This reminded me of when we were at closing for our current house. One of the owners began to cry as she handed me a set of keys. As a first time home buyer I was surprised, but I get that now. As I’m preparing to leave that house now, one of the things that comforts me is how I feel excited for the house to meet and maybe raise a new family, as I know it has done several times before.
I feel like my answer to what I remember about places I used to live is chaotic and doesn't follow any kind of pattern other than it's all about FEELINGS. I remember more about cities than I do about specific apartments, and most of what I remember about where I actually lived (i.e. that it took two hours to park in Alexandria some nights, that my staircase in my Pittsburgh apartment was creepy at night, and that the walk to the laundry was too far in North Carolina) aren't super-positive and are more life logistical than anything else. I remember a lot about conversations I had in those places, like where I was sitting or what the weather was like, and I have a lot of memories about how it felt to get in the car to go to work, or what I felt like when I realized it was time to move on.
This is so interesting! And I think lots of this is true for me too, particularly when I think about places I lived for shorter amounts of time. And also anywhere I lived pre pandemic. The pandemic increased the amount of time spent at home so much that I’ll probably always remember our first house differently than other places I’ve lived. Thanks for sharing.
This reminded me of when we were at closing for our current house. One of the owners began to cry as she handed me a set of keys. As a first time home buyer I was surprised, but I get that now. As I’m preparing to leave that house now, one of the things that comforts me is how I feel excited for the house to meet and maybe raise a new family, as I know it has done several times before.
I feel like my answer to what I remember about places I used to live is chaotic and doesn't follow any kind of pattern other than it's all about FEELINGS. I remember more about cities than I do about specific apartments, and most of what I remember about where I actually lived (i.e. that it took two hours to park in Alexandria some nights, that my staircase in my Pittsburgh apartment was creepy at night, and that the walk to the laundry was too far in North Carolina) aren't super-positive and are more life logistical than anything else. I remember a lot about conversations I had in those places, like where I was sitting or what the weather was like, and I have a lot of memories about how it felt to get in the car to go to work, or what I felt like when I realized it was time to move on.
This is so interesting! And I think lots of this is true for me too, particularly when I think about places I lived for shorter amounts of time. And also anywhere I lived pre pandemic. The pandemic increased the amount of time spent at home so much that I’ll probably always remember our first house differently than other places I’ve lived. Thanks for sharing.