Home is where the heart is.

I've heard that saying my entire life. "Home is where the heart is" blah, blah, blah. Until now, I always just said, "yeah, well my home is where all my stuff is" or "my mom's house is my home." But now, that's not true at all.

Christmas break = 1 month from school. I remember being in high school and wishing that my break was 1 month. But now that I have an apartment with Matthew, I wish I was down in Springfield. 

My heart completely belongs to Matthew, and now that we have a home together, that's the only place in the world that I want to be. Being  apart from him this break is driving me nuts. I guess that brings up another cliche saying - "distance makes the heart grow fonder". I always said that saying was bogus, but now I see that it might actually make sense. Not being able to sleep next to Matthew every night really makes me appreciate when he is next to me. It makes me want him. 

And it breaks my heart that there are families of soldiers who don't see their family members for months or years at a time. 

A girl I know told me today that I should stay as young as possible for as long as possible. She thinks I'm crazy to get married at 20. (well, I'll be 20 by then anyway.) She thinks I should be going out every weekend and going on lots of dates. But the thing is, I like being grown up, because it means that I get to be with my soul mate. (Yes, I consider him my soul mate. We were made for each other.) I look forward to growing old with Matthew. Forever can't come fast enough for me.

I guess there's not really a point to this particular post. But let me leave you with this: When you know, you know. Love is indescribable, so fight for it. Do your thing and do what makes you happy. And always remember - home is where the heart is. So follow your heart!