This past weekend, I thought that my mom was going to be able to come and visit me in San Antonio. But she’s a trial lawyer and therefore sometimes doesn’t have a schedule set in stone. She called me on Wednesday and it turned out that she was going to have a ton of work to do and wouldn’t be able to come here. I was really upset, but then she said that she had an idea…that I could hop on a plane and go home for the weekend! With pretty much no hesitation I said that I’d LOVE to. And she had a free ticket with Southwest Airlines because of the traveling that she does so she used that for me! I was beyond excited. I had felt like I had just been going through the normal student routines here at Trinity….going to class, doing homework, eating meals, studying, going to rehearsal, doing laundry…blah blah blah. Going home was EXACTLY what I needed.
So, on Friday night I got on a plane to Dallas more anxious than I could ever remember being. I missed my parents, my brother, my step-sister, my step-mom, my boyfriend, my other current senior friends, and my doggies. I felt like part of me had been with them since I’ve been here and I really haven’t felt completely whole since I’ve been here. They mean so much to me. Don’t get me wrong, I love it here and I like the atmosphere and my classes and the friends I’ve made here, but there isn’t a single person or thing that could ever fill the spaces that they take up.
I landed around 7:10 and my mom came and picked me up 
Haha, just being able to get into her car made me feel at home. When I got home I got to see my dog, Gizmo. I really missed him. I didn’t realize how much I’d miss my dogs. Then around 8 or so I went over to my boyfriend’s house and hung out with him for the night.
The next day I did a lot of preparation for homecoming in two weeks. I went and got my dress (which they altered from a size 9 down to my size (about a 0-1) that was awesome). Then I went and saw my dad, my brother, my step-sister, and my step-mom over at my dad’s house. They were getting stuff together for a Rosh Hashanah lunch that they were hosting, but it was still nice to see them I mainly missed my brother and my step-sister because I had talked to my dad a bit while I’ve been here, but I haven’t really talked to either of them…or my step-mom for that matter. Everyone’s just been insanely busy. And while I was there I picked up the garter to give to my boyfriend for homecoming. After saying good-bye to all the people at my dad’s I went back to my mom’s and added some customization details to my boyfriend’s garter and then went over to his house where he had kind of arranged a “See Carly Get-together” type thing So, I got to see some of my current senior friends too! We played some video games then ate dinner and then I hung out with just my boyfriend for the rest of the night. I missed him more than I could even BEGIN to explain.
I had to leave early in the morning and when I got back I just worked on a project that I had due the next day.
I hated leaving Dallas because now I feel that hole again. I know they’re all just a phone call away, but it’s also hard when I’m literally stuck on the campus with no car. I’ve only been here a month so, I don’t think anyone should expect me to feel “at home” just yet. Especially when I haven’t had a car to actually see the area that I currently reside in.
Being back in Dallas was perfect. Everything felt right because (almost) all of the people I love are there. And even though a lot of my close friends are off at school too, I still felt like they were there (cheesy, but true).
Luckily (as of today), I only have 11 more days until I get to see almost all of them A lot of my friends are coming back for homecoming and I am more than anxious to see them!
