Dear family who lives too far away,

I miss you all more than you could ever imagine. Honestly, it's strange not seeing you every day like I used to. I always thought hanging out with you every day or at least a few days a week would always be a part of my normal routine. Whenever I go onto Facebook and see all the pictures you upload it makes me happy to see what's going when I'm not around. Thank you for doing the little things like posting funny pictures on my Facebook, or sending me random pictures of your puppy it makes my day.

Every once in a while a certain song will come on, or someone will mention you and it makes me miss you that much more. Whenever my phone lights up and I see your name, it reminds me that you still care no matter how far away you may be. I know I may not call or text you as much as I should, and I'm sorry for that. I may not talk to you every day but that doesn't mean I'm not thinking about you. I'm always wondering how things are going. You're just as important as my family members who live 20 minutes away.

This part is for my older siblings. Even when we all lived in the same state we only saw each other on holidays. It wasn't the best, but we all have our own things going on. Now, i'm lucky if I ever get a chance to talk to you or to see you at least once a year. I want you to know I hate it more than anything. I miss the communication between us. If you read this, shoot me a text sometime. Maybe I'll see you soon.

Surprise visits are something that make me the happiest. When I haven't seen you in months (sometimes years), and you or I have the money and time to fly down and see you I could not be more excited. Immediately we figure out what we are going to do each day that we see each other. We stay up late and exchange stories even if we have talked about them over the phone we all know it's not the same. No matter how long it has been, whenever we see each other it's like nothing has changed.

Sometimes I am mad at you for leaving. To think that you would be okay with not seeing me every day hurts. I've come to terms and accepted it. I know if you were still here you wouldn't be happy, and that's not what I want. I want you to be as happy as you can be, and if that means you and I living in different states then so be it.

Lastly, whenever I am with you I appreciate the time more than you think. I never know when I am going to see you next, which is sad. I make sure when I do see you to make the most out of every moment. As we all know, the time flies by too fast. Every time I see you I swear the time flies by faster. The time we spend together is extremely important to me, I know how hard it can be to put time aside to come visit me or when I come to visit you, so thank you.

Love,

Someone who misses you very much