I have absolutely loved moving to Idaho with Kyle. I loved living in Pocatello, and made some great friends and some great memories. I was excited to move to Post Falls, and have made some good friends up here as well. I don’t regret for even a second moving up here. I’ve enjoyed the adventures with Kyle and growing closer to him.
But you know what I miss?
I miss my friends. And family.
Most of the time, I feel fine about it. There’s email and skype and texting and phone calls and blogs and facebook and we can still catch up via social media all the time. And that works most of the time.

But then there’s the stuff that you miss.
Like when your best friend’s niece is born early and is in the hospital and you’d love to drop everything to just sit with her, but you can’t.
Or like when your other best friend got engaged and then married and you missed her wedding.

Showing your support over social media and phone calls is not the same as being there in person. It’s just not. And while that is usually ok, when the big events happen, and you miss them… It’s sad. And a little lonely.

But you know what? It’s ok to feel like that.
I am a very happy person. I am happy probably 95% of the time. But sometimes something happens, and you feel down, and that’s normal. Life isn’t always perfect, and that’s ok.
I am so grateful that I married my best friend. That even when I miss my other friends, I still have him by my side. He’s who I want there. I am also grateful to have a Father in Heaven that I can turn to in my times of need. I am grateful. And I am blessed.

And maybe some day we will move close to family and friends again.
But if not, that’s ok.
It’s just something to get used to and work through.
It’s part of growing up.