Tolerable Cruelty

"There's a breeze off the Hudson, and just when you think you're sick of living here the memory floods in..."

("Finale," In the Heights)

I have two weeks left in Hawaii, so obviously things have stopped sucking so much.  I daresay, in the past few weeks I've been liking things, having almost-fun, socializing, hugging (men!), and even wishing I had more time!  Life is cruel.  But I wonder, are things going well because I know that I'm leaving soon, or is this just how long it takes me to adjust to a place well enough to actually enjoy things?  I remember that I lived in Boston for over a year before I really decided that I wanted to stay there.*

The quote above is from In the Heights, which has kind of been my 'theme musical' for the past year (I saw it for the first time a few months ago), although my favorite line used to be Vanessa's from It Won't Be Long Now:

As I sweep the curb, I can hear those turbo engines blazing a trail through the sky

I look up and think about the years gone by

And one day, I'm walking to JFK

And I'm going to fly!

Kind of funny how things change like that, huh?  I guess I can be a little bit sad to leave Hawaii, but only a little bit, because I'm going back to my favorite place ever.

*It was actually the ward campout that made me realize I wasn't ready to leave Boston, which is strange, because I find camping dreadful.