Today my family and I went to Pittsburgh to visit family. One of the down sides of moving out to King of Prussia was leaving our family behind in Pittsburgh. We knew that ultimately the move was be beneficial for us as a family but the one person who was effected the most was my mom. My sister only had a couple close friends back in Pittsburgh so she wasn’t that distraught when we had to make the move. She was at Penn State during that time anyways so it wasn’t that big of a deal. If there’s one thing I’m good at, it’s making friends very quickly so I didn’t mind the move at all and was actually pretty excited about it. My mom however had a very tough transition when it came to moving. Her two best friends still live in Pittsburgh and we only have a few cousins that live in our area but they don’t have the same connection as she had with the family members in Pittsburgh which includes her brothers and sisters. My dad and I don’t enjoy the drive from King of Prussia to Pittsburgh since it’s a 5 hour trip and we’ve done it so many times that it can get redundant, but we know it really helps out my mom emotionally. She’s always in a better mood whenever we’re back in Pittsburgh because she’s around so many of the people that she’s close to.
 I didn’t want to make the trip with dad but I figured that it would make my mom happier if I did come and plus I didn’t want my dad having to make that 5 hour trip all by himself. We got in around 6 pm, which was perfect because we were all meeting at a restaurant to eat and see family. We got in just in time for that so I got to spend time with my aunt, uncles, and my grandfather. After the accident my relationship with my family feels a little different in the way that we’re more open in talking about certain issues, especially when it comes to mental health. I’m sure a lot of that has to do with my becoming a little older and hopefully more matured as well. It was nice to talk about the local things going on in Pittsburgh because no one in King of Prussia can really relate to what I’d like to talk about. I miss being able to talk about the Steelers and Penguins with people who actually root for those teams. I have to admit that I wasn’t really sure if I wanted to make the trip but I’m glad I did because seeing family and updating them on my health status and also the accomplishments I’ve been able to make is very important to me and always makes me feel great.