Sunday afternoon, got about an hour before I am meeting some friends for the almost traditional Sunday afternoon coffee.
The day started out sunny but is now a mixture of sun and clouds, but I am still going to wear my shorts. Summer is almost official here and I want to just have the feeling that it is!
Got an email this morning that my Spanish family is ready for me to visit them, so in 6 weeks I will be back on that little beach to get some sun and rest in the midst of my dearest friends. Never thought I would spend so much time in the North of Spain when I can, but why not? I feel great there and can be with them and just be me, without the obligations of work and family at home. Put the mobile phone in a bag and just check in the evening if there is something important, otherwise leave it where it is.
It is only going to be 2 weeks but I am going to make it last, knowing that in 3 years when I leave my job I can just go and stay…….. If I want all summer….. The thought of being there for a while just makes me smile and get this warm feeling inside. But let’s not go too far in the future, found out that that could be a little bit misleading. So for now happy to know I am going and that the trip is paid for.
You think I can manage to just pack what I really, really need? Shorts and t-shirts 1 pair of jeans and I think some clean underwear….. That should get me there.
This is truly a Sunday; got out of bed late, nice easy breakfast and after coffee no idea what will happen the rest of the day. It’s a shame that this little group where I feel great just recently came to life, but in the end I am happy I had this great time. Sure I had some good times here, but mainly at work, my spare time I stayed alone at home or walking the streets of London. Still keep my privacy but at least some moments are shared.
Trying to get my head around that I will be leaving London in a little over 2 months. It will close my period of leaving abroad and the last post back at home. It has been a long time since I could go home every night after work. It will be the first time that I will go home to my house after work. Ever since I bought it I was always away and my neighbors were the ones taking care of it. So my plants would still be alive upon my return. Not every plant made it though. But I am great full for all they did over the years. Somewhere it must be nice for them to know that they only have to do it now when I am on holiday, only twice a year…
Coming home at the end of the day, now that is a change, well I kind off came home here in London but not my real home. A new way of life, my safe surroundings will be there for me everyday. The opportunity to sit in my garden after work and relax knowing I am home, and the thought that I can get use to it as the end of a working career, at least in this job, is near. Adjusting to yet another state of mind and feeling. A few years ago I said goodbye to sailing as I left my last foreign port in Norway, now I am going to say goodbye to my last period living in a different country, and saying Hello to a job at home in the place I once started my Navy life. It all went to fast!!!
But I will leave with a bag of memories and some amazing friends, and can always say my life was never boring.
For now, it is time to shower as coffee and friends wait……
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