home

Yes i am finally home again. "the zoo will be closing in 5 minutes, the zoo will be closing in 5 minutes at that time all doors and gates will be locked" i hear the familiar voice of the man at the zoo calling out while i sit in my living room, signifying that it is 5 minutes till 5 o clock. The Norfolk zoo is just across the river from my house, and everyday at 4:30, 4:40, 4:45, 4:50, 4:55, and 5, i hear that mans voice. yes familiarity. it is so nice to once again be at home, to hear the trains, sirens, and yes of course the man at the zoo, once again. Home is never quite what i expect. i always expect eveyone and everything to be exactly the same as the way i left it, and of course that is not the case. For example. i came home and the kitchen is now in the dining room. my kitchen is being remodeled, how kind of my parents to wait for me to come home to do it, (why not why i was away at school?) so now the refridgerator, the oven, dishes, tables and various other kitchen like items are moved into the dining room, in boxes and paper bags, its amazing how much you can fit into cubards. and we have a week until they demolish the old kitchen. Good bye red countertops and green lenolium floors!! but only a week with the kitchen sink, so we have a week to make all of our food for the next month. (or so my mom thinks) should be quite exciting. and it cant be nearly as bad as when we remodeled all the bathrooms at once. when all we had was the kitchen sink. oh that was a bad time. Its been so great to see my dear friends once again, and of course i havent seen everyone yet, since i've only been home since monday, and not everyone is home yet. I will update this with more details and pictures later, with stuff about chicago, pictures of my friends and where i live. etc. But right now i must go to choir practice and learn 10 songs well enough to perform them, in one month, in austria. (with a choir that isnt very good, i hate to say it but its true) i have a feeling i will sorely miss covenant chorale after this rehearsal.