I checked out of my hotel room this morning. It actually felt like I was moving. After 40 days on the road I had a slight twinge of separation anxiety. Granted I have been away for much longer periods of time but those trips were much less structured and required sleeping in the strangest of places and for inconsistent durations. But this was a planned trip and I had many of my creature comforts with me (golf clubs and bicycle) so it hasn't been too terrible except for missing Mrs. umdalum and umdalum jr.
I'll spend tonight at my parents house and then tomorrow will debark with them to home where they'll spend Thanksgiving with us. I'll bring them back up the road next weekend when I have to return for another week (no longer!).
Without saying, there's really only one song playing through my head today.
Mama, I'm coming home - Ozzy Osbourne
Times have changed and times are strange
Here I come, but I ain't the same
Mama, Im coming home
Times gone by seem to be
You could have been a better friend to me
Mama, Im coming home
You took me in and you drove me out
Yeah, you had me hypnotized
Lost and found and turned around
By the fire in your eyes
You made me cry, you told me lies
But I cant stand to say goodbye
Mama, Im coming home
I could be right, I could be wrong
Hurts so bad, its been so long
Mama, Im coming home
Selfish love yeah were both alone
The ride before the fall
But Im gonna take this heart of stone
I just got to have it all
Chorus
Ive seen your face a hundred times
Everyday we've been apart
I don't care about the sunshine, yeah
cause mama, mama, Im coming home
Im coming home
You took me in and you drove me out
Yeah, you had me hypnotized
Lost and found and turned around
By the fire in your eyes
Chorus