Town & Country

In December we moved back to our hometown. We're 2 hours away from Cary, where we called home for 7 wonderful years. They say home is where the heart is and after almost 3 months of being here, we're quickly realizing our hearts may still be in Cary.

Not much has changed in the old hometown. People still travel 10 miles to the nearest grocery store, and Target is a good 20 minute drive. I'm also really missing the Starbucks that was within walking distance from our old place. More than the stores and coffee shops, we miss the hustle and bustle of an active town. Cary IS a town...not a city, but it's close enough to Raleigh to keep us happy, and the town is FULL of things to do and places to go...without having to pack a lunch.

Besides all that, we miss our friends, and our lives in the Triangle. We're just wondering why we didn't think the old phrase "You can't go back home..." was true to begin with. Oh...and did I mention my job is still 2 hours away. I drive in once a week, but now I'm missing the time in the office...the time I used to take for granted.

What is it? Do we always want what we can't have? Maybe...but I'd take a tiny apartment in Cary over this big old drafty house any day...and the sooner the better.

One last saying: "you can take the girl out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the girl". WRONG! If there were still country in me, I'd be enjoying this a lot more. (And the accent doesn't count!!)

Facebook? To Delete or Not to Delete...

I signed up for a Facebook account a few years ago, just like most people between the ages of 13 and 65. Frankly, it was a lot of fun finding people I hadn't seen or heard from in 20 years. I could see what they were doing, where they worked, who they had married, and who they were still friends with. And then I could check out their friends list and add their friends to my list. My network expanded quickly. I loaded pictures, made status updates, changed my relationship status to inform everyone I'd gotten married, and watched the News Feed roll by with updates from all my friends.

After a while, I found myself checking Facebook several times a day to see who had updated their status. Of course I needed to know if there was something I needed to "like" on the News Feed. Eventually I could tell who would post something funny, who would post something whiney, who would vent/rant, and who wouldn't post at all. I unsubscribed, and sometimes unfriended, the whiners and ranters...until I just stopped caring. Facebook has now become a chore...but I still log on every day.

Recently I stated to my sister-in-law that I was considering deactivating/deleting my account. I told her that Facebook did nothing but cause drama, take up time and let other people know your business. And on top of it, no disrespect to anyone on my friends list, I've been out of contact with most of these people for 20 years without feeling a great need to reconnect.

I'm still considering deleting the account. I may...I may not. Until I decide, I will probably just watch the News Feed roll by.