after waiting, it's gone just like that
that’s true for all the things you long for most, i suppose. when you’re a kid, time seemed to drag on forever. school lasted eight grueling hours, five days a week. then summer came, and to me at least, those three months took their sweet time as well.
i never wanted to believe my mom while growing up. she warned me that time goes by faster and faster with each passing year. and here i am, five months already into a new life in a new city. all our planned visitors come and gone, mostly recently, my mom and sissy.
they bought those plane tickets over three months ago. and during those three months, we had other visitors, some adventures of our own, exploration, days of leisure and nights of relaxation. and to quote my sister, “what do i have to look forward to now?”
for us, a lot is still up in the air in the ways of travel. we were hoping to fly the family out for a belated christmas holiday in the new year, but sadly, situations have changed. and more than likely, we’ll be making the trek home to bellevegas a week before the actual holiday for family gatherings.
and in late spring, methinks we’ll finally be leaving the country. my sis was accepted to the university of sydney, so australia is in the works. and well hell, since we’ll be on that side of the globe, malaysia is probably in order, too.
so really, there is actually a lot to look forward to. and it’ll be gone before we know it. and the cycle begins again.