Such Sweet Sorrow

Cameron leaves today. In a car packed with his earthly possessions, departing for a voyage that will inevitably change the way he views and interacts with the world, he leaves today. Of course, on a less selfish / emotional day, I would tell you how excited I am for him, how much I can't wait to hear the stories that will soon be his, how blessed Cape Verde will be to have him and how confident I am that he will impact the people there far beyond their expectations. All of those things are true. But today, that is not what I am really thinking about. No, today, I am just sad. Sad that one of the dearest people in the world to me will be so many miles away. Sad that I am losing a constant companion, a treasured friend from my day to day world. Sad that he is one of the few people in the world that I feel like I can be entirely myself around and who loves me for that. I find it ironic that my move from Nashville to LA was less emotional for me than this day has been. But, then again, Cam isn't just any friend, he's one of the very few that I expect to be a part of my life for the rest of it.