A Trip Down Memory Lane

I took my girlfriend and her daughter to Hendersonville's world famous Hot Dog World last night. There was a thing going around Facebook not long ago about "I am so Hendo I remember when...." it was a Sonic Drive In in the late '70's-early '80's. After we finished eating, I decided to take them on a trip through the first neighborhood that I remember living in when I was growing up. I showed them the house that my Grandmother lived in and that was one of my fondest memories of my childhood was seeing Grandma whenever I wanted to because she was right next door. We pulled into the driveway of the house that I used to live in and I still remember the layout. Both houses have been remodeled but luckily my memories will stay the same. I shared a few memories with them of what it was like "growing up Dan". We were not the type of family that moved around a lot and my Mom still lives in the house that she has owned for 40 years. That allowed me to establish some well grounded roots and I really didn't get the wanderlust until I hit my early 40's. My family refers to that as my "mid life crisis" but I didn't see it that way at all. There is nothing wrong with branching out but it is good to remember where your roots are.