.being from a small town.

.pics of the neighborhood and house i grew up in

 via my iphone in december 2010.

.growing up i couldn't

get out of laurinburg fast enough.

.in fact i played a huge role in

convincing my parents

to make the move to the beach

and

my move to nyc 

just so i could get out of

that 'awfully boring' city.

.laurinburg has one movie theater

that plays two movies.

.laurinburg has one skating rink,

one bowling alley,

and no shopping whatsoever.

.laurinburg could not take

me to the next level with dance.

.it was the worst.

.or so i thought at

the time. 

.until recently if someone

asked me 

'where are you from?'

my response was 

'near pinehurst'

just to avoid saying

laurinburg.

.small towns have the

worst reputation of

everyone being in everyone

elses business.

.and laurinburg is no

exception to this.

.that combined

with its boringness

is what i hated most.

.but then something

like what happened this

past week happens

and

suddenly being from

a small town doesn't feel

so horrible anymore.

.it's true everyone

does know everyone.

.and an old sweet family friend

passed away without

any warning what so ever.

.and that's when i saw

what being from a small town

is all about.

.i couldn't believe the

spreading of love

for this dear family.

.everybody from laurinburg

 knew this kind man

and they wanted

his family to know that they were 

thinking of them, 

praying for them,

and supporting them

however they could.

.though i could never 

live in a small town like

that again

being from a small town

can be a great thing.

.i know that i have

a population

life long friends

who will always be

there to support my family

just because we graced

the walls of laurinburg's presence

for many years.

.we are praying for you

hicks' family

and 

from one scot to another

we support you dearly.

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