Missing the 1805...

The last two days have left me incredibly homesick. I know a part of it is just that I am tired and frustrated with work. But most of it is just that I simply and strongly miss my family. Not counting Peru... this is the longest that I have ever gone with not going home since I started college. And it's only been 3 months since I got married and moved away. And yes, I know I got to see family at the beginning of August. But it's still not quite the same. I just can't help being homesick. Here are some things I really miss...

1. playing with Gozo Puppy
2. talking late into the night with my mommy
3. watching Dr. Who with my daddy
4. spending hours watching Criminal Minds
5. laughing til the tears run down my face with my sisters
6. beating up on my brother and then hugging two seconds later
7. cracking jokes constantly while we eat dinner on Sundays
8. having "Little Rascal" quote-a-thons at any random point in time
9. supporting each other at sporting events (Karis just started volleyball and I'm sad I may not get to watch her play)
10. yelling for eachother through the house even if they are just a room away

I miss my family. They are 7 of the most important people in my life (10 if I include Brandon, Michaela and Grandma). And they have been my best friends for as long as we've been a family. I have been blessed to be raised and loved as a Holley. And I love being a DeLong now, having a new family and a wonderful best friend to call my husband. But there is just something missing. I can't help but just long for my parents and 4 sisters and 2 brothers and 1 niece. I just can't. I miss the Holley's of 1805.