a tiny bit homesick

Me and my parents on my birthday a few months ago. They gave me that sweet electric blanket. 

These are my parents. They are amazing and incredible people. I can't tell you how much I love them. They are my best friends and I look up to them so much. They are smart, kind, loving, strong, funny, and really, really great parents. I don't know what I would do without them and I hope they know how much I love them!

I've been feeling pretty homesick lately. I usually go home around this time of year for a graduation or mission homecoming or something like that. I'm not going home at all this spring or summer and that makes me really sad. I was looking through pictures from my visit home last spring and it made me really miss Iowa. I miss the smells and the humidity and my dog and having sleepovers with my sisters and helping my dad out in the yard and learning new things from my mom. 

My family is coming to visit in June so I will get to see them but there's just something about going home that makes me feel good. And right now I need that. The last couple weeks have been a challenge. I can tell I'm getting stronger and I'm learning, but sometimes I want to check out and take a break. 

Abigail and Trevor are leaving tomorrow to go home and I can't tell you how badly I wish I was going with them. I am going to miss them a lot. It is so fun to have them out here with me and it'll be weird when they're gone. They'll be back soon so it's not the end of the world but still, it's no fun being deserted.