Friend or relative: "So, how's married life?!"
Me: - shrug - "I don't know. Ask me again in March."
So, almost 4 months married and less than a month to go until we see each other again. The exciting news is that I'll be able to fly out to LA and meet Isiee at the airport, then spend a few days with both of our families. After that we'll fly back to Greenville and make the big move to England about a week later. EEK!
I'm really excited about starting our life in the UK, but there are so many things that make it bittersweet. I'm torn about leaving my family. I grew up in a military family where we moved several times, but we were always together. All this "last" business - last birthday, last Thanksgiving, last Christmas, last trip to NC - is making me a bit emotional. I know that we'll be back to visit, but it's not the same as being able to just stop by every other evening, or get together for dinner or shopping with 15 minutes' notice. We also probably won't be coming back until next year...as in 2011. I'll be missing so many big milestones in my friends' and family members' lives: engagements, weddings, birthdays, etc.
And yes, I know I signed up for this when I married Isiee, but it doesn't make it any less difficult. But the good news is that we'll at least be together. We'll be starting our own family unit and will get to explore so many amazing places, an opportunity that not many get to have.
So, in the world of official documents and government travel, we're halfway there. I have my tourist passport, the no-fee (gov't) passport is in transit, and I'm ready and waiting to fill out the visa application in a few weeks. We're also waiting on our orders to be generated (tick tock...), at which point I can go to Ft. Jackson with my Powers of Attorney to schedule a day for the movers to come get all of my stuff and our wedding goodies, and drop off the car at the docks in Charleston.
In the meantime, I'll hang on to some British wisdom....
