It is only small solace but remember that this world is only a test. The possessions that we gather to ourselves will eventually no longer be ours. It is the memories that we carry with us. And it sounds like you have great ones.
Do not pine for the past, rather, remember the good and take that with you as you journey forward.
Saving this for the great vanity and all following comments.
This is very odd to me. None of the places I grew up in—or owned—are more attractive to me than the modest house where I live now. (And nearly everyone here speaks English).