Home Is Not A Place

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Shared on February 25, 2020 via Instagram and Facebook

Leaving NY this time around hurts more than I can ever remember and I am already homesick. What started as a fun surprise visit to my parents and sister transformed into a family-filled weekend to celebrate the memory of life and love of those who have gone before us. In my Christian Marriage & Family life class this semester, I learned that children and parents don’t have a conventional relationship with the exception of one case – the case of adoption. Some believe the adage “blood is thicker than water,” but there is so much more to family than blood, and this weekend further emphasized that for me. A modest house filled with 50+ people never feels crowded when the bond of family is what brings those people together. A lost soul can find its way through anything with your family pushing you (probably kicking and screaming) forward. And how lucky am I that those people are my family and that I love and am loved in return by them.

“…there is so much more to family than blood…”

Home is not a place

I will never know what I have done to have been so blessed. I know these next few months are going to be the scariest times of my life filled with change and uncertainty, but I find comfort in knowing that no matter how much things will change, I have family up and down the East Coast, across the country, and even across the world that will be there as streetlights to guide me home, wherever the hell that may be (but we all know it’s Lawnguyland so don’t even start with me). Or rather, wherever they are is home to me… LYMI!!

Published by annievogel

I am originally from Long Island, New York. Now, I live and work in D.C. at as an acoustic consultant. I graduated from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. with my bachelors of mechanical engineering in May of 2020. I love living in D.C. because it is smaller than New York City (where I basically grew up), so it was easy to get around. There is always something fun to do all day, every day. I have a few blog posts up about my time at Catholic University, and I plan to write a lot more! If there is one thing that you remember from reading this, it should be that I love spending quality time with friends and family. They are my support system, and I would not be the woman I am today without each and every one of them. Simply put, they mean the world to me. I am also a faithful Catholic and have a passion for music and art. I play the piano, guitar, ukulele, kalimba, and I sing! When I started this blog, I was back in New York due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the shutdown of my campus. My sister and I published a few episodes of our podcast called The Chirp at the beginning of the summer, but when we both started working, it become difficult to manage. I started this blog in August of 2020 because I was looking for a new recreational project that would stick. So, here’s to a new start!

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