What is Home?

I'm awaiting Brian's arrival from the airport and figured a non-running related post would be appreciate by someone....maybe?

I let Tiny out this morning to find that my lovely neighbors had returned some brick object to the hole under the fence. That does not, however, stop their annoying dogs from barking nonstop. I'm still going to have Brian line the fence on both sides with garden stones to prevent any further dog drama.

I've been slowly getting adjusted to my house again. It's weird being away for 10 days and coming back. It doesn't feel like my house when Brian's been living the bachelor life in it that whole time. I really notice it in the kitchen. That kitchen is my kitchen. I know what is in there and where everything is. I clean it at least every couple days, if not more. Brian does not give the kitchen the same level of care. Things were in weird places in the fridge and there was crap all over the counters. I had to force myself to make lunch in there today and clean the counters so I'd feel sorta comfortable in there. Does this make me weird? I also found big chunks of chips under the kitchen table? How did they get there and where did the chips come from. They weren't chips I had bought and brought into this house. Hmm. What was he doing while I was away?

Does anyone else watch BBC America? We get it in our cable package and every now and then when nothing else is on, I'll watching some British show. Some are pretty good and some are only entertaining because they're that bad.

I realized this morning on my run that I've been in this house for 6 months next week. I haven't been here for the whole 6 months - not even close - but that sounds so long! I don't mind it here and I'm grateful that I am within driving distance to our hometown, but this place still doesn't feel like home. Will any place ever feel as much or more like home than my parents' house does? I'm grateful for this house and I love the trees and I enjoy the small post, but I know I'll be able to walk away from here one day and not look back. I wonder how I'll feel about where we end up next.

All right, I guess it's Mystery Diagnosis on TLC until Brian calles. *He just texted - they're on post. I'm off!

S.