My Old Kentucky Home

I have been back in KY for 4 days now, sleeping at the Hutti's place, where Henry is also now living (he's been there for a year now). The Hutti's have a beautiful home and have been so very kind to me. I rested for the past few days waiting on my paycheck to come in from Chicago. Unfortunately, the pay was messed up in Chicago and they in fact did not send me the check in KY as they had said...Instead the money was sitting in the office in Evanston. Nonetheless, the mistake was quickly rectified. As soon as the money arrived on Thursday I left for home to visit my family.

Coming into London tonight from Louisville the flat roads of the city gave way to the mountains of Eastern Kentucky. Traffic in Lexington was congested due to interstate maintenance, but nine miles from the exit to London a lake glistened in the sun. I have seen this lake several times since my family moved here, I remember seeing it first when I was about 9 years old. When I came around that turn today and saw that lake a smile formed on my face. The moon was beaming orange and larger than I remember it being in years. It felt good to be home.

I immediately went to see my sister, who is now working at KFC with her boyfriend, Kyle. My sister's accent is so thick I can't hear what see says without laughing at her intonation, it's adorable...And I'm tired of repeating myself here in Kentucky because people can't understand my own mosaic of international lexicon and phrases. Apparently I now have an international accent, whatever that is...For the next few days I'll be helping my father work on a few of his projects--mowing grass, cleaning lots or delivering papers: a throwback to my teenage years.