fuck, does the home sickness ever go away?

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Wtf is wrong with me? All of a sudden I got really homesick for Seattle and I'm just trying to keep it together so that I dont burst into tears on the bus.

I miss home so bad right now.

I thought I was doing fine and then bam! Nope, all I want is a Denali fleece and some Seattle freeze.

for Those of you far from home, does it ever go away? Hair pats?

[minion]

AWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!! Hugs!!!!! Are you coming back to visit soon? We can always price out how much it is to UPS some Dick's to you.

[MrsPotatohead]

Jul 22, 2014 14:49:54 GMT -5 minion said:

AWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!! Hugs!!!!! Are you coming back to visit soon? We can always price out how much it is to UPS some Dick's to you.

only someone from here would know what this means, LOL

but here's something for you:

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No plans to come back soon since tickets for the 2 of us over Christmas are like $3500 and I feel dumb paying that.
Maybe I should just suck it up and do it.
Last week I was just saying to h that I don't need to go home for Christmas. But my friends are having babies and those babies are growing up and I miss my friends and family.

/pity party for 1

[MrsPotatohead]

also I'm sorry I feel like things have improved SO much in just a year, I have to imagine it gets better (although Seattle is still the best and you'll probably always love it!)

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Jul 22, 2014 14:54:12 GMT -5 MrsPotatohead said:

also I'm sorry I feel like things have improved SO much in just a year, I have to imagine it gets better (although Seattle is still the best and you'll probably always love it!)

And that's the thing, things are a billion times better than they were this time last year. I do really like it here.

It's just for some weird reason I was standing under big Ben tonight and all o could think was, as beautiful as this is its not home and it probably won't ever be home.Seattle is home. For evar.

[MrsPotatohead]

FYI I just used my favorite new website for finding plane tickets and there's one that says $2410 total for both of you...

[MrsPotatohead]

also, as my grandfather always says "you never see a moving truck following a hearse"

so if it would make you happy to be home for Christmas, you should do it

[Deleted]

I thought you were gonna come home just you this December? Would that help at all?

[tacocat]

Big hugs, it's hard being far away. Is it in the budget to come home? Keep an eye on tickets, they might come down. I'm sorry you are sad today!

[Tiff]

I'm sorry FWIW I am impressed with how well you seem to be doing.

Also, I didn't move from Seattle, but I moved from CA and it was hard. It took a while. I've been here since 2003 and there are still things I miss, even though I'm lucky and my family is up here now too.

It does get easier, but there will always be something you miss.

[fiddles]

Jul 22, 2014 14:48:07 GMT -5 @uwhuskygirl said:

Wtf is wrong with me? All of a sudden I got really homesick for Seattle and I'm just trying to keep it together so that I dont burst into tears on the bus.

I miss home so bad right now.

I thought I was doing fine and then bam! Nope, all I want is a Denali fleece and some Seattle freeze.

for Those of you far from home, does it ever go away? Hair pats?

No.  Simple enough.  I'm going on 11 years in October and I still have bouts of homesickness.  It comes at completely weird times.  Normally when stuff is going back home that I know I'm missing out on, birthdays, etc.  

I will say I'm recovering faster with the homesickness.  That definitely gets better.

[minion]

I also had a recollection that you were coming back during the holidays! Is there another time of the year you guys could fly back?

[larzhope]

nope. it gets easier, but never goes away completely. Hugs, UW

[mrsrumfkin]

I never got to meet you before you left. And I miss you. So there's that. *hugs and hair pets and chocolate*

[meshimeshi]

Jul 22, 2014 14:53:22 GMT -5 @uwhuskygirl said:

No plans to come back soon since tickets for the 2 of us over Christmas are like $3500 and I feel dumb paying that.
Maybe I should just suck it up and do it.
Last week I was just saying to h that I don't need to go home for Christmas. But my friends are having babies and those babies are growing up and I miss my friends and family.

/pity party for 1

This is the worst part about being overseas. You miss out on so much and people just kind of stop including you, etc. not even really intentionally. It just happens.

Being here makes a little sad because relationships really suffer....because I feel like even if you tried really hard to keep in touch and skype often, it still isn't the same as being there and actually being a part of everything.

I don't think you can ever get away from that. You just learn to live with it....and make new friends...

[Deleted]

Sorry for this freak out guys and I appreciate you letting me whine.

We were planning on coming home for Christmas, but it's getting spendy. And it makes it worse knowing a friend who lives here got it for half price coming home for thanksgiving. And I don't have enough vacation days left to go for thanksgiving. And if we do spend extra to come home for Christmas then it cuts into money for Cuba.

So, really, this is kind of a fwp.

[tacocat]

It's ok to be sad about these things, just try not to let it consume you. I would be upset and a big mess if it were me, so big hugs.

Did you look at kayak with the +/ 3 day thing? Miles to discount it?

[MrsPotatohead]

Jul 23, 2014 2:31:01 GMT -5 @uwhuskygirl said:

Sorry for this freak out guys and I appreciate you letting me whine.

We were planning on coming home for Christmas, but it's getting spendy. And it makes it worse knowing a friend who lives here got it for half price coming home for thanksgiving. And I don't have enough vacation days left to go for thanksgiving. And if we do spend extra to come home for Christmas then it cuts into money for Cuba.

So, really, this is kind of a fwp.

what about the price I found above?

[mkate710]

Big hugs @uwhuskygirl. I hope you're able to come home at Christmas. We miss you!

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Jul 23, 2014 8:38:56 GMT -5 MrsPotatohead said:

Jul 23, 2014 2:31:01 GMT -5 @uwhuskygirl said:

Sorry for this freak out guys and I appreciate you letting me whine.

We were planning on coming home for Christmas, but it's getting spendy. And it makes it worse knowing a friend who lives here got it for half price coming home for thanksgiving. And I don't have enough vacation days left to go for thanksgiving. And if we do spend extra to come home for Christmas then it cuts into money for Cuba.

So, really, this is kind of a fwp.

what about the price I found above?

Can you send me that site and the dates por favor?  

[Deleted]

I don't think homesickness ever goes away completely.
Leave H in London and you just come for a visit?

[MrsPotatohead]

Jul 23, 2014 10:23:40 GMT -5 @uwhuskygirl said:

Jul 23, 2014 8:38:56 GMT -5 MrsPotatohead said:

what about the price I found above?

Can you send me that site and the dates por favor?  

did you get my email?

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Jul 23, 2014 14:39:43 GMT -5 MrsPotatohead said:

Jul 23, 2014 10:23:40 GMT -5 @uwhuskygirl said:

Can you send me that site and the dates por favor?  

did you get my email?

Yes! Thanks  

[Kahala]

Took me 3-4years to get over major homesickness moving to Seattle from HI, hang in there

[ilovebed]

This is a beautiful time of year so I'm not surprised you are feeling especially homesick right now. I'm sorry. I still feel the sadz about Maryland but not enough to want to move back. I miss crabbing, fishing and boating, and all my friends.

Big hugs to you right now though.