Goodbye Braintree

I have never really had to say goodbye to anyone. Its always a see you later, or untill we meet again. But with this move I am having to learn to say goodbye. I have had to say farewell to friends I have made here in Braintree MA. I never thought I would make any, Braintree was always just a place to live while I finished school. But it grew on me, the people here grew on me.

       I started my job at Best Buy as a way to pay for this new thing in my life, rent. But as the months turned into years I began to create bonds with people, learn about them and care for them. Now that I am leaving I am realizing how much I depended on that stability of friendship, on seeing the same people year in and year out. I have also made friends through other routs, through school and involvement in community theater. I don't know that I will ever see some of these people again face to face.  I can only wish them the best of luck and hope our paths may cross again.


      I also have learned how to say goodbye to a place itself. I have had to say goodbye to our 1 bedroom apartment. It has been our home for over 4 years and it will always be our first home. Christmas, birthdays, home cooked meals, all of these memories are soaked into the walls. This is were Oscar and I learned we could make it as a family.  To say goodbye is hard, but to know we will never live within its walls again, is harder.

I say goodbye to Braintree with a heavy heart. I can only hope the thrill of a new adventure can help heal the sense of loss I have. Goodbye Braintree, I will miss you.