One of the best/worst lessons in life is that you never outgrow homesickness. You don’t need to travel to world to experience it, either; sometimes it’s as simple as that first Thanksgiving away at college, or when you realize home is a place you visit, not live. On the bright side, you know you have something pretty wonderful if you’re missing it so dang much. On the other, screw you! I want my mom!
1) Get thee to a grocery store.
Locate the mac n’ cheese. Purchase. Consume. It’ll help, honestly. Whatever ails you, sometimes you just need that touch of home to pull you through. So let go of the guilt and embrace the carbs – all that weeping you were doing probably burned the calories anyway.
2) Downloadeth a movie.
My cure-all happens to be Father of the Bride since it could serve as documentary footage of the Lopez’s. For your family, it might be Ghostbusters, or Star Wars. Maybe you watched Home Alone every winter or The Sandlot every summer. I don’t know, but find it and watch it and cry and laugh. You’ll feel better.
3) Write thyself a blog.
If you’re out having adventures, record them. If not, plan them. Keep looking forward – or, at least, not looking back – and suddenly the separation will become a little more bearable. Sure, you have some awesome memories from home, but you have even more kickass ones just over the horizon. Rise up and meet them so that next time around the dinner table, you’ll have the stories to share.
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