Wednesday, 4 January 2012

The Journey Begins

Moving away from family is never easy.  I managed when I was 2 hours away at college.  I thought 8 hours away in Michigan was all I could handle.  Then, we lived 12 hours away in South Carolina.  We made wonderful friends and had great experiences in both places.  I just always thought our next move would be back closer to family.  Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined we would move OVERSEAS!  My husband's job offered him an opportunity in Chippenham, England, just 100 miles west of London.  So here we are, starting a new journey in our lives, away from family again.

I truly wish there was a manual titled, "How to prepare for a move to the UK".  Everyone told me, "Oh, it's not that different there.  You'll adjust quickly.  At least the language will not be a barrier."  HA!  Wrong, wrong and wrong!  I am taking this transition one day at a time.

I wanted to start a blog before moving here, but since Eric was already here for 3 months, and I was a "single mom" preparing for a move and the holidays AND pregnant, I just didn't find the time.  I may not find the time to keep up with this blog very often, but I want to try and document some of the interesting parts of our journey here.  I figured our families and friends would enjoy hearing about the differences here, so I am giving this blogging thing a try.  I hope you stop by once in a while to read about our adventures here in England.  Cheers! 
 

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