Home

The title of my blog is “Home is where the heart is,” but I really haven’t given much explanation for the name I chose until now. I recently made a trip home, my first successful surprise trip! It was amazing, I loved every second of it. So, I thought for this entry I would summarize what home really means for me.

• Home is Clayton, California.
• Home is looking up and seeing the most beautiful blue sky.
• Home is eating barbequed chicken with rice. And salad with Italian dressing.
• Home is endless trails and rattlesnakes and tarantellas and squirrels and scrub jays.
• Home is el pueblo.
• Home is sitting on the couch watching trashy tv.
• Home is where I try all my baking & cooking experiments.
• Home is staying in pajamas all day.
• Home is getting up early to get a run in before the temperature reaches 90 degrees (usually by noon).
• Home is summer.
• Home is trying all the new froyo shops.
• Home is bonding time with my family.
• Home is running around the park with my crazy puppy.
• Home is a town with a grocery station, starbucks, and a gas station. And that’s pretty much it.
• Home is Mount Diablo.
• Home is seeing best friends from high school.
• Home is getting pedicures with my mom.
• Home is always listening to country  music.
• Home is my favorite place.

So maybe now you understand why I chose the name “Home is where the heart is” for my blog. I miss living in the sun and having everything be familiar, but I am at a point in my life where the future excites me and I am ready for it. For now, I treasure my time spent at home, looking forward to each trip back to the Bay. Although I just returned to Portland after spending a couple days at home, I am counting down until my next trip (24 days away!!!).

Also, I didn’t think it would be fair to give so much praise to Clayton and leave Portland completely out in the cold, so in P-town’s defense… I really do like it here. Living in the PAC NW has been quite an experience these past three years. I love Portland as a city because it is so green (environmentally and chromatically) and because it holds special memories of my college life. I also love my job here at lululemon, absolutely LOVE everyone I work with and cherish my time there. There you go Portland, you get your own mini shout out amongst this Clayton-o-philia.

Love!