I went home last weekend and it has probably been since sometime at the beginning of summer since I’ve been able to do that. It seems I go back less and less each year, I just start to get busy with so much stuff now. I don’t know why I’ve waited so long to get involved in things here. I’m still involved on the leadership team for the college group. This year I’m doing choir at church, I’m not really the type of person to get up and sing in front of people, I really haven’t since sometime in high school when I’d help with the youth group worship team, I still don’t sing by myself (when other people are around) and very rarely if someone else is in the car with me. I’ve also started to learn swing dancing this year, I’ve always said that I don’t dance and never want to lear. That changed last year when I got dragged to a swing dancing thing at the union, after that I wanted to learn. This week we start lindy hop, a much faster type of swing dancing with more steps . . . this could be interesting. I’ve really been stepping out of my comfort zone recently, I’m still very introverted but I’m trying.

Anyway, here’s the main point of my post. There is a lot of stuff I miss about living out in the country, being stuck in the middle of West Lafayette really isn’t one of my favorite things, I really enjoy being able to get out every once in a while. One thing that I really miss is the beautiful scenery, Indiana even with the lack of hills and mountains really is pretty. I love Indiana sunsets, one of my favories is the header pictures of my blog for now. It’s fall and the leaves are changing color again, or at least some of them are this year. No one was home when I was visiting until sometime in teh evenings so that left me time to do whatever I wanted, I spent a lot of time outside, taking walks (especially in the woods), things like that. Another thing I miss is just how quite it is, as I’m typing this there are trucks and motorcycles driving past my window and they feel the need to reve their engings all the time. Then there are those people who have the bass and volume up so much in the car that the whole house shakes and my windows rattle, I miss having hardly any cars going past the house. And the last thing that I can think of at the moment is being able to see the stars. Sunday night when I got home I turned off the back porch light and just laid on the picnic table, of course my dog joined me, and I just looked up at the stars, they still amaze me. One of the first things I remember htinking my freshmen year here is that I couldn’t see the stars, or at least not very many of them. Get out simetime away from the lights and you’ll be amazed just how much you see, seeing them all the time was something I think I took for granted.
 I’m reminded of a song that I think has a lot to do with taking things for granted, the song just happens to be called Indiana and it’s by Jon McLaughlin, it’s the first verse mainly. 
I’m glad I never lived next to the water, so I could never get used to the beach,
I’m glad I never grew up on a mountain, to figure out how I the world could reach
I love the miles between me and the city, where I quietly imagine every street
And I’m glad I’m only picturing the moment, I’m glad she never fell in love with me
I’m sure if I grew up along the ocean I wouldn’t think it is as beautiful as I do now, the same for the mountains, I’ve always wanted to move somewhere where there are mountains.