I have been away from 'home' for about 18 months now... I moved from Idaho to Texas when I was about 3 months pregnant. I am VERY close to my family, immediate and extended... but we NEEDED to get out of Idaho. (I hated living there... I also have a gypsy soul and needed to find something different. Hubby and I were both in such horrible ruts.) The bad thing is that our move happened at a time when my closest friends (who happen to be my cousins) and I had a major falling out. So I moved across the country immediately after losing my 2 besties... while prego. I was definitely homesick, but my hubby was really good about being there for me. It helped immensely that I moved where my uncle was, so I did still have *some* family around. BUT... while we were in Texas Hubby had a hard time finding a good job, and settled for an OK one. With my job (I was able to keep my job and transfer to the Texas branch...) and his, we were able to scrape by. But then the Texas branch I was working at went out of business, so I was laid off. We couldn't survive on his income only, and job hunting wasn't panning out so well, so we decided to move to Tennessee where his parents lived. Actually, we moved in with his parents. lol. BUT... I still don't have any friends here. I hang out with my SIL and MIL at home... that's it. lol.
I keep my homesickness at bay by keeping in touch as much as possible. I post HUNDREDS of pics of my DD and dozens of videos (She just turned one last month) so that the family can watch her grow up. I talk a lot via facebook, but I also make a point of calling family at least once a week. Skype is really good too, because you can talk face to face. (it's free if you haven't tried it...) I am going to be starting school soon, so I'm excited at the prospect of making new friends. :) Hubby and I try to keep as busy together as possible.
We are at our rock bottom right now. I can't find a job (especially after the tornados) and hubby has been reduced to working at Walmart... We are still living with my in-laws. (Luckily, I really like them and we all get along very well. They are also SUPER good with my DD.) We decided to have me start school, so that hopefully we will be able to make a better life for our family.
I do wish that my family could be around to watch her grow up... but my family has sooo much drama. (seriously, we could have our own TV series. lol.) I have found that I actually appreciate them MORE at a distance! lol.