When I woke up this morning I realized it’s the last morning that’ll be “normal” here in Bossier City. A cozy routine developed as I lived here: get up early, go to the gym (maybe), then listen to the news and drink coffee with breakfast, then read before work. Tomorrow, though, I’ll get up early to pack and leave Louisiana.
The next few weeks will be a whirlwind! I’m going mountain-climbing in Oklahoma, then to visit family friends in Texas. From Texas I’ll fly home Tuesday, November 24th, to family and friends in Georgia for the Thanksgiving holiday! And after that…? Another adventure! I’ll probably leave Georgia around December 4th.
I’m excited to see what the rest of the year holds, but Louisiana has been so beautiful and so much fun. As another clear cold fall day begins here, I pause to think about the things I’ll miss here.
My enormous garden bathtub…
My radio station, 97.3, which plays all those “Oh my gosh I forgot about that song!” songs…
Driving past working farms where the sky is Texas-sized…
Watching the huge B-52 bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base fly low overhead like prehistoric monsters, trailing smoke…
The friendliness and politeness of local people, but also their tenacity as the oil field industry slows and drains the economy…
How jacked-up trucks are admired, and women’s hair has that inexplicably southern quality…
My co-workers using phrases straight off “Stuff Southern Women Say” (YouTube)…
There being so much to do here, more than any place I’ve been this year! Seriously: if you want to move to a place with an active community, go to Shreveport-Bossier…
Living in a place where every weekday afternoon I get to say hello to students getting off the bus because I miss having kids in my grown-up world…
It’s been a wonderful few weeks. But so much for nostalgia! I’m going to enjoy my last full day here. I still feel like I’ve lived here forever and thoughts of leaving are hard, but the silver lining is, I have leftover bacon that all has to be eaten today. Breakfast is on!
Have a beautiful, charming, wonderful day.
-The Dauntless Princess-