I miss Mayberry...well...Mercersburg.

When I graduated from MU, I moved home and was teaching at a local high school. Although I was making good money, I couldn't wait to move away. Maybe it was because Noah lived elsewhere or maybe I just thought that's what I needed to do to grow up and start a new chapter. Either way, I was so looking forward to moving away.

Now that I have, been away, I can say wholeheartedly, I miss the small town.

I went to a market today and the whole setting made me miss my small town. It reminded me of Sunny Way. The times that Shey and I used to go with grandma or mom and they would buy chicken gizzards...gross. Still think it's totally gross. I miss the Milky Way- quite possibly the greasiest "diner" you'll ever see but their burger baskets are awesome. Oh, and the brownie delights...(I'm cleaning up the droll now.)

Or the town fests they have when they shut down the whole town for crafts that you already have and food that is terrible for you. The only reason you go is to see the people that you don't see any other time.

Or the parades they have for every holiday and the fact that they run the parade in each town on the same day. I marched in those parades as a teen and I miss going to them. Wrapping up in a big blanket and watching all the bands and classic cars.

Or the giant yard to have fun and fires in. I miss having a yard. I wish Ayden could just run around behind our house and throw a ball with Mac. And at night, we would make a fire and roast marshmallows.

I miss all of these things...I miss the small town life.