Life is tough every once in a while

It has been a while since I've posted anything. I have good reason though. In the past couple weeks I had the majority of my family in town for one of the biggest days of my life. I got married! 

It was beautiful and amazing and I'll never forget any moment of it. 

One thing I wish I could forget though is how it felt when my family had to go home. Don't get me wrong, I have a great life here in the valley with my husband and our cat, Oliver. But, being without your family close by is hard. 

Tonight is one of those nights when my heart is aching for my family. I want to be near them. I want to be able to hold my nephew and play with my nieces. I want to go get my nails done with my new found sister in law. Between school and work, days to go see them are few and far between. 

I will be fine. Life will go on. But I can't help but feel like there lives will pass me by. One day I will wake up and my newborn nephew will be 5 and then 12 and then 18 and I will have missed it. 

How do I make time for people so far away?