Today I was a tourist in my own hometown.

I had an hour to spend between things and I wasn't really sure what I sure do for that time. I was driving over to the library to maybe find a book when I passed by my dance studio. And I just had to pull over. I don't know why, but seeing the sign for my dance studio just made me stop and want do something different than my comfort of the public library.

So with my hour to spare, I decided how often do I walk around downtown and just "experience" what it has to offer? To be honest, I felt pretty silly. Here I was, walking down the not-so-busy main street with my camera out, taking pictures of things I see almost every day, and yet have never really stopped to observe. Some people drove by and looked over at me. Hey, it's a small town of 18,000. I probably knew some people driving by. I felt kind of funny.. but at the same time, who cared? I even went to a couple places that I'd never been to before. And I probably never would have, if I didn't have the challenge of doing something outside of my comfort zone.

It was fun. Just poking around- laughing to myself when I found some old Disney CD's at a bargain store, knowing that I would've bought them if I'd had some money with me-enjoying the sunny day-taking time to notice everyday places.

When was the last time you stopped to enjoy the normal things in life? Do it today. You might even have fun :)