Goodbye

Today my mom left to go back home. I went to work and took her suitcase with me, then we met up at Government Center where we took the blue line to the airport. I helped her with her bags b/c Gov't Center doesn't have elevators or escalators going down and she had a hard enough time walking down stairs with her bad ankle. We got to the airport and hung out for a bit (I took an extended lunch) and then said goodbye. I'm gonna miss her. It was so fun showing her around and having her meet my friends and co-workers. It was nice sitting at my dining room table talking and eating with someone in person (vs. on the phone with numerous dropped calls to carry on just a simple conversation!) Now the apartment is lonely and dark. I'm sitting in my room with the AC on not knowing what to do with myself since this is the earliest I've been home for the past week. I am looking forward to resting and settling into my place though. It's a funny feeling having family visit and saying goodbye, b/c now it's real... this is where I live, this is where I'm starting a new life like I wanted when I decided to move to Boston. The adults in my life are quite proud of me for where I am in my life, moving to Boston and actually "making it". I don't think of it as anything special, maybe that's just how I was built. It's just something I put my mind to and did it. It's funny with my mom being here, I didn't even notice that this past weekend was my one year anniversary of moving into this apartment, an apartment which is now all mine. I was reminded of that today when I saw all these moving vans and people loading and unloading their trucks as they moved in and out, remembering that it was hot this time last year too! Funny how things change and work themselves out. I am so blessed to be doing what I am doing here in Boston and building the type of friendships I've always wanted but could never find in California and hosting parties to bring all my friends together for fun times! I'm loving Boston and am so glad my mom was able to visit me.