Nostalgique
A co-worker is thinking about moving to Chicago. I was helping her look for apartments. After a while, I found myself just looking more for me than for her. It was fun! The more I looked the more I started to feel something. I wasn't sure what it was at first. It was a longing... Like I was missing something, missing out on something. It was a weird kind of nostalgia that I've not really come across before. It wasn't the same as when I go back to my home town. It was a different feeling. I missed Chicago. This is all coming on the heels of a Flickr contact that has been posting lots of amazing, scenic photos from viewpoints that I'd never seen. I love them.
Is it possible to miss a place that I've never lived in? ...a place I've only been to a handful of times?
I can honestly say that from the moment I set eyes on the city I was completely in love with it. This isn't coming from a place that says there is so much to do there. I've lived in Omaha long enough to know that there is plenty to do here. I'm always a little surprised when people say they are bored living here. I'm not one of those people. That doesn't mean I wouldn't enjoy having even more options.
Of course there are downsides to any place a person might live. Some people don't like driving in Chicago. I never found it to be a problem. Though, I didn't have a lot of moments that required me to drive and find a parking space. Which brings me to the transportation. The train! I loved it. Does that make me sick in the head. Maybe I liked it because I didn't have to worry about parking? I've seen late night only person on the train rides... as well as game day rides that made the train packed! I oddly enjoyed both.
Of course we can't forget the weather. Too hot in the summer? Too cold in the winter? Sounds like Omaha. Granted I prefer things to the hotter end of the spectrum, but that doesn't mean I can't handle it.
There was a time when I considered moving to Chicago. Who knows... Maybe there'll be a time when I consider it again. It's nice to 'dream'. I find that I eventually do get the things I want. I seem to get hooked on something and it's all I can focus on. Perhaps this is one of those things. I don't know the future. Maybe...
Ok, I'm starting to ramble... enough!
Is it possible to miss a place that I've never lived in? ...a place I've only been to a handful of times?
I can honestly say that from the moment I set eyes on the city I was completely in love with it. This isn't coming from a place that says there is so much to do there. I've lived in Omaha long enough to know that there is plenty to do here. I'm always a little surprised when people say they are bored living here. I'm not one of those people. That doesn't mean I wouldn't enjoy having even more options.
Of course there are downsides to any place a person might live. Some people don't like driving in Chicago. I never found it to be a problem. Though, I didn't have a lot of moments that required me to drive and find a parking space. Which brings me to the transportation. The train! I loved it. Does that make me sick in the head. Maybe I liked it because I didn't have to worry about parking? I've seen late night only person on the train rides... as well as game day rides that made the train packed! I oddly enjoyed both.
Of course we can't forget the weather. Too hot in the summer? Too cold in the winter? Sounds like Omaha. Granted I prefer things to the hotter end of the spectrum, but that doesn't mean I can't handle it.
There was a time when I considered moving to Chicago. Who knows... Maybe there'll be a time when I consider it again. It's nice to 'dream'. I find that I eventually do get the things I want. I seem to get hooked on something and it's all I can focus on. Perhaps this is one of those things. I don't know the future. Maybe...
Ok, I'm starting to ramble... enough!