It's Not Goodbye, But See You Later

This week was tough to say the least. I spent a few days down my Grandmom's house and she made me promise that we wouldn't say goodbye to each other, only see you later. I couldn't stop hugging her before I left. So much can change in 27 months and that's the scary part.

As if that wasn't hard enough, Sunday came faster then I could blink. We had a Peace Corps send off party which consisted of my Mom's brother and sister and my cousins. It was an enjoyable time with delicious food and many laughs until it was time for them to leave. 

Not shortly after saying "see you later" to each of them, it was time for my brother to go back to college. He is a freshman at Muhlenberg and this was my last time seeing him. All of sudden, everything hit me at once and I didn't want that moment to end when we were hugging. Thankfully my brother and I are very close so I know that we will keep in touch but it sure isn't the same as being able to go out for ice cream or go on a run together. We managed to get one last family photo on US soil. 

I say last photo on US soil because I know sometime next year, my family will be over to visit me in either Greece or Croatia. I look forward to us all being together again and I am thankful for the last memories we had. It's only "see you later" and not "goodbye" because "saying goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting" -Peter Pan