A piece of home in a box

I met one of my neighbors last week that I had not previously met and when I began talking to her she immediately asked where I was from. Funny how that southern accent lingers on even after living in Ohio 5 years. When I told her I was from TN she informed me that she was going to a wedding this past weekend in Brentwood TN. She had lots of questions for me such as what is the weather like, where to eat and so forth. I gave her the name of several local restaurants to try and directions from her hotel. They returned from their weekend trip last night and at the knock of the door she had brought me something that was home in a box. She was thanking me for all of my help and had given me a box of GooGoo's. In that single moment she had brought TN right here to my home in OH. Its funny how something so simple can mean so much. Even though I told her thank you many times I don't think she will ever know just how much that meant to me. I may be 30'ish, have my own family, lived away from home many years but every now and then I get a little homesick and miss TN.