It all started when got on the plane for a short stay in Wisconsin after a long school year. I could feel it crawling down my spine and into my legs as I boarded. Sitting on the plane, gazing out over the clouds, the feeling grew stronger and moved into my ankles. I got off the plane, and the feeling was in my toes. It's an uncomfortable feeling. A restless feeling. It's an itch. There is an itchy feeling in my feet. I have been diagnosed with Itchy Feet.
At first I told myself it was just a summer itch. I thought the symptoms would go away after a day or two. But as I relaxed at home day after day, the feeling wouldn't go away. I thought if I began to research, maybe that would sooth the restlessness. I began to read up on forgein countries, places of interest, excitement, and the unknown. My itch quickly became a dull ache which I knew could only be soothed with one thing...I must travel! Yet there I sat only reading about it.
Days later, I took a drive to the Minneapolis airport to pick up my brother after a two week adventure in China. His stories turned the aching in my feet to an actual throbbing pain. So many amazing and spectacular things he shared with me! What an interesting place to visit and take in! I began to wonder...what are you doing standing around for? Go somewhere!! My feet were killing me.
Lucky for me, a short family vacation is a short-term fix. Turns out - I have never been to Chicago. We are here. We are visiting. We are tourists. We are loving it. Glad to be here, scratching my feet. But I can already tell this remedy is only temporary. My traveling bug is on its way to remission. But will surface again. The funny thing is, for some reason that possiblilty doesn't bother me. Itchy Feet is the best kind of diagnosis I can imagine. Bring it on!
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