visit my family

Vacation is approved
Airfare and rental car booked
~Now making sure everyone knows when I will be coming home

I’ve returned home from all my visiting today, and after driving over 2500 miles and seeing many different people and places over past two weeks, I’m definitely in a state of wazi-wazi right at the moment. It’s going to take some time to calm down and process all that I’ve seen and done.
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I’m very grateful to have had the opportunity to make this trip, and I’m very grateful to be home again.

Haven’t been back in probably 11 years. This is one of the things I wanted to do on funemployment.

I was having a great time and I finally met my twin nephews, now I can’t play with them because the sore throat from last evening has turned into a mild cold. Dad picked it up for me on Tuesday and gave it to me last night. His worst night was Thursday so I can look forward to getting some sleep on Monday.

It’s about 2 AM right now. I’ve barely slept. Pretty much I am just killing time, waiting for someone to take me to the grocery store in the morning so I can get cold medicine that doesn’t conflict with my allergy medicine. Normally I’d be in the livingroom at this point trying to sleepify myself with a DVD, but my brother and sister-in-law are getting some well-deserved sleep out there.

Of course, tomorrow afternoon is when the reunion/meet the twins party is scheduled, so I can’t hug anyone I haven’t seen in 11-15 years and am going to have a hard time talking or staying awake. I should also look fantastic in theire photos.

Then the boys are leaving Sunday night, when I will still be sick. So still no hugging or playing. :(

I wonder if they have the cold medicine hidden in this state? In my state some places require you to get cold medicine from a pharmacist if it includes ingredients for crystal meth. It makes it hard to compare labels if they don’t have a type with which you are familiar.

...when it comes to travelling. I’m overwhelmed right now by all the loose ends that I’d like to see tied up before I leave. And yet I’m hopeful that I can actually make this trip, that it will all work out somehow. Now seems like the right time for me to go, ready or not.

I’m hoping to leave by Thursday.

I want to go and I don’t want to go. Somehow it all seems like too much trouble. I hate to even admit that.
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I need to make some phone calls this afternoon.
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And just now my eyes have focused on the quote to the right of the box where I’m now typing:
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“For one human being to love another—that is perhaps the most difficult of our tasks; the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation.”
- Rainer Maria Rilke
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Another sigh…
I do love my family. Sometimes love isn’t easy. Time to go make some phone calls and preparations.

I’m going to visit them on January 7th and I am coming back on the 11th. It’s gonna happen!

It is a difficult thing to be away from all things familiar. I’d call the place I live in now familiar, but its really not that “homey” to me even after 1.5 years. I can compare my situation to a little deer leaving its home to live with a pack of big scary elephants, who think it looks completely rediculous for its size and finds it to be very stupid, because it does not follow the “ways” of the adored elephants. Weird example, but I can relate.

I go to visit the fam in November. I haven’t seen them in almost a year. I never thought I’d be so far away.

yay i see my family any time i want.

I’m moving back home so I’ll be able to see my family everyday!! i cant wait.