if you are one of those people who moved out of their parents’ house to start your own journey somewhere far away be it college, the military, or just away in general -like me- i give props to you.
i’m saying this because last night my cousin and my two aunts facetimed me... and some time in the conversation my aunt looked at me and said I still can’t believe you’re there and not here anymore... you made the decision and actually left and i’m so happy that you’re happy and doing great.
i’m saying this because i was chatting with my dad earlier about how i changed my mind about where my church wedding was going to be and how i wanted to go back home to have the church wedding with my family. he said good my love, it’s better like that, your family wants to celebrate your special day with you and it would be hard if they had to spend thousands of dollars to fly to where you wanted it before. we miss you baby. i miss you.
I shed tears and my heart hurt like hell. Man, yeah I’m content where I am, I’m enjoying life and what not but i’m frankly homesick as fuck. sometimes i get so tired of not knowing anyone here... not hearing anyone call me by my nicknames... not knowing where anything is. it’s bad enough key west looks like guam. the coconut trees make me sad sometimes... so do the beaches.
doesn’t help that i’m 8339 miles away from home and sometimes that fact hits me like a train like... holy shit i’m so far. i’m so alone.
i give props to you if you’ve moved away from home and you’re making the most of your days and waking up and surviving. i just want you to know that i’m here and if you can’t i’ll admit that i’m hurting inside and yes, its not just you but i too have days where i think of home and i break down.
i miss my parents. i miss my best friend. i miss my godchildren. i miss my cousins. i miss the familiarity of everything that was and technicially still is home.
We gotta keep moving though you know? Gotta embrace the suck because fate put us here, fate made it possible for us to make the decision and follow through with leaving in the first place. So, here’s this post, this is my cyberhug for you.
I’m homesick as fuck and you’re not alone.