goodbye girl
May 9, 2004
my brother and i have become the best of friends through the five years i have been living in fairbanks, despite our shared dna. we talk with each other about anything and everything. every weekend plan includes him. i dont know what i would have done up here without him.
i just hugged him goodbye.
he and his wife drive out in the morning.
out of the state, through canada, and to their new home in washington.
if God has a plan and a purpose for his move, then i have to trust that i am also included in that plan.
and yet.
the moment he turned away and closed my apartment door, i cannot stop thinking how the last time i said goodbye to a sibling moving out of state, she didnt come back.
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Maybe the plan is for you to move to Washington too... ;) Good coffee, and rain is always better than snow, right?
i wondered how you were doing...and now i know.
i wish i could offer some words of comfort. i know that change is difficult, especialy when the change is brought on by someone else's actions and all we have are reactions.
i hope you find a way to fill the void.
no, we arent going to be moving. i highly doubt we will ever live out of alaska; i just love the snow too much.
and thanks, joat. i think, subconsciously, i expect him back this weekend.
Even though my exhaustion left me little energy for emotion, I still sobbed the entire drive back home that evening. I'm still not sure how to survive living so far away from you.