One of the rare nights that we have together before everybody leaves... :(

What is it about home that makes you not want to leave? It will almost be four whole years since I've been away and living here in Michigan. I go home about 3 times a year, and it's only recently that I started feeling really emotional arriving and leaving the blessed bay area. I get so nostalgic when I see the 3 bridges on my way into SFO, and I'm just overwhelmed with sadness when I have to leave. Maybe it's because I'm on "vacation" and am not doing any work. Maybe it's because my family showers me with their time and all my favorite foods. Maybe it's all the surfing with old friends that lifts the spirit and gives me that feeling of being so free. There are so many memories that I have of being relaxed, completely at ease, and downright silly around the people that have known me since I was born or just a decade old.

I love you, Bay Area!
I love you, friends!
I love you, family!