The Unsettling Nature of Coming Home.

Georgia was simply healing.

I was immediately welcomed by three people, two of which I had never met. We all four left the airport holding hands, and only the cement pole broke the chain. I looked out the window and even in the dark I could see the trees. The biggest trees I'd ever seen hung outside my window and I couldn't help but be indescribably happy. We ate at the famous restaurant The Varsity, which I had been hearing about for years, then we all went back to Maggie's house were her mother had fresh flowers for me. Maggie and I watched You Again and I actually fell asleep towards the end. 6 hours of sleep in 48 hours will do that to you.

The next day we woke up around noon and went to the Mill. There's an old Mill in downtown Roswell with a covered bridge and waterfalls and all that so we took some pictures and it felt so great outside. Then she showed us where her and her friends go bouldering and then headed to the mall. After that we saw Never Say Never in 3D which pretty much changed my life. It was so good. Hahaha. Then we met up with Maddie and went downtown to get sushi...then went to this bakery and got the best cake ever and ate it at starbucks. After that we went out to the boondocks to Maddie's house and you could see every star you could ever imagine. Then we went back to Magg's and took about a billion just flattering photobucket pictures...O....and were denied waffle house, and went to bed.

Yesterday we went to this humungo mall with Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters. Maggie got these amazing heels for her prom dress, and Maddie tried the most amazing black dress on. We ate the best lunch outside at Panera...it was like we were in sex in the city...hilarious. Then we went to this park and visited some of her guy friends who were slack lining and went to another park to play frisbee. There was this girl there twirling fire and that was pretty awesome. Then we went back to Maggie's house and ate the best dinner of steak, sweet potatoes, salad, and sparkling cider. Then a bunch of her friends came over which was completely awkward but oh well. We play Just Dance on Wii and then played Scene it. We ended the night watching P.S. I Love You and went to sleep. Today we woke up and she had a Haiti meeting. Haitian missionaries were there and they cooked authentic food...but banana things made me gag. After the pretty awkward meeting (simply because I didn't know anyone) was over, we came home and uploaded a bunch of pictures and shared music. Then we picked up some people and went to Passion City Church. Chris Tomlin leads and Louie Giglio preaches. It was amazing and just what I needed to hear. Then we went to Fillini's this awesome pizza place and on the way to take her friends home, we prank called old kamp friends in this random driveway in Jaynie's neighborhood. Then Maggie and I had a talk about this and that and came home. She did her homework, and I uploaded more pictures. Then it was bedtime. I gave her a hug, knowing there'd only be one more in the morning until we said goodbye for a really long time. For I don't even know how long.

I'm lying in the guest room...dreading waking up in 4 hours to go to the airport with her momma while she sleeps for a little longer before school. Plane at 8:20 and train at 5:30...won't be home till after 8 PM but I hate the unsettling nature of coming home. Of leaving the trees, the Jones's, the community, and my best friend.

I feel like I should pray more. So I'm going to turn off the lamp...turn up the music...close my eyes...and pray.