The visitor rotation has ended as of this morning, when I dropped my mom off at the airport. Simon has now met all of his surviving grandparents, plus one aunt and a BFF. Now we get the little guy to ourselves for a very long time.
While parents are people that you expect to see in these situations, I found that having Diana's friend Sherry in for awhile to be the biggest reminder of Cleveland. It's the people that you frequently see in a social context that make you think about it the most. We've talked about it, and it's not that we wish we still lived there, but we still miss it for a great many reasons.
I'm having a hard time with spring, because it reminds me of Cedar Point, and the excitement of opening weekend. I haven't missed the mini-golf tournament or an opening day in something like 11 years, and that makes me sad. We probably aren't going to get out there until October. Even though I mostly avoided the place every July and August, it's just killing me to not have a chance for spring visits, and the usual reconnection with my friends who work there. Plus there's a new ride, and I'll miss the opening of that too.
I think it would be easier if we didn't have those damn houses. I feel like those are keeping us somehow rooted there, only without the ability to actually go there.
And yes, I'm going to miss thunderstorms and 90 degree days.
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