What really matters

Coming home after being away makes you even more grateful for your family and friends.  I love living in Chicago and following my heart to wherever it takes me next, but a piece of me is always left behind wherever my family and friends are.  Chicago's a blast in the summer and doing things by yourself can be wonderful and empowering, but the thing that is missing there is people who care about me and I know would do anything for me.

So no, I don't want to move back to Kansas City.  But yes, it is tempting to want to come home to where the people you love are.

So, shout out to all the amazing people in my life, wherever they may be.  Distance doesn't matter if you don't let it.