It was about 5 yrs ago about this time in Sept that I was heading home to California. I had been in England, staying with my then fiance, for 4 months. In that time we had gone from having met in person once, to having lived together for 4 months. We had traveled to Spain [...]
Posts Tagged ‘expat’
Five years on.
Posted in England, Thoughts, Uk, expat, family, house selling, parenting, tagged expat, long distance relationships, moving abroad, romance, visas on September 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
British Summer Day- Playground at the Farm.
Posted in American abroad, England, Thoughts, Uk, american, children, expat, family, living abroad, older mother, parenting, tagged American abroad, children, England, expat, farm, hugging, kids, playgrounds, Summer, Uk on July 16, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Out of shear boredom I took my son to the farm again. The one with the big play area for the kids. He loves it. He has really come along in the last 6 months. 6 months ago he would of clung to me screaming. Now he runs and jumps and only screams if I [...]
Clear, sort and pack
Posted in England, Thoughts, expat, family, house selling, packing home, tagged expat, move abroad, moving, packing, selling house, sorting, Thoughts on July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In my never ending quest to try and get this house sold I am absolutely amazed at how much crap we have. Most of it is my husbands. Only fair as I got rid of everything I owned to move over 5 years ago, sure I was here to stay. I came with 10 [...]
One step closer.
Posted in expat, family, house selling, tagged expat, friendship, moving on June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We are one step closer to our move. S went to London this last week and had his medical done. They did the typical blood work and chest x-ray. All should be okay. Next step is the interview at the embassy. Nearly 1 year after we started this whole process there is finally light [...]
I started packing today.
Posted in expat, family, moving, tagged expat, family, moving on April 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I started packing today. One box. Getting some of the stuff out of the way for painting the kitchen. So it has begun. We have so much work ahead of us its not funny, but we are making a dent slowly. Its not as easy with a child. My son, as an only child, [...]
Feels like the other shoe is going to drop
Posted in expat, family, tagged expat, family, mother on April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My mom has been in and out of hospital with pneumonia. She has been in three times. She has now so weak that they have moved her into rehab. My two sisters have been making sure that she is being cared for properly. I have been sitting here, on the other side of the world, [...]
Can we please get this show on the road?
Posted in children, expat, family, house selling, tagged expat, moving abroad, selling house, taking control on April 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I have come to the conclusion that if I want this move to happen it is down to me. My husband just gets overwhelmed and shuts off. Great. Thank goodness that when ever I have decided that I want something in my life I figure out how to make it happen. I just need to [...]
Laundry… the bane of my existance.
Posted in expat, family, tagged expat, family life, laundry on March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have just started my 8th load of the day. I have been at it since I got up and found that T had wet through his nappy. So bedding was added to the list.
I think that if I was to list the reasons for wanting to move back to the states laundry would be [...]
I can not believe its coming out of my mouth.
Posted in expat, tagged British, expat, language on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have been catching myself lately saying the one British phrase that drives me crazy. I have been ending a sentence with a question. ” They went to the store, didn’t they” ” I was up late, wasn’t I” “He is playing out side, isn’t he”. Even as it comes out of [...]
Customer service… where did it go?
Posted in expat, tagged customer service, expat on March 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The one thing that has driven me mad living in the UK has been the absolute lack of customer service. I have a really hard time with the check out girl who is to busy picking at her fingers to actually lift one to help pack a grocery bag. Or the person in the coffee [...]
