Love Crosses Oceans

Once my older sister moves in two weeks, everything is going to change.  I'm finally starting to realize that I'm going to miss her a lot.  And her husband and my nephew.  It just seemed to come so quickly.  

It's going to be so strange not being able to drive twenty minutes to visit her.  If she wasn't moving across an ocean it would be a different story.  We would be able to see her every once in a while if it was only a drive away.  But no, they're moving five thousand miles away.

I almost feel sorry for her.  I know I wouldn't want to be in her shoes right now.  Yes, it is one of my biggest dreams to live abroad-anywhere but here, really.  But I would dread the nine hour plane ride with a newborn who doesn't sleep during the day.  And then to step off the plane and not have a home to call yours yet.

When my mom first started telling people that my sister was pregnant and that she was moving to Europe, people said things along the lines of, "She's taking away the grandchild!!"

Some people viewed their move as entirely negative, but it was a huge opportunity for them and hard to refuse.  I mean, who wouldn't want to live in Switzerland?  People just thought it was terrible of them to move and 'steal' away the first grandchild.  

I've just been retorting that the internet has come a long way.  And it has!  We'll be able to see them and see the progress of my nephew.  They'll be able to come visit, and we'll be able to visit them.  It's not like she's disappearing.  My mom is already planning 'FaceTime Dates' to keep in touch.

Of course it's going to be sad when she leaves, there's no denying that.  But love has this amazing ability to grow and spread out.  It's just going to be even better when we finally get to see them again.

One Month to Senior Year

So far this summer has gone by extremely quick.  I really haven't done all that much.  Everywhere I look, I see pictures of people from my school at the pool, hanging out at the lake, going on awesome vacations, and spending time with their friends.

I've hardly been able to see my friends at all this summer.  I got to hang out with my best friend in the world last week, but it was only for a few hours.  It was the first time I had seen her all summer.  And besides that, I've only gone out with my boyfriend a handful of times this summer.  This summer, I have just been staying in mostly and spending time with my sisters.

Now I can't say that has been all I've done this summer.  We took a trip-first to Missouri to visit my grandmother and uncle, and then up to Minnesota to visit all of my mom's side of the family.  I also finally got my license just last week.

With school coming in exactly one month, I've been thinking a lot about what's going to happen after this year.  It's scary to think about it.  I have no idea where I'll be going to college, and I still don't have a clue about what I want to major in.  Everything is really starting to count, and I can already feel the pressure from it.

But right now, I just want to enjoy what left I have of my summer.