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No smiles, as per UK passport photo regulations Sofia was not amused at being laid on a white board on the floor of a busy shop to have her picture taken! |
What an emotional roller coaster this last week has been! One minute we are excited at what the future holds, the next we are (or rather I am) worrying if we are doing the right thing uprooting the kids and moving so far away from family and friends. Since having Sofia I have finally started to feel settled, and finally have started to consider Witney
home. Yes, that's right. I said it. HOME. I have made wonderful, firm friends, I have a job I love and that leaves me feeling fulfilled as well as paying me. I am active in our local church and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the beautiful countryside that is on our doorstep, as well as the history that surrounds us - in the ancient ruins, the hundreds of years old houses, the ancient woodlands.... I have already started to miss it all and we haven't even gone anywhere yet!!! And then I start to feel, dare I say it.....
patriotic. This is coming from the girl who always wanted to live abroad for as long as I could remember. The girl who never supports England in the World Cup (well, except for this last one anyway). Now I know I am sooo going to miss things that are quintessentially English. Pubs with roaring open fires in the winter, baked beans (which I rarely eat, but just know I'll crave once they are no longer available), a good cup of properly brewed tea.
And family. I am going to desperately miss our families. I felt that way moving a few hours down the road to Witney. Lord knows in the depths of a long sub-zero Canadian winter I am going to sorely miss my family.
But despite all this, I
do feel that we are doing the right thing. Me and Nick have never been ones to shy away from a challenge or adventure, and this is most definately a 'now-or-never' kind of adventure...... so
passports applications for the children have been sent off (renewal for Ben and Jasmine, first for Sofia), police certificate applications for me and Nick are on their way, notice has been handed in at our respective jobs and our tenancy has been given up. Next job, visas!
2 comments:
NO WAY! I *know* people in Toronto! AND we go there!We could actually meet IN PERSON!!!! WOW!!! You're going to have SO MUCH FUN!!!
It'll be like that until you'll actually board the plane. For me, the toughest part is the moment you gotta go. Once that's done, it's all good and forward. But I can totally relate to that 'I'm gonna miss this-and-that even though I never really liked it that much.'. :)
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