I am SO not a city girl

One of my favorite things about this apartment is that the windows face trees instead of buildings.  Every morning I sit on the couch with the blinds open and watch the pine needles flutter in the breeze, golden green in the morning sun.  And the calm beauty of it sooths my soul. 

I need this. 

For the 3 years I was in League City, I had few chances to see God's beautiful nature.  I was surrounded by brick buildings and cement.  I worked in a room with no windows and ugly butter-colored walls.  I was busy every day, with no time to sit and reflect.  It may sound silly, but I felt like I was being slowly smothered, like I was gasping for a glimpse of beauty.  I was desperate for a getaway, planning vacations to beautiful places in my head to get away from all the ugly.

I have discovered that I can never be a true city girl.  True, I love having shopping and restaurants nearby and I hate bugs, but I need a piece of nature like I need to learn and create.  It's a part of who I am.

 
So this, this is like a soothing balm on my nature-starved soul, and it is wonderful.