Even though we returned from lovely Chicago on Monday, mentally, I am just now returning to Louisville.
It was a grand five days for sure, albeit five days that absolutely flew by. I stood at the copier yesterday and had a surreal moment: was I really here, in work wear, making copies?
Inside of me Chi-town still hums. I miss the rolling clack of the trains, the hotel’s fancy shower, the splendid meals. I loved walking everywhere, surrounded by the tall downtown buildings, unsure what would be around the next corner. Maybe a hidden café for a much-needed cup of coffee or a cute boutique.
Yesterday, as I strolled the downtown streets at lunchtime, I dismissed my own city as small, uninteresting. I wanted to hop on a blue line to shop or maybe just to disappear into the masses for awhile. But in the same thought I knew it wasn’t so. Chicago is Chicago and it’s not fair to make comparisons. Louisville is an impressive city. Louisville is home. And it’s always good to be here.
It was a grand five days for sure, albeit five days that absolutely flew by. I stood at the copier yesterday and had a surreal moment: was I really here, in work wear, making copies?
Inside of me Chi-town still hums. I miss the rolling clack of the trains, the hotel’s fancy shower, the splendid meals. I loved walking everywhere, surrounded by the tall downtown buildings, unsure what would be around the next corner. Maybe a hidden café for a much-needed cup of coffee or a cute boutique.
Yesterday, as I strolled the downtown streets at lunchtime, I dismissed my own city as small, uninteresting. I wanted to hop on a blue line to shop or maybe just to disappear into the masses for awhile. But in the same thought I knew it wasn’t so. Chicago is Chicago and it’s not fair to make comparisons. Louisville is an impressive city. Louisville is home. And it’s always good to be here.
But I’m still fantasizing. I’ve never lived outside of Kentucky. I've lived in Louisville my whole life, except for college and grad school, but that was still in Kentucky. I like to dream about what life might be like in a much larger, more diverse city. Of course fear plays into a lot of my decision-making, and along with change I go kicking and screaming. Andrew has said for years that he’d love to live in Chicago, but we’re not quite ready to uproot our lives yet. I don’t know when we will be, but my insides are all zippy just thinking about it.
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