Holiday Blues

It's Christmas, and I've realized how little the holiday means without the presence of family. Living in another country you always deal with missing out on the little things that you use to be in the loop on. So far, I haven't felt too much out of the loop. Until today, I actually felt the distance that's between me and my family. They were enjoying Christmas Eve playing Phase 10...while I was just waking up Christmas morning.....and that's when it hit me.....I'm really THOUSANDS of miles away. Not only that I'm missing out on some GREAT food. I actually really like Korean food, but when it comes to the holidays; bi bip bap, kim bap, and ja jang myung don't really hit the spot the way they do on regular days.

However, I know that I'm still blessed bc even though I'm away from my family some of us have been able to establish our own little niche here and that is comforting. So, the moral of this sad little note is that we most def have got to appreciate what we have when we have it. It's too bad that human nature and our inability to see the future become obstacles to us being able to enjoy our present and the things that seem so attainable. Remember, one day all those things will not be as easy to have as it may be now.