Day 80: Here's to a future...

So technically I got back from Seattle yesterday, but since I slept through most of yesterday, today was my first actual day back on the Ark. It felt like I had been gone forever. But it's only been a week.

I miss Seattle already. The food, the friends, the family, the crazy memories. It's home. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy here in Arkansas. It's beautiful, and the people are really nice, and this house is amazing. But I miss the familiarity of having every place I go connected to a memory or two. I miss the bustle of the city and the coffee obsession. I miss old friends and more recent ones.

I've talked a lot about wanting to hit up Philly or San Francisco when I'm done with my time here, whenever that may be. But nothing can compare to home. Not that Seattle is perfect. But it's right. It's perfect for me.

So here's to a future of more girls' nights, crazy memories, epic life moments, coffee, yoga, artsiness, vacations, love and friendship. I can hardly wait.

I am grateful for:

• phone chats with the BFF. We text every day, but it's good to catch up voice to voice. Especially since we have a tendency to live parallel lives.
• getting back to the routine, including taking Sophie for walks with my mom. It felt like we hadn't done it in forever.
• being caught up on sleep. Sleeping until 6pm one day and then noon the next will do that for you. It felt so good.
• coconut curry chocolate. No explanation needed.
• closure. It feels really good to move on.