how can i be homesick already?

i moved out of dc today.

it was more emotional than i thought it would be.

though i only lived in that specific location for two months and was working at that austin grill since only february, the time i spent there and the people i met made it one of the most exciting and happiest times i can remember in recent years. i was able to make up for the fact that i never enjoyed my time in high school or college in the months just before and after graduation. and of course, it is now that im happy living in this moment that i am uprooting everything and going, literally, to the other side of the world.

if theres such a thing as proactively being homesick, then thats whats happening to me right now. im starting to question what ive gotten myself into. time is a trickster, and in many ways, a year will go by quickly, but in others, i know it will drag on, especially when thinking about all that i will be missing back home. i know in the grand scheme of things, theres not too much i will be missing out on that is significant. the little things, like a weekend trip or new years party, will ultimately happen again once i get back.

but ive learned that little things add up. i just hope that when i do return (hopefully back to dc) things wont be too different and i can just slide back into the comfort zone of general satisfaction with life that i recently found.