Saturday, April 18, 2009

The truth

So, the truth is, that, I am really, really, really homesick...and I'm finding it really difficult to deal with. I 've been here for three and a half months already, but I still miss my home, my family, my friends, my cat, my job....everything. Oh, I know it may seem somewhat glamorous that I got married and moved to New Zealand, and perhaps it may also seem selfish of me to be saying these things in the first place, but this is how I feel. I feel sad and lonely. If we could move back to Canada in an instant I would, but that won't happen for a long time. I wish that I had had more time to do the things that I wanted to do and spend time with those that I love before leaving Canada. I wish that it hadn't been so rushed. I feel like I have no friends here other than Becks and it is hard for me to fit in. I don't fit with the young marrieds (because they are all in their early 20s and none are in my ward anyways but they are friends of Andrew's), I don't really fit in with the people who are my age because they already have kids...I don't really fit anywhere. Sometimes I feel like I don't even know who I am anymore...I feel like i get up, do dishes, tidy, do laundry, answer phone calls, feed the cat, play with the cat, check emails, read blogs, make dinner, clean up after dinner, go to bed. I feel like this is all that I do in my life...that all I am now is just a housewife. I just wish I had my friends and family close by that I could go to. I miss all of you so much it hurts and I can't help but cry. Why does this have to be so hard? Why?

3 comments:

nea and rusty said...

sorry leash- homesickness is no fun; especially since marriage brings so many changes that are often tough enough without adding a different country into the mix. thank goodness for the internet and ways to keep in touch at least. are there any libraries around? whenever i felt homesick in taiwan or when away at school, it always helped to stay busy and have a project-- may be a fun time to start up a new hobby or interest??

Laura said...

i love you leeshy-loo. and i'm sorry you're so homesick. homesickness bites. hey i know what your new hobby can be! (good idea nea!). you can create life-size cardboard cutouts of all the people you miss in different positions, doing different activities and place them around your house! your mom would be baking, elena would be either shopping or in bed (haha elena), i'd be looking stunning sitting at the computer, etc. do it man!

Mom E said...

this may sound like the obvious, but have you gotten a blessing to help with the homesickness?