. The name, then, seemed fitting. Welcome to the Cafe’. Sit down, have some tea, and see what you think.
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