Home

Home is what I have been missing the most while here at Ball State. When I say home, what I mean is I miss my parents, I miss my girlfriend Jordan, I miss my Aunt Jan who is like a second mother to me, I miss my brothers and sisters and my neices and nephews. I remember at one time hearing the words "Home is where the heart is", and it wasn't until I moved down here to Muncie to attend school at Ball State that I understood what that actually meant. Being here isn't the same as going to camp or going on a vacation and missing home, at least for those there is a definite time when you will go home and be able to stay there. When I'm here it's so different, I live here but it is not my home and when I went home for Labor Day weekend it just wasn't the same as "being at home". To me, being at home means you get to stay at home with all the people you love in the place that you love and that wasn't the case. I wanted to stay home but I couldn't. There was a metaphorical force that was dragging me back to Muncie as I reached out to grasp at time and pull myself back to the beginning of the weekend and restart at the point when I was just arriving into South Bend. I had never appreciated South Bend more in my life than I did when I arrived on friday. With the windows down and the wind blowing in, I could feel that I was finally home. I had not seen my family or my girlfriend yet, but I knew I was closer to them and that it was only a matter of time until I would be with them. When I arrived at my house, my family wasn't there yet, so I just waited. I couldn't wait to see them and give them all hugs, I hadn't seen my dad in almost a month since he was gone for business before I moved in at school. After seeing them, I was off to see Jordan. I was so excited. As I pulled my car up the driveway I couldn't help but smile. I saw her come around the corner of the house to come meet me, she looked so beautiful. Her amazing blue eyes sparkled, she spread her arms and I embraced her in my arms. I don't think I've ever given her a bigger hug. I had made it, I was able to be with all of the people who I love, and the was no better feeling in the world.