Goodbye To You

So, I dropped my dad and Ann off at the airport a few hours ago. It's always a weird feeling the entire day they are leaving or anyone who is visiting is leaving. It's comforting when they are here and it makes me realize how very grateful I am that they are in my life. But as much as I would love to have everyone in my family right by me I think I need to go through this time on my own. I think it is good for me to have been here almost 8 months without either one of my parents just down the road from me. It's been incredibly hard, but a good learning experience as well. I do hope one day I can live closer to at least a few members of my family, but until then there is always visiting and I am very fortunate in that I do get visited often by my family. What more could a girl ask for? I appreciate the fact that they take time to come out and visit me a number of times. I am always grateful for this and I hope each of them understands how much I love them.