London Calling
After my first exciting trip to Athens, which I will tell you all about in another post, we made our long awaited journey back to the UK together. My plans had changed dramatically and during the flight back to London, I tried to make sense of everything that had happened before I left. My few days in Athens had meant that I did not have to deal with losing my job, but now it was looming and very real indeed. We had planned to do lots of cool things together in the UK and I wanted to show off our beautiful country, but now I had no car and no job, so this became a problem, one that I did not know how to overcome. Unfortunately, my new job came with a restrictive covenant that basically meant I could not work within the same industry for 6 months. I felt utterly deflated and royally stuffed. It also meant that the funds I wanted to take to Greece with me were going to be very short by around 4 months worth of salary. It was a huge setback in my plans, and not one I had prepared or anticipated.
Things took a turn for the better when my amazing father lent me his car and as an early Christmas present he insured me on it and I got a full tank of fuel to boot. Suddenly, we had legs and could get around and do some of the things we had planned. We took in the English Countryside, the Cotswolds, Shropshire, Birmingham, London, anywhere that took our fancy really. As keen walkers, we often took strolls in the countryside, got lost, got muddy and laughed a lot along the way. After living as a single person on an above average salary with a fully expensed car, I never had to worry for money, but all of a sudden things changed and I had to account for every penny I spent. It was a good lesson for me though and made the whole moving to Greece saga easier in a way. I truly believe everything happens for a reason, and if this was some kind of test, I think we both coped with it pretty well considering.
Our birthdays were coming up, so we celebrated those in the run up to Christmas and New Year, and I showed him a proper English Christmas here with my family. The whole stay in the UK was not the lavish affair I had envisaged, but I think it was better this way. I introduced him to both of my parents, family and friends, and we settled into a fairly normal routine and had a fantastic Christmas and New Year.
Things took a turn for the better when my amazing father lent me his car and as an early Christmas present he insured me on it and I got a full tank of fuel to boot. Suddenly, we had legs and could get around and do some of the things we had planned. We took in the English Countryside, the Cotswolds, Shropshire, Birmingham, London, anywhere that took our fancy really. As keen walkers, we often took strolls in the countryside, got lost, got muddy and laughed a lot along the way. After living as a single person on an above average salary with a fully expensed car, I never had to worry for money, but all of a sudden things changed and I had to account for every penny I spent. It was a good lesson for me though and made the whole moving to Greece saga easier in a way. I truly believe everything happens for a reason, and if this was some kind of test, I think we both coped with it pretty well considering.
Our birthdays were coming up, so we celebrated those in the run up to Christmas and New Year, and I showed him a proper English Christmas here with my family. The whole stay in the UK was not the lavish affair I had envisaged, but I think it was better this way. I introduced him to both of my parents, family and friends, and we settled into a fairly normal routine and had a fantastic Christmas and New Year.
As I have said before, I have always found the flotsom and jetsom of the UK highly stressful, and this time was no exception. Christmas and New Year came and went in a flash, and all of a sudden we found ourselves in 2015.
It was decision time as to when to leave to go to Greece. It was a heart breaking choice for me, as although I knew I was going somewhere I loved with the person I loved, I was leaving so much behind. I had a few wobbles along the way and sobbed and panicked and sobbed and panicked, but I knew I would not be leaving for good. Everyone was just a few hours away on a plane and I could go back any time I liked. So we booked our flights to Athens and made the announcement to the family that we were leaving in just a few days!
My training for my marathon and blog had really fallen by the wayside at this point, but we are nearly up to speed with it all. The next few days of my life happened so fast that's it was a complete blur and whirlwind, I was stressed, snappy and sad, but happy that I was doing something that I had wanted for a long time. The Mediterranean life is a lot more laid back and relaxed, and I think we all strive for that kind of life, but only time would tell if my decision to leave would be the right one.
It was decision time as to when to leave to go to Greece. It was a heart breaking choice for me, as although I knew I was going somewhere I loved with the person I loved, I was leaving so much behind. I had a few wobbles along the way and sobbed and panicked and sobbed and panicked, but I knew I would not be leaving for good. Everyone was just a few hours away on a plane and I could go back any time I liked. So we booked our flights to Athens and made the announcement to the family that we were leaving in just a few days!
My training for my marathon and blog had really fallen by the wayside at this point, but we are nearly up to speed with it all. The next few days of my life happened so fast that's it was a complete blur and whirlwind, I was stressed, snappy and sad, but happy that I was doing something that I had wanted for a long time. The Mediterranean life is a lot more laid back and relaxed, and I think we all strive for that kind of life, but only time would tell if my decision to leave would be the right one.
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