Going Home

Going home is:

• a little dog named Molly wiggling with extreme excitement just because you're there.
• the furniture in "your room" is the same furniture you had when you were six.
• Mom tucking you in and scratching your back.
• Dad waking you up in the morning by sitting on the edge of your bed and giving you a hug.
• milk in the fridge, Cheerios and Rice Krispies in the pantry, fresh coffee every morning, Breyers ice cream in the freezer, a bowl of red hots on the counter, cranberry bread with apricot butter and brownies with powdered sugar on top.
• hearing Carly Simon, the Moody Blues and Mary Chapin Carpenter on the cd player.
• a Clemson game (football, basketball or baseball) on the TV.
• a candle burning in the kitchen making the whole house smell sweet.
• a teapot with lemon lift tea on the stove.
• a dog that tries to sit at the table with you while you are having dinner.
• staying up late to watch the Daily Show, Law & Order, Grey's Anatomy and the Office.
• a bathroom that Mom has stocked with your favorite things just in case you forgot something in your travels.
• the happy realization that it's home no matter where the house is.