last week.....almost brutal

So I have been back in the states for a little over a week now. Wow....a week ago I was in another country. Crazy huh? So the transition back has not been super easy. I am living with my parents for now and they are really cool people but with the stress of my dad losing his job and the new house...let's just say i cried twice last week (and i never cry). And everything seems big...the cars, the stores....Integrating back with my friends has been fun. Elysia has helped make this last week bearable and with Lacey just a call away, the social life hasn't sucked to bad! I went to church on Sunday with my grandpa. Church was very "churchy" and "fluffy". I went because I was his escort to the deacon luncheon. Yeah...I still don't think I am too much of a fan of church on Sunday. It was "nice" and freakishly overwhelming all the same time. I hate being the "new" person or "outsider". Luckily 2 people from my old church are attending there now since the whole situation with my dad at his church. But yeah church...Starbucks with friends on Sunday? Now we are talking! Furthermore the job hunt has begun...I hate this process especially when you know you have no money and no one seems to be hiring and you cannot exactly decide what you want to do. I have 2 apps to check up on tomorrow....However, it will be okay. It's all a part of what's next, whatever the hell that may be. Oh and I went running this morning....i had to run inside! It's so cold here that being outside is torture! I went to the YMCA and the whole time I kept thinking about "the road". The road I lived on in Ireland was great! The morning conversations with people on the road while I was running....yeah I miss that. Jackie, Joe, Brendan, Emma, Anne....yeah you know! So through all this last week, one thing I have learned: I am still learning. The "I am still learning" quote was made by Michelangelo at age 86 or 87.....humility right there. Mark gave us a wall hanging with that on it and it's hung in my room.....and the statement is so true. I am still learning in all areas. Learning to do life, knowing that I don't have the answers and just taking it one step at a time. So I am still learning and now I am still learning how to adjust to this country while not losing what I gained in Ireland. It's wrecking my head....