Already Home

“It may be long to get me there, feels like I’ve been everywhere, but some day I’ll be coming home. Round and round the world will spin, oh the circle never ends, so you know that I’ll be coming home.”
John Legend-“Coming Home”

Greetings from sunny South Florida. I know it’s been a while and I deeply apologize for my absence but I have a good excuse. First of all, I picked up and moved 1,200 miles from The Chi to Miami; I’ve been doing paper work and running all over town fulfilling requirements for my new job; I went on vacation for a few days; I’ve been catching up with friends and family; I had a “Welcome Home” barbecue (it was delicious); and my grandmother has been really ill. I’m tired just typing all of that out.

My vacation is over, I’m almost done with paperwork and red tape AND….I’m Home! I miss Chicago and all the wonderful people I met there but like Kanye says, “it feels good to be home.” Plus, I stay in contact with most of my friends from Chicago and I have a couple of trips planned before Christmas so they don’t forget me and so they don’t forget how special I think they are, so we’ll be fine.

The question is, “now that I’m home, what’s next?” Well, first up I need to finish unpacking so I don’t test the limits of my new health insurance when I break my neck tripping over all these boxes. Next I want to spend as much time with my family and friends to make this whole move worth while, especially my granny.Then, I want to get settled in at work and get into a groove before I plot to take over the world.

I know being home comes with a lot of responsibility. My family and friends think the world of me, at least some of them, which is both a gift and a curse. As such, they have a tendency to put a lot on me and I have tendency at times to take on too much. The problem is I don’t know it’s too much until I’m forced to sleep an entire weekend or I’m sick because I’ve overworked myself. I’ve heard the lectures and I’m heeding the warnings from friends and family members about trying to be everything and everyone, so we’ll just have much of that information I’ve retained and will apply. In the mean time, I’m going to eat my Wheaties, drink my protein shakes, try not to carry the weight of the world on my shoulders and be happy living it up.

Shouts out to all my friends and co-workers in Chicago I miss you dearly and always will. No matter how badly I wanted to come here, no matter how much fun I have now that I am here, I’ll always remember you. Thanks for the love and the greatest farewell I’ve ever had. Bye Windy, catch you next time. Hello South Florida, your son is home!