St. Louis will always be my hometown, although I feel completely at home now in Colorado after a year.  This week, my daughters and I are piling in the car and heading back to Missouri for a visit.  Klown has to work so will be staying here.  I actually have mixed feelings about going home, which is odd, I suppose.

On one hand, it will be nice to see family and friends again, and visit some of my old haunts and hangouts.  There will be dinner at the Chinese buffet (Chinese food here in Colorado is not good), dessert at Ted Drewes at least once, a day spent with my son and in our old neighborhood.  There will be barbecue with my dad and at least one of my brothers, and lots of hanging out time with my bffs Ardi and Cheri.

The Missouri weather has been horrible this year, very dry and extremely hot.  It has been dry and hot here in Colorado, too, but since about the second week of July we’ve been in monsoon, with almost daily afternoon showers, despite the hot temperatures.  All of the locals tell me it has been unusual here, and I believe them.  This week’s forecast for Missouri actually looks decent, with temps in the 80’s instead of 100’s.  Ironically, it will be hotter in Colorado while I’m gone.

But fall is coming.  Yesterday our morning low was 50 degrees.  Today it was 51 degrees.  We will get hot again, into the 90’s, but when the nighttime temps can get that cool, it is bearable.  In a month we’ll be wearing long pants and a jacket in the mornings.  Well, not me, I hardly ever wear a jacket, but most people will be.  I always joke that I don’t get cold.  I only get hot.  And hotter.

So, I’m looking forward to heading back to Missouri for a visit, and not looking forward to the 14 hour drive.  But it is what it is, right?  And it will be great to see family and friends.

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