It did not hit me till last night that I was leaving for 4 months. I was lying next to my sleeping boyfriend (Nathan) thinking about how I was not going to be able to feel his touch for 4 long months all while he had me pulled close. A few tears fell, but I quickly fell asleep. This morning I laid in bed not wanting to get up to finish packing (yes, I procrastinated till the last second to finish packing) waiting for Nathan to come back from his internship. We ate a wonderful breakfast that he had made for me and then my grandmother arrived to pick me up; some other members of my family and her are spending a week with me in Ireland. I was still doing okay emotionally until my grandmother told me not to cry when I was hugging Nathan, and then the tears flooded out of my eyes. It was the worst good bye, scratch that, see you soon, that I have ever had to deal with, even if it is just 4 months. You get a little attached to someone when you have been staying with them for the past month.
As far as other “see you soon’s” go, the past week has been filled with a numerous amount of them. My college basketball team had a “meeting” upstairs after training one day and had a cake and card for me. I love them all to death and am going to miss playing with them this season. The best friend was a hard one too. We hugged like 4 times as I slowly started to inch for the door not wanting to leave but could not really miss my flight. And for the little sister, good luck kiddo with your first semester of college. I think I hugged you the longest and did not want to let go. I do not know what I am going to do when I move even farther away from you. Others included people where I worked, people in the cafe, some over text, and others just from passing by.
Anyway, my flight is about to take off so I leave this with saying I am truly going to miss everyone from back home! I will see you soon and keep in touch while I am away!
Taking on Ireland 