I have lived in the south for my entire life.
I don’t know what a life with snow and changing seasons is like. I mean, it isn’t like we don’t have a winter, but it lasts a couple weeks and then it goes back to being hot. The summer is just hotter than the rest of the year. Mom and dad have been doing a lot of talk about Glenville, IL. I knew that is where my grandparents lived, but I had never visited. Mom was saying how my grandmother missed us and wanted us to come visit. She and grandpa had visited quite often, but my grandfather recently died of Covid-19. Grandma couldn’t travel alone because she didn’t drive. Mom packed us all up , and we headed to Glenville, IL. I was going to get to see my grandma on mom’s side of the family, and my grandpa from dad’s side. I laughed when they were all glad we had our shots and could finally visit again. Even though it was summer I noticed a big difference in the temperature. It wasn’t so much cooler, but the humidity was tolerable. Grandma and Grandpa had air conditioning in their homes, so it was comfortable. The funny thing was that grandma only had a window air conditioner in the living area and one in her bedroom. She said they never had much use for central air conditioning. Before grandpa died, he barely turned the air conditioning on. I loved it so much in Glenville, IL, that I asked if I could go to college here. Grandma said I could stay with her, since the college was just a mile away. Mom and dad didn’t agree or disagree but I think I’ll be moving to Glenville, IL.