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It’s not goodbye if I say it from here

Sometimes, it’s hard to put into words what something meant to you. And for that reason, people like me who suck at emotion just leave somewhere they lived for 9 years, the friends they had and the church they were a part of…. without giving a real goodbye. Because goodbyes are hard.  What’s less hard?  Just ignoring them. But now that I’ve had the chance to sit and I’m not ‘there’ where people are going to see me get all annoyingly weepy, I think I do have some words. Have you watched The Princess Bride?  If you have lived under a rock your ENTIRE LIFE and have not, stop reading this and right this very instant go and watch it.  Right now.  Go. If you (like the rest of the free world who have seen any move, ever) have, you will remember that Wesley says this: “This is true love.   Do you think that happens every day?” imbd.com   This past year, a friend of mine had his closer-than-a-father grandpa pass away suddenly.  And during the hospital visits and funeral preparations, my friend gave me a call.  She wasn’t going to make it home when her kids got off the bus. So I drove to her house and did her dishes while I waited for her kids got off the bus.  When they did, the looked at me in their kitchen and they said: “Hi Auntie Kim” Then they walked downstairs.  When I called them up and told them to pack a bag to stay with me a few days, they said ok and we left.  And…