Home

It has come to my attention that I love where I live even more so than when I mentioned it in an earlier post. Maybe it is because I am getting older and it seems that every time I move, I feel like I never really appreciated where I was before I left. Hindsight is usually 20/20 in my life, but maybe, just maybe I am learning. I don't want to look back and say, "**SIGH** I miss my old place so much. Why didn't I ever _________________ (fill in the blank) while I was there." I want to enjoy it for all it is worth and simply look back on it fondly and enjoy the memories. We aren't moving just yet, but the time will come and I want to be prepared. Yes, my home has it's issues and problems and it isn't always the most pleasant smelling or happiest place to be, but it is home. It is where I grew up, so to speak, and became an adult. It is where I ran to when I was hurt and where I bring people I love when I am happy. It is the place I will tell my children stories about (and trust me, I have many), and it is the place I have met some of the most important people in my life and I don't just mean my husband. It is home. And home seems to be popular in film and TV as well. Regularly seen on two of my favorite shows Dexter and Californication. Also the ABC show Private Practice and the movies Because I Said So and American History Xas well as many many more. No matter where we end up, there will always be a reminder somewhere of Venice Beach and I am just hoping when that time comes, I will be happy to look back and not longing to go back.