The people we love may be here today, but tomorrow they may not. Two of my siblings are getting married early next year. I know this Christmas will be the last time most of them will still be at home. The thought overwhelms me with sadness and nostalgia. But, change is often a good thing, however sad it may be.
People get married and move away.
We may have to move ourselves. People we love die. What doesn't change is our need for each other. Just look at the crowds of people at the airports around this time of the year - people who have moved away from loved ones and are desperate to get home because a holiday just wouldn't be a holiday without family and friends to share it with. For the first time in my life, I am actually considering setting down roots in my hometown - not because Sacramento is such a great location.