Blog #2: Goodbye Fallbrook

I never thought the day would actually come…but apparently it did. We just left Fallbrook, my home, my place of refuge and hope. The place I thought I would live my whole life. But now I’m leaving it behind, just a cloud of dust behind our U-Haul. Now I will have a new place to call home.

I felt as if the 24-hour drive to Prosser, Washington had taken years. But trying to look on the bright side, it meant more time with two of the people I love the most, my mom and dad, plus snuggling with Rocky for the last few days I will spend with him. The hardest part of leaving was thinking of my friends and all the fun, daring, and especially “laugh till you cry” memories we shared together. I can’t express in either words or thoughts how much I will terribly miss all of them.

I will miss my family the most: from Grandma to all of my cousins, aunts and uncles. I will truly miss family gatherings on special holidays or birthdays. Of all the events in my life, I have the best memories at family ones being with the most important people I know.

The best part of the drive was visiting Matty one last time at college. We had a hot cup of coffee with him at Starbucks and I made sure that he knew I would miss him soooo much <3! He makes me laugh every time I say this to him: “I miss you 1 billion times around the world and back!” … and all he says with his monotone voice is, “I miss you, too.” But I know it comes from his heart. I’m going to miss the wrestling, antagonizing, annoying brother that I share so many memories with. I know that even the times when he was furious at me, deep down inside was my loving, caring brother that loved me no matter what, just as I did him.

Although my eyes are teary as I write this, there’s something inside of me that just can’t wait to see the other side of the world.