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My turn: Holiday hard to celebrate

Something caused me to be aloof this Easter. I was pretty excited for Sunday to come and when it actually did, I felt indifferent.

Saturday night I prepared macaroni and cheese for our Easter potluck. I was trying a recipe from the Food Network hoping it would come out well.

Sunday morning I got ready for church. My spirit felt lifted, God is good for that. When I returned home, I grabbed the macaroni and met up with my friends.

There was a lot of good food on the table. I could hardly move after one plate so we all just sort of sat there in food coma and talked. Then just like that, everybody parted ways.

I kind of expected more than just dinner. I guess I just miss my family but I'm usually not the homesick type. My cousin had a baby boy early Easter morning and my family was back home celebrating. I know I'm among friends here but I just didn't feel like we were much of a family.

I was invited to go to another house but I declined, because hanging around people would just make me feel more alone. I guess I'm not a kid anymore and holidays aren't the same when you're "on your own."

Christina Calloway writes for Clovis Media Inc. and humor in her spare time. Write her at [email protected] or on Facebook to make suggestions of what she can do in Portales since she's new.