30 Day Challenge: Day 19

Day 19: Something You Miss

I miss being a kid. I know I act like a 5 year old half the time, but I miss truly being a kid. Not having responsibilities. Not having younger siblings.. being the only child/grandchild was awesome. But when I was a kid, I lived in Albany, literally around the corner from my grandparents. I miss being that close to them. I miss seeing them whenever I wanted to. But I think that more than anything,

I miss Albany.

I miss Jimmy's hotdogs. I miss only having one Walmart in a thirty mile radius. I miss Chehaw Park. I miss Putt Putt. I miss Maryland Fried Chicken! I miss GARGANOS. I miss seeing Palmyra Medical Center's "Now you know, now you know, now you know. Palmyra Medical Center: Get to know us" commercials. I miss being able to ride my bike or roller blade without worrying about getting taken out by ten cars. I miss The Cakery and having to buy my birthday cake a week early and freeze it because the ONE week out of the year that they're closed is the week of my birthday. I miss the Albany Fair. I miss the "traffic" at 5pm. I miss Lake Loretta. I miss Slappey Blvd. I miss my home church. I even miss that tiny rinky-dink, one-story mall.

I know it's crazy. I live less than 5 miles from the biggest mall in Georgia. I'm surrounded by everything I could ever possibly want or need. But I want to go back to that small town where everybody knows everybody. I think it's just nostalgia, but I love going back to Albany every year. I miss it.