Defining the moment

Exile means to be away from one's home (i.e. city, state or country), while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or death upon return. It can be a form of punishment. - "Exile", Wikipedia  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exile


ex·ile [eg-zahyl, ek-sahyl] noun, verb, -iled, -il·ing.
noun
1. expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
2. the fact or state of such expulsion: to live in exile.
3. a person banished from his or her native land.
4. prolonged separation from one's country or home, as by force of circumstances: wartime exile.
5. anyone separated from his or her country or home voluntarily or by force of circumstances.

"Force of circumstances."  So for us that "force" would be that our choice was to either live homeless (as we had just moved out of our current home and were staying with family) AND unemployed (my part time job excluded here), or move against our desires in order to keep both employment and a home.  Its those hard choices that come with being an adult.  Yet, I don't think I should have to like these choices either.  We have responsibilities to take care of, obviously, but still I feel like life would somehow feel easier being within the same city as our support system. 

I'll be completely honest.  I am ready to go home.  We have 8 1/2 months before that is really even a possibility...and not even sure how possible it will be just yet.