Since many of my blog followers are not followers on Instagram (*cough, Christin), I decided to share my photos of the last 10 days of appreciation. I will post two more times to share the other 20 photographs.
#Day1: Relocation Assessment
The relocation company came by to assess how much stuff we have to ship back to the states. It was kind of funny it landed right on our 1 month mark. We chatted for a bit, and then he assessed our stuff. He said we were right at our limit, so I best not go out and buy anything over the next month.
#Day2: Time to Cook
I have absolutely LOVED my time in the kitchen over here. I could start dinner at 5:30 some days, knowing Jeff wouldn't be home until 7. It really allowed me to play with recipes, explore, and have time to make healthy foods. I know I am going to miss that, as I will be working, and the amount of prep time will be eliminated. I have already been trying to think about ways to prep over the weekends, so I am able to cook more clean and healthy. Wish me luck!
#Day3: Mackey
Although it has been expensive to keep him over here in terms of getting him to/from the states, I wouldn't have had it any other way. He has become even more loveable! Who knew that was possible? His personality has changed, but for the better. I think he has enjoyed his time over here, watching pigeons and sleeping in every windowsill possible. I definitely enjoyed having that "piece of home" with me.
#Day4: Friends
We have made some great friends (both Americans and locals). We have been able to travel, have nights out, girls and boys nights, and plenty of time to chat about life. That was one thing I was really nervous about when moving over here, as we both have amazing friends at home. We will miss our local friends, but hope to still see our new American friends in the states once we all move back.
#Day5: Beer
I should probably point out that these are in no particular order. As you have yet to see a picture of Jeff, does not mean he is not my #1 thing I appreciate over here. Okay, now that we have cleared that up...beer. We have enjoyed trying all the different kinds of beer over here. During the first year, we took a picture of every new pint we had. That got old pretty quickly, so we stopped taking a a picture of each pint. Jeff had a project envisioned. We definitely enjoyed that part of England, but in the same sense, we won't miss the crazy amount of drinking.
#Day6: Traveling
The bag below barely made it over the one year mark before being thrown away. I thought for sure that when we were in London a couple weeks ago it was going to completely break. It made it home before saying my final farewell to it. It was the perfect size, as you have to have a fairly small bag to fly on budget airlines, like we do. It would fit in the top bin or under the seat with no problems. I never had to worry about it! I definitely got my 12 pounds worth out of this bag, as it traveled to many amazing places around Europe.
#Day7: Beautiful Spots
This one goes along with #6, but all of the beautiful places we were able to see during our time abroad is something I will never under appreciate. I will speak on behalf of Jeff (I geuss I always do that, but...) and say that were very appreciative of how many trips, whether big or small, that we were able to go on. We were so glad we spent our money on traveling, as we will have those memories, pictures, and video forever.
#Day8: Visitors
We had so many visitors over the last year and a half! Seventeen, but who's counting? We have loved every visit, and each one was unique in its own way. We tried to do something a little different with each visitor, whether it was a local restaurant, new European trip, or a tourist attraction we had never been to in our own city! We enjoyed showing off "our world"
#Day9: Tea
In the states I would NEVER drink tea. Not iced tea, hot tea, flavored tea...etc. My friends here continued to "bully" me into liking tea. I tried it each time we were together. Now, I can officially say I drink a cup of hot tea every morning and no longer drink coffee at all. What a transition!
#Day10: House/Flat
I definitely do not spend enough time appreciating the house, which was converted into 8 flats that we live in. It is in a fantastic location with a beautiful view from every window. If I want ice cream, I can have it in hand within 5 minutes. Amazing! It is definitely an English feeling house, which is nice. We want to embrace the culture as much, and I think our single pane windows that make our flat colder than it is outside is embracing it! Ha!
