The first few days at home.

The past few months since we made our decision have at times zipped by and at others crawled so slowly that we wondered what was going on. We seem to have spent our time in a constant state of flux.

The first day we returned to the UK it was snowing and so cold that we were not used to the harsh conditions or indeed the extremely low temperatures. You see, we had left summer and temperatures around 80. As we knew it was snowing at home I made sure that I had trainers and a jumper packed in my hand luggage so that I could change when at Dubai into something a little more appropriate for winter. Richard on the other hand travelled home in his T-shirt and Shorts!!!!!!!!


We arrived home on the Sunday evening and were both due into work on Monday morning!! (how stupid were we?) We had both agreed that we would wait a couple of weeks before making any decision, however, as I sat at my desk at working, tediously catching up with the past three weeks, staring blankly at the wall, my mind began to wander back to the places we had seen and the people we had left behind. I wanted to be able to see the sea, walk on the sand and relax with good food, wine and people. I could just see myself waking up to the beautiful vistas every morning ....
At about 12:30 that Monday lunch time I phoned Richard and told him I had already registered for the Expression of Interest Form and begun to fill it in. I'm not sure what he thought but I think he was pleased.