Written by: Susan

August 11, 2008 

Why do you always want what you haven't got?

It's scary how fast you can really step back into life here in the states. I've been wanting to read the article in the current Vanity Fair magazine about Carla Bruni, the new first lady of France. As we were traveling, I found ways to seek information like this for free since access to it was really expensive (Vanity Fair would have been upwards of $15). Now that I'm back in the states, I completely forgot that you can actually just go to vanityfair.com and just read the article for free. I've been debating about whether or not to get the magazine, should I subscribe to it? etc, etc......until tonight when suddenly I remembered that I could access it online and will be enjoying the article from the leisure of my own home....for free.

Which brings me to my point.....why does the grass always seem greener? I remember while traveling, I'd think of all the fun stores that I'd get to go to when I went home, all the foods I'd be able to eat, the familiarty of everything. Now that I'm home, do you think I've actually gone to any of the places that I was DYING to go to while traveling? I haven't even stepped foot into the Seattle Patagonia or REI store downtown and those were always a part of my weekend routine.  

Did I just enjoy the idea of them more than the reality? Why is the idea of something sometimes so much more colorful? Is it because you can mold it to your happier moments and forget how much of a pain it really is to drive to some of these places, find parking, and walk around a store that beckons you to spend hundreds of dollars?

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