On the other side

When I first moved to Berkeley I wondered why the "older" student families didn't do a lot with us. I thought that it was a reflection on who we were. Perhaps with some it was, but now I'm realizing that it's more about being tired and having new goals. Now with having only a few more months in the area our goals have changed. We're not as excited about meeting new people, we just want to spend as much time as possible with the friends that we have. We want to see how many Settlers games we can get in before July; how many good restaurants we can go to; how many times we can have Rook competitions; etc. . . Now we just want to hunker down with those we love before we don't see them as often.
Some people have said that I don't seem sad to leave. Au contriare. I just know that if I don't try to see what is good about leaving that I'll spend the next few months in a depressed state. It's not fun knowing that you have to leave what you love so much.
I know that I'll make it. Many of you have shown me that life still goes on after one leaves Berkeley. It's just hard so see that right now. But I know that in a year or so I'll be saying once again that I understand what the other side is feeling.