Tomorrow I leave for the great state of Rhode Island. I love it there, plain and simple. I'm not from there but it is definitely the next best thing to home. It brings me to a very serene place mentally.
With everything that has happened recently, I know that going to my happy place will be ever so important this trip. I need time to enjoy being by myself. No one else to worry about, no one else to cater to, no one else to check in with. No homework, no checking three different email accounts, no agenda. Just me, my favorite cousin in the whole wide world, and his great gaggle of friends (who, by the way, pretty much entertain every whim I have because they adore me like that) in my favorite place in the world.
I have a picture hanging in my bathroom to remind me of Rhode Island's beauty. I have never experienced a place so abundant in natural splendor. Each time I go I find something new that is simply magnificent. If you have never been then you are truly missing out on one of our country's great treasures. Even if you have been once or twice you probably have not experienced enough to know what I mean.
I consider Rhode Island my first true love. Perhaps it is kind of silly to say that a place, not a person, is my first true love. I don't really care. My love for Steve and my love for Rhode Island are pretty much at the same level. He knows that and he is okay with it.
So that is the plan. Leavin' on a jet plane headed East to be with some great friends and family. My departure will be with great sorrow but I know I can go back any time I want and pick up right where I left off.
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