Ode to Dallas, TX

Well, not really an ode. I'm not feeling especially lyrical tonight.

Sometimes I get ready to leave a place, and I start to feel all sentimental. You don't know what you have until it's almost gone, you know?

Dallas has been different, though. I'm about to leave, and I've known how blessed I've been for a while; I'm not surprised by my sentiments. I've been trying to say goodbye, and what I want to say can sound so cheesy in my head. Or there's too much in my head and heart, and I can't fit it all into syllables and words. Anyway, here are some things I've loved about Dallas.

1. My church, New St. Peter's
2. My roommates, past and present
3. Local music
4. My job with Dallas County probation
5. My friendships. I have dear and true friends whom I love and who love me. Women who speak the Gospel to me over and over. Friends who have laughed with me and cried with me and encouraged me and prayed for me.
6. The traffic
7. Just kidding about #6.

It's the people, the people, the people who make this place so special. I could probably reach for cultural and geographical things that make Dallas unique, but when I think of what I love, it's people's faces that flash across my mind.

Goodnight, Dallas. I love you.

P.S. I have the "Star-Spangled Banner" stuck in my head.