Home is where the heart is

France is wonderful, and I am having the time of my life here. I will absolutely return here one day. But on the other hand, it is not home. There is only one place that will ever be home- and that is my North Carolina. I love traveling, and I definately plan on seeing more of the world, but at the end of the day, my permanent address will always have an NC postal code (or maybe Va, SC, or GA). I don't want to sound ignorant at all, so readers, please don't interpret this as me saying that NC is the greatest place in the world. Il be the first to say that there are far more interesting places to live. But its home, its the place where all my firsts in life have happened, made friends, everything. Home is different for everyone, and some eventually redefine what "home" is for them. I used to think Id move to New England, and spend my "grown up" life there. But after being away for a while, I realized that I really do love the south. Here my top 10 reasons that this will always be home (no matter where my travels may take me) this list is in no particular order
1. Girls like to wear pretty dresses (to church, football games, wherever suits their fancy)
2. Sweet tea. Say what you like about it, but I love it.
3. Manners
4. Hospitality
5. Southern gentleman- yes, I do like my door held open for me. It doesnt mean Im submissive
6. Biscuits
7. Front porches and actually sitting on them
8. Very traditional based universities- everything from Cornhuskin' at my Meredith college, to drinking from the fountain at UNC, and all the others)
9. Big, old houses with lots of history
10. On Sundays we prais Jesus then watch football.
I may be a little nostalgic since Im so far away, but these are some things about home that when I sit down and think about, I really do love. As much as I love the stylish French woman with her chic and effortless layers of gray and beige, I think I prefer my pink sun dress at the end of the day.