8 Minute Memoir - Day Two

Day Two - "I don't remember"

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I don't exactly remember when it was that Calgary began to feel like home to me.  At first it began to feel more like a place that needed me here because I had things like school, a job, and church callings making me stay put.  I don't remember when those responsibilities made the change from being things I needed to stick around Calgary for, to things I wanted to stay in Calgary for.  I don't remember when the conveniences in Calgary began to be taken for granted and just plum expected.  I don't remember when it became relieving to be coming back to Calgary after being out of town for a week or few days.  I don't remember when it began to feel like my life and friends and things I looked forward to all were in Calgary.  I don't remember when I began to identify Calgary as home, but now that I'm moving tomorrow (what past Kristen would have added a big fat FINALLY to before the word moving), I find myself feeling all of those things and being caught rather off guard.  I don't remember when down south, Raymond, SOAB, was no longer considered home and when Calgary suddenly was.  Am I going to look forward to the next time I get to drive back up to Calgary?  Am I going to cling to Calgary like I did to back home when I first moved up here?  Am I going to constantly wish I was somewhere I'm not?  I hope not.  Because now that I'm leaving, I realize I should have allowed Calgary to become all of those things sooner, rather than fighting it for so long.  I could have loved my time up here longer.

Yup - if you haven't heard, here's the news - Jon and I are moving down to Lethbridge.  Jon has been accepted to the U of L and will be starting a science degree on Wednesday.