My First Saturday in a Whole New World



Me and my younger cousin Erica.



Hi, Everyone!

I didn’t think I would post anything on today, but here we are.

What a difference a week makes, eh? Last Saturday, I was in L.A. with family and friends, and here I am seven days later in Holly Springs, Mississippi. And guess what, y’all—I joined Mom and Dad on a trip to Nashville.

I had a nice visit with my Great Aunt Reesie, and my cousins Jade and Erica. It was a near four-hour trip, but Mom, Dad, and I divided the driving time amongst ourselves just so we could all get enough rest between stops. Imagine my surprise when they saved me for last. I was just like Kanye West—you couldn’t tell me nothin’!

Well, anyway, I spent almost the whole day with Great Aunt Reesie ‘nim, and I brought back some good food. As an added bonus, it looks like Gramma Jewel’s got some competition in the baking department, because Great Aunt Reesie baked a mean red velvet cake—and it was delish! Great Aunt Reesie told me that there really was no competition on account of Gramma Jewel only bakes her cake “whenever she feels like it.”

Now I’m back on the campus, and Mom and Dad have returned to their hotel. They’ll be leaving me in a few days; their flight leaves Tuesday, August 28 at 2pm CST. It’s bad enough that I’m homesick, but their leaving me might make it worse. I’m trying not to think about it, but I know that it’s inevitable.

By the way: I had a dream the other night that I finished my academic journey in all of a week, and I was back at home immediately after my graduation. Oh, if only things were that easy, but nothing is ever that easy. I do realize that I’m sacrificing a lot as it relates to leaving familiar territory and entering a whole new world. Let’s face it—I don’t see Great Aunt Reesie, Cousin Jade, and Cousin Erica all that much, nor do I see Great Aunt Donna, so this really is “No Man’s Land” to me. Now I know how the Israelites felt after they crossed the Red Sea to escape Pharaoh—y’all see that I paid attention in Vacation Bible School!

Well, you all, this is my last blog for a while. I might post something on tomorrow, but just in case I don’t, you all take care.

Hugs & Kisses,

Natasha