The First Day...

[StillThePrettiest 3]

oh, is it a misery competition? I guess I shouldn't have posted a happy post

[*julez* 124]

I guess today is my first day

I mean, yesterday was really, but it was a public holiday, and we went out with Dave's parents, and did a whole lot of shopping and so on, so it was a bit like a bonus holiday... Dave's back at work today, and I'm home alone, and very happy

I've done loads of cleaning (Dave said he cleaned, bless him, but I guess there were things he didn't get to before leaving for Aus ), including the stove, and a huge amount of ironing, and I've been going out and moving the sprinkler round the yard, and stopping periodically to marvel at all the wildlife in the garden (squirrels, and sparrows, and doves, and some birds I don't recognise, and a toad, and a rat ), and pinching myself when I see something classic, like all the American flags in people's front gardens, or a yellow school bus dropping kids off

I'm having a lovely day... and many more to follow, I hope

don't feel lonely in the slightest... but then, I rarely do

And I imagine all the birds and squirrels of the forest reponded to your song and joined you in doing the chores!!!

[Jeraly 4]

oh, is it a misery competition? I guess I shouldn't have posted a happy post

Yes. Sorry... can we have your previous post deleted please? It offends me most deeply.

[*JG* 2]

I took had to go to work the next day as I had to work my full time and part time job. I left Andre to fend for himself....getting used the house and neighborhood. I took the weekend off to show him around town. Then, back to working both jobs.

[rebeccajo 14]

Wes traveled back to America with me. We arrived in the middle of a Thursday night.

I was off from work Friday, Saturday and Sunday and then back on Monday.

[English Muffin 59]

I arrived on the Friday evening of a holiday weekend so we were lucky enough to get 3 days together before Scott had to go back to work. I was pretty fed up and bored here until I got a car (3 weeks after I arrived), things were much better after that.

[Jeraly 4]

Didn't you get scared driving around? I am a nervous driver at the best of times so am quite anxious about the driving - we will only have one car as well because we can't afford two yet >< All in good time I guess

[English Muffin 59]

Didn't you get scared driving around? I am a nervous driver at the best of times so am quite anxious about the driving - we will only have one car as well because we can't afford two yet >< All in good time I guess

I find driving over here much easier than in the UK. There seems to be much less traffic on the roads and there's always somewhere to park!

[rebeccajo 14]

Hmmmm....

You know, life does have to get back to normal.

We spend all this time apart and separated. Some people spend a lot of time doing the big wedding planning; some are focusing on getting kids over here too; all of us spend time missing our partners and being lonely.

But life has to 're-begin'. After the 'visajourney' there is - well - normalcy.

[JandC 0]

My hubby went back to work a day after we arrived in the US......this wasn't a problem as he had to work most of the times i'd visited him.

[Jeraly 4]

Hmmmm....

You know, life does have to get back to normal.

We spend all this time apart and separated. Some people spend a lot of time doing the big wedding planning; some are focusing on getting kids over here too; all of us spend time missing our partners and being lonely.

But life has to 're-begin'. After the 'visajourney' there is - well - normalcy.

I think that's just it rj - you spend so long going through the process that you kinda want someone to catch you on the other side. I was out there for a few months while Jeremy worked and it was fine but I dunno - I feel that maybe when it is a longer-term prospect it might be different? Or maybe I am being overly paranoid I think I am just trying to figure out what other people did and how they coped - as many people are wont to point out - this isn't just a holiday where you spend two weeks together and go sightseeing - this is life where things have to get back to normality again

[StillThePrettiest 3]

the normalcy has been what we've been pining for all this time

we've walked the streets of Ottowa, Montreal, London, Paris, Lille, Prague and Sydney together, but what we REALLY wanted was loads of washing and grocery shopping

I think you're over-thinking it, Jeraly - and that's not a criticism; I think we probably all do, to a degree; I know I did, at least - but I think you'll cope beautifully, and be very happy

humans are amazingly resilient... you'll just see a new situation, and adapt to it; I can't imagine you having any trouble

*hug*

And I imagine all the birds and squirrels of the forest reponded to your song and joined you in doing the chores!!!

henc

yes, it was just like Enchanted

I made a dress from the curtains straight after

[*julez* 124]

And I imagine all the birds and squirrels of the forest reponded to your song and joined you in doing the chores!!!

henc

yes, it was just like Enchanted

I made a dress from the curtains straight after

I dunno, with you StP, NOTHING would surprise me! You are a magical gal!

[Mrs.J06 4]

We arrived together on a Friday, and spent a quiet weekend with unpacking, grocery shopping etc. before hubster had to go back to work. I managed to talk him into letting me drop him off on Monday so I could take the car to go exploring - only the first of many times I got lost in Minneapolis!

I had been to his house and the small town he lived in many times before, so that wasn't new to me.

And I can relate, StillThePrettiest, I too was amazed at the deer in the front yard, the racoons and turkeys and the black bear that destroyed the bird feeder on my third night here....

[Dr. Obvious 49]

But life has to 're-begin'. After the 'visajourney' there is - well - normalcy.

You hope so anyway! I thought it would be so easy with the IR-1...yay for state's rights!