Idaho, My Second Home

I may make fun of Idaho a lot, but it has always been a second home to me. I actually enjoy going there. It may not be a vacation hot spot, but it feels familiar and close. I drive through most of the cities with confidence knowing where I'm going as if I had always lived there. I enjoy the more quaint aspects that Utah lacks. The small courtesies, the slower pace of life, the focus on the outdoors, the passive shy-ness of some of the locals. I like how everything and yet nothing is there.

As I drove there by myself for the first time in years, I realized how close to my heart this place was. Years of memories were made in the hills, the streets, and everywhere else. There are thousands of pictures of me in Idaho from the time I was born to recently. It has been a bigger part of my life than I had ever realized before. I don't think I will end up living there, but I know it will always be a big part of my life to be there. I will make it a point so that my future kids make it a big part of their lives.

In a way, I already miss being there. I was there for 3 days just because I felt like it would be nice to be there. (And I had a wedding to go to.) But I miss the somewhat big town with a little town feel.

Thanks, Idaho.