I can still remember being a little girl and having to come inside on school nights to go to bed when it was still light outside (thank you daylight savings). Unfortunately for me, many of the other neighborhood parents weren't as "mean" as mine; so while I sat and sulked in my bedroom instead of getting ready for bed I could often hear my friends still outside playing. I hated being left out.
This weekend was like my childhood and I was left out. My immediate family was all together in Utah and I stayed in California. It was the first time since we have moved that I truly felt left out and wanted so very badly to be there with everybody else.
Yes, I was just in Utah; but that didn't seem to take the sting away. Aaron even got out of clinical early on Friday and I had envisioned us driving to Utah and arriving in the middle of the night. We'd sleep at Aaron's parents and then drive over the next morning and surprise my family. Doesn't that sound fun? Instead, reality hit and I knew I'd been traveling with my boys for two weeks. Moose wants nothing more than to not be strapped into a car seat or stroller again. Bear needs to be able to run off all of his energy and sitting in a car for 23-24 hours over a 3 day period would have been horrible for the boys. And yet, it would have been worth it to make the drive. I think I'll feel bad about my decision not to go for the rest of my life. Ugh.
So, for those of you that have lived away from your family and are experienced and this missing stuff, how do you do it?
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One thing that helps me ,is that when you do go into town you are like a celebrity. Activities are planned around your plans and everyone makes time to see you.
It doesn't make it any easier to miss things. But it does help a little.
My Sweet Andrea, yes you were missed today. I understand too that we can't make it to all of the family activities. We know you would have been here if you could have. You can be proud of you little brother. He did an amazing job today.
It sucks - I'm sorry. You should have called me. I just cry and then in a couple days feel better. I don't think you ever get use to it either. Sometimes it is just hard. Call me next time!
Andrea I so know the feeling..when your there you feel like you can't get enough visit w/everyone and the time goes to fast. But yes make everyone come to you and enjoy it while you can and know that right now your little family is the most important and you can do what you can only do although it isn't easiest all the time to miss out on things. But your family understands
We missed you, but we know you are right to think of your boys, you are a great mom.
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