See You Later!

Day 4

I really haven’t wanted to post or write anything so far because I have been way to emotional to write anything lucid. I made a promise early on to a friend that I would never say “goodbye” but only say “see ya later” (SYL).  Well over the course of the last couple of months I have had to say a lot of “see ya laters”!

We said SYL to our stuff, our house, our cars and finally to friends and family.  Some SYL’s were fun and joyous occasions like the last day of school or hanging out at a friend’s house while the kids went go carting and motor biking late into the night.  Other SYL’s were a mixture of fun and sadness like our going away party.  Seeing everyone come out to support us felt so amazingly bittersweet. There were some tears but mainly many laughs and good memories made.

Then there were just the plain heart wrenchingly sad SYL’s.  Ones where we said goodbye to best friends and the final family members at the airport.  I don’t know if I will ever truly get over saying SYL to so many of the great people in our lives as I know there may be some that I really do never see again.

But at the airport my dad told me he sees this journey I am on like the Wizard of Oz. He can’t wait to hear about all the friends I will make along the way and the adventures I will have just like Dorothy did.  But then when I am ready or wanting to come home all I have to do is click my heels 3x and I will be back with all my loved ones. This is the thought I will hold on to when my heart is heavy and sad with missing everything and everyone…. one day I WILL click my heels!!