The Merging of Two Worlds

This weekend I came back from college for the first time. It was nice to be home, but it was peculiar.

In Chicago, I have my roots. I have my family, my home, my church, my theatre, two schools, grammar school friends, high school friends, theatre friends...

In St. Louis I have my second home, my dorm, the family of friends that I have formed on my own, my school, communication devices such as my computer and cell phone to keep in touch with my family and friends in Chicago...

In Chicago I have my mom, my dad, Tom, Chris, Andrea, Amy, Veronica, Jonathan, Amanda, Mrs. Tardi, Jeremy, Mrs. Meade, Mrs. McGovern, Clare, Natalia, Alexis, John, Kate, Uncle Marty, Aunt Karen, Grandpa, Ms. Schneider, Katie, Genevieve... and so many more.

In St. Louis I have Hannah, Victoria, Natalie, Kelsey, Kenneth, Clare, Jared, RJ, Molls, Jessica, Samiksha, Shim, Matt... and I am sure there are more that I am not thinking of right now.

In Chicago I have a beautiful room that I designed myself.

In St. Louis I have a little white walled room that I share with two other people.

In Chicago I have privacy, the most beautiful town and city in the world, and I have music.

In St. Louis I have independence, a recreation center, and lots of free activities.

It's weird to realize what and who you miss. I miss my bed in Chicago, but I miss RJ walking, excuse me, falling, down the hallways singing at random hours. I miss study sessions at school, and I miss vegging out at home. I miss living in a house. I miss the people I spend ungodly hours of the day with at choir and harlequins rehearsal. I miss music. I saw Ben Folds in St. Louis, though. I miss my comforter from home. I miss Noly Poly and my Harry Potter blanket that I left at school. I miss feeling completely safe like I did when I was little. I miss the fall colors of Riverside. I miss my mom and my dad and all my friends here. I also miss all my friends in St. Louis. It's so weird... it's so weird.

It's so strange because I love them both and I wish that I could bring them both together to make an even more amazing life than the one I have now, but if I were miraculously able to bring them together then I would somehow ruin the beauty of the individual, separate sides of my life have.


This all being said, I have yet to introduce my lovely new friends, so here they are...

Hannah, Victoria, Natalie

These girls are making my college experience what it is supposed to be =]

I love you all and hopefully I will continue blogging again,

Hilary