South Carolina Sojourn

Okay....as you know, I recently celebrated my one year anniversary in the WONDERFUL and FANTASTIC city of Atlanta... Well this means that I also had not been on the celestial soils of South Carolina in that time... YES..it is true.. I left and had absolutely no desire to return... Not to say that Ole Carolina left a bad taste in my mouth...but it would be a gross overstatement to say I was homesick... I'm here to tell ya folks... I wasn't. I did however miss my daddy (a year since his eyes beheld me too), my grandmother's house...and my dogs.. Well during one of our after 5pm gossip sessions, dear old Mum mentioned...in that tone that only a good girlfriend will use when she is about to drop a BIG BOMB "Ya know (my aunt's name) and (my cousin's name) are SUPPOSED to be coming here this weekend honey"..to which I responded "Noooo I had no idea.... and I JUST talked to (my cousin's name) YESTERDAY, and she didn't mention a word to me... *chuckle*." This elicited the desired response from Mummy "WHAT?! *chuckle* I know you have got to be kidding me... then again I'm not surprised" Well seeing the opportunity to laugh with Mater, I says "I'll bet they were planning to come home, and not tell me anything til after the fact, cuz neither of them mentioned a WORD to me..I SHOULD just ask (my cousin's name) about it and see if I can ride with them"....-More laughter from both of us- Then Mum's snappy comeback "You SURE SHOULD!! hmmph.. I KNOW I would" So fast forward, I ask my cousin. She confirms this covert SC excursion. Well I of course ask if I can be a passenger on the train bound for SC. My cousin OF COURSE agrees and makes me privy to rendezvous times etc. So as the days pass I get excited about seeing Daddy,sleeping in my old bed,talking to Mum (who I hadn't seen since Thanksgiving) and eating ALL the NON diet meals that I knew would be served. Well again during yet another 5pm gab session between Myself and South Carolina's Barbara Walters, Mummy tells me that not only will it be myself,my cousin, and my aunt BUT my 2 kid cousins are coming. RED FLAG ONE.... JAY LUV does NOT LUV kids.. They are one accessory that can be the "in" thing for any season, and I will opt to- for once in my style obsessed life- be OUT OF FASHION... Well I realized that the important thing was a free trip to SC, and also bonding with my fam.. who somehow has this impression of my being this FEY being that lives life on a self built pedestal.. So I figured this trek would be an opp to let them see that I AM one of them... a mortal after all. I packed my bags that Thursday night, with feverish anticipation. SC SC SC SC ---"I'm actually going back there?? ..Do I really WANT TO?" Well Friday shows up and with her she brings what can only be described as a FUKKIN MONSOON... But I play the rain hawk and leave work at 12 to swim to Conyers by 1. Hit the interstate , and move like a slightly handicapped turtle(no offense to one legged or one eyed tortoises out there.. I mean it!). Well after the Agony and the Ecstasy and a few Eons.. I arrive. Me and my 2PIECES. Yes only 2 FUKKIN PALTRY PIECES of luggage ...and that's probably why it was raining cats, rats, and dogs as I do not travel ANYWHERE without 4 bags minimum. Not to worry however because what i lost in baggage..I made up for with SHOES.. 5pairs i needed. WHAT??? I mean come on... IT WAS THE WEEKEND! So I pack my things into my aunts trunk and off we go... My cousin,My aunt,the crumb snatchers..and Jay Luv... Immediately I break out my newest reading material (Barbra..The Way She Is) and try to lose myself in this tale of Miss Streisand. Well after that got old, I decided to sleep. And this "nap" took me from GA to SC.. I woke up in Columbia SC and immediately this weight fell on me. I was so completely submerged in memories. Thoughts about my life in SC and the things that happened to me there.. all rushed at me at once. I just sat there blinking...confused. I had never realized how far behind me I put ALL of that stuff and-and here it was staring me smack in the face. UGH.... it was NOT SEXY. We arrive at my house at which point I almost leaped from the moving car at the sight of Daddy out in the yard. I gave him a HUGE hug, he kissed me on the cheek.. I then ran into the house to find Mum in the kitchen. She gave me the tightest hug! I was SO happy. At last I was home. The real treat was that my SIS was there too! I ate FRIED FISH, Chinese from my FAVE restaurant(ate soo much I got SICK),cookies from the mall,BBQ, UGH and a cornucopia of fattening foods. I slept in my old bed..it still felt good. And woke to hear Mummy and Daddy laughing in the kitchen on a rainy morning.It rained the entire time. I did do a little shopping with Mummy and visited a few people but mostly i was at home. We departed way to late on Sunday(thanks to my aunt) and I felt strangely like Dorothy from the Wiz as we battled the impending BLIZZARD that hit and shut down parts of Atlanta to get home. Well Thanks to the snow breaking my windshield wiper this left me marooned in NO MANS LAND AKA Conyers with my family.. GASP when all i wanted to do was jet home to a nice warm bath with my Hermes D'Orange Vert body shampoo and falling asleep on my own 450 thread count sheets...what I got was a nite on a COUCH GASP under...I cant even bear to go into detail... just know it did not please Jay luv.. Well needless to say at the crack of dawn I was up and at em George McFaddem and outta there.. Diana handled very well in the snow despite her broken wing. And pushed it to my gig.. then to my flat. Well all in all the trip was worth the AGONY it took to get there. To see Daddy look at me in that way that only a proud Papa can (it took a long time) and Mum spoil me.. These were the things that i SUFFERED for. I will say though that with this trip, the idea and concept that Atlanta is MY HOME was reinforced...indelibly seared on my brain. I belong to Atlanta body,mind and soul. SC made me realize it. While I will never forget the land from whence I came.. Lets just say when people ask me "whatever happened to Jay from SC...WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THAT BOI???! I look at them and without missing a beat reply..."WHO??" I am from there... BUT I'm not coming from there NOW.... *sigh*