Family...

So this is the longest period of time in which I have been away from my family. I know they are proud of me for making it as far as I have, but I do miss them terribly. It makes me feel, now, that I did not spend as much time with them as I should have. My sister is in high school, and although we are COMPLETE opposites, I wish I could be there to talk to her about all the things sisters would talk about. She makes me feel so old and yet so young at the same time!! I LOVE YOU MEG!!! And my brother is going to be in junior high soon. We are so much alike it is a bit ridiculous! And although we always pick on each other and call each other names and what-not, I miss having our own little mini raves in the living room while everyone was at softball. I LOVE YOU D.J.!!!! My dad is not home much now, since he works far away, but I still wish I was at home to see him when he finally got home from a long week of working and make fun of his (now disappearing) "patch". I LOVE YOU DAD!!!!!!!!!! And my Mommy, who does so much for everyone she knows, but doesn't always get it in return, I love you and wish I could be there to lend a hand. I appreciate every lecture you have ever given to me, every "grounding" I ever got, and the moral support you have always given me. I LOVE YOU MOMMY!!!!!!! You, my family, have built me up to what I am today and I appreciate EVERYTHING. I LOVE AND MISS YOU ALL!!!!!!