Silence is NOT Golden

My mom and great Aunt Sue came down from Michigan to spend the week with me. We went to Arkansas for a family reunion and to introduce my mom to family she had never met. When we got back to Oklahoma, we did a lot of shopping and eating (I'm not complaining)! But they left this morning to head back home. First of all, I hate goodbyes with a passion. I have never been good at them (then again, I don't know many people who are). I usually do not look the person I am saying goodbye to in the eye, give them a quick hug and an "I love you" and then leave the scene as quickly as possible. In my family, crying is a chain reaction. Once one person starts, that's the end of it!

Another thing I do not like is silence. I understand we need it every once in a while, but when you're around people 24/7 for 5 days, the quietness after they leave can be sad and sometimes even creepy. So, here I am once again, in a quiet house by myself trying to think of things to do. Now I know I could never live by myself after I graduate. Just having no one to talk to would drive me crazy! Do you like being in a house full of noise or do you enjoy the silence of an empty room? Do you think silence is golden? I definitely don't!