This time last year we were sitting in a very empty house, not knowing a soul, wondering what the hell we had done! I have just read the first blog entry I made ‘Week one – tick’. At that point I really couldn’t have imagined ever being here so long.
What a difference a year makes.
This year we have spent a beautifully sunny day in our fantastic garden (of our somewhat unfantastic house) having a bbq with friends we have now known for a whole year. I am now tingly and a bit red and eating Katy’s fantastic chocolate cake. As I do I’ve been thinking about the last year and everything we have done and how far we have all come. It has truly been the biggest adventure of my life and I think Ste would say the same. Phia and T have had what can only been described as a fantastic year. They have come on leaps and bounds in every way and have experienced things they would never have had a chance to do had we still lived in England. Regardless of where the future takes us they will never lose that.
Ste and I have had our ups and downs but have certainly ended the year on a high. Moving away from everything you know is never going to be easy but we have meant some wonderful people and California will always have a place in my heart. It’s a wonderful place to live – to be so close to the city, the beaches, the mountains and the snow is something you just can’t get everywhere. And more than that now, it is home. However, I can also say with surety that we don’t want it to be home forever. It is just missing some vital people. What that means at the moment, I’m really not sure. The next year is going to bring on some big decisions, but right at the moment they are best left to the future. Right now, we need to concentrate on Granny and Pop’s arrival on Tuesday, our ‘vacation’ to Hawaii at the end of April, the kids and my trip to the UK in May and Phia’s arrival at the school gate in August! Happy one year anniversary to us!!
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