Homesicker.
I just got a bummer text message from my best friend saying she probably won't be coming to visit this week, despite having booked her flight weeks ago. I completely understand the circumstance (she just got back from a vacation), but it totally brings me down. I was really looking forward to seeing her & experiencing a piece of home via stories. I've been in Lloydminster since the beginning of November and don't get me wrong, I'm having a blast! I am however, experiencing a homesickness like I've never felt. My family was always two hours away. Even if I didn't see them for weeks, I knew I could. Out here, it's different. Out here it costs around $800 and several days off work to see them. Time and money I don't have. I have booked my vacation & flight for mid April and can't make the time between now and then pass fast enough. Five months is a long time to go without seeing your family and friends; people who totally accept and love you for who you are. You know?
The Midwest is great because it's just like starting over. I'm meeting new people and doing new things and having a fairlyeasy time making friends who I know I'll have for a long time to come... but in the grand scheme of things, sometimes what I need at the end of the day are the people who've seen me at my worst and love me for my faults. People who get me - and those types of friends are the one's a) you're born with (family) or b) who've known you for a very long time & always stuck around.
To everyone back home, I miss you guys a lot. I wish I had more time to call/skype/write/chat in general.
To everyone here in Lloyd who've welcomed me as a friend & continue to "stick around" please know that you're the reason I'm not a total homesick sad-sack suffering from cabin fever. blog comments powered by Disqus |
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