Things we miss

In a move like this there are times when you feel like everything is rosy. Then there are the days that don't feel quite so great. Generally, our few weeks here have been a mix. We are enjoying our first 12 days so far - to be honest, we're patting ourselves on our backs at how much we've achieved during that time. Interestingly, for both of us, it is the evenings that bring pangs of homesickness. Perhaps it is the fact that we miss our own bed, or that at night we begin to think a bit more. Either way, it's the evenings that hold the biggest potential for solemn reflection on what we miss. Therefore, following in that theme, here is a list of things we miss as of 10:10 p.m. on Thursday, March 15, 2007, in no particular order:

Our old bed
Our flat
Our cat: Sam climbing up on the couch to snuggle
Brian misses coming home from work (currently, his work route takes him out of the bedroom, left up the hall and left into the spare room!)
Meeting friends at Bombay Cuisine
Friends (you know who you are...)
Studio 60
Thursday night TV: The Office, My Name is Earl. I'd add Scrubs, but we can get that here with our Digital TV package!
Having a table at which to eat dinner etc... (that will arrive with our crate)
Our spices (they, too, will arrive with the crate)
Our favourite coffee mugs (again... with the crate)
Knowing where things are in the supermarket (Fi has had two rather traumatic trips to Tesco during which she came ever so close to slamming into another shopper's ankles with her trolley (cart) as she struggled to manovere through the veg section)
Blue Moon beer
Routines
Fi misses NIA

Yes, there are moments when the fact that we are still in unfamiliar surroundings seems to scream out at us. So, for those of you who are so inclined, we value your contined prayers.

STAY TUNED! Next time on Transitions: The "Things we are enjoying about being in Scotland" list.