It's been a year!

We have now been back in the United Kingdom for a whole year! It's hard to believe that exactly one year ago this moment we had been at my Dad's parents' house for less than three hours after a day-long trip up the I-5 from Medford to Portland (we made multiple stops along the way, and we were in a hotel prior to the main flight), a 9-hour flight from Portland to Amsterdam, an hour-long flight from Amsterdam to Manchester, and finally a two-hour minibus ride from Manchester to the Nottingham area (the minibus ride was the worst part of the journey, as I was sat where the window couldn't open, the sun was on me most of the way, and it was a hot day).

Despite being here a year, that doesn't mean we have totally settled in yet: neither of the two places we've lived at since we've been back were intended to be long-term places. The majority of our belongings are still packed away, and are likely to be for at least a couple more months or so...but I remain optimistic that these will all be sorted out over time: it's important to be positive! We haven't stopped and won't stop missing the United States: we think about it often and do care about it, as it was our home for a long time.

It has certainly been an interesting past year, and definitely a major change from the past few years. While we moved a year ago, and moved to our own place here a few months ago, we are currently in the process of moving house again. I'm looking forward to it, and I'll be sure to blog about it!