It does suck at times, but moving away from our family was a good thing for OUR family. We have grown closer and learned to depend on each other more and less on brothers/sisters/parents. I won't lie, it is really hard at times (particularly around holidays), but then I remember they all live in Utah, and I get over it quickly. That and the fact that I have one sister that will move down here as soon as she gets a job, another that could possibly live within 2-3 hours by the end of the year, and my parents are retiring here in 10ish years.