For one thing, I miss my friends. I have some great friends in Cincinnati. Actually, they are way more like family than friends. We do an ok job of keeping in touch - reading each other's blogs, facebook, the occasional game of phone tag. But, it's certainly not like it used to be.
I also miss my old church. I feel like we left Cincinnati just as some really cool things were happening at VWS and we kind of missed out on the payoff. I still listen to their podcasts every once in a while, but it's just not the same.
I also miss my old lab. I didn't realize how good I had it. I like my new job, but at my old job, things just clicked. My old co-workers were great - again, more like family than just co-workers. My old boss was awesome too - well practiced at tough love, but she knew exactly how to motivate me to get the best out of me.
I also miss little things about Cincinnati like my favorite restaurants. I went to the best Indian restaurant in Nashville the other day and it was good, but it paled in comparison to my favorite one in Cincinnati.
Ok, I'm done whining now. I have a good life here in Nashville. I have great friends that really care about me and my family. I am thankful for my new church and my new job. I am enjoying a beautiful spring in a beautiful city. I'm not sure why I didn't appreciate Cincinnati as much as I should have when I lived there. I know this is a recurring pattern with me - overly critical at the time only to look back wistfully later. The bottom line is that I need to live more in the present and be mindfully thankful for my current situation. Also, I think I may need to make a trip up to Cincinnati in the coming weeks. Anyone want house guests?
