Homesick, being stuck in my head, and a quick update

I think this is the first time that I have actually felt homesick in quite a long time. It isn't so much that I miss being in Rochester or that I miss being around things that I grew up with I just miss being comfortable and knowing my way around and being surrounded by people I love. That is what I miss the most! Don't get me wrong I have met good people here and I am happy, it is just hard to realize that I left all of the people I loved and moved hours away from them for a job. My wonderful boyfriend Jason and I have been together for a year now and are starting to talk about what the next steps are and that is really exciting to me. I know that I would have never met him without the move and wouldn't be so happy without him. Many of my coworkers are great people and a lot of fun and I am truly blessed to work with such fun people. I just miss having people close to me who can easily tell when I'm having a bad day, or when I need to talk but don't actually want to (even if I should). It's hard for me to open up, and it's even harder to be willing to meet new people after a year and a half of being here because I'm not sure where to meet them.

A lot of this has been on my mind on top of the fact that I have been fighting a cold and getting ready for midterm exams next week and recuperating from the holidays. School has been busy and a bit stressful just because of the number of snow days we have had and how much we have had to adjust everything because of them. It's been interesting to say the least. Not to mention it feels like everyone has been at each other's throats lately because they aren't agreeing about anything and when anyone is asked to do something else it just gets tense, whether or not it's part of our job anyways! Exam week will be more relaxing and productive, hopefully. 

Christmas and New Years was great! I was in New Jersey for about a week and a half around Christmas which was glorious! I had a great time with family and was able to actually relax. Jason's and I spent New Year's Eve in Philly with a bunch of friends originally from Rochester, now they are spread around the east coast. We had a blast!! It was a lot of fun to be out and to see good friends who I hadn't seen in a long time. Coming back was hard. Luckily we had a few snow days which let us easy back into school, which had its pros and cons. 

In general it's been a great school year and things really are going well. As busy and as stressed as I feel right now I know it is only momentary. It will get better. I know missing home happens from time to time and that I just need a few good hugs and to talk to my parents and to be reminded that this was the right choice for my life.