...takin' my time, just movin' on, you'll forget about me after I've been gone...
I said my goodbyes to my family today, and god knows when I'll see them again. I'll be able to talk to Andrea on AIM, but I'm really gonna miss the younger girls. They leave Wednesday for Arkansas, a quarter of the continent away.
I've never faced the prospect before of spending an extended period of time away from my family without knowing exactly when I'll see them again. It's... harder than I thought. I'll really miss Andrea in particular, who's become one of my closest friends over the past couple years, especially with the events of the past year or so. I'll also no longer see the little kids as they grow up... newborn baby Eleanor certainly and quite possibly Rachel may not even remember me next time I see them. And that's kinda depressing. The whole thing feels kinda like having the rug yanked out from under my feet. I mean, I knew this was coming, but it's horribly unsettling nonetheless.
The world seems very large all of a sudden.
I've never faced the prospect before of spending an extended period of time away from my family without knowing exactly when I'll see them again. It's... harder than I thought. I'll really miss Andrea in particular, who's become one of my closest friends over the past couple years, especially with the events of the past year or so. I'll also no longer see the little kids as they grow up... newborn baby Eleanor certainly and quite possibly Rachel may not even remember me next time I see them. And that's kinda depressing. The whole thing feels kinda like having the rug yanked out from under my feet. I mean, I knew this was coming, but it's horribly unsettling nonetheless.
The world seems very large all of a sudden.