So we’re back.
The journey was long and tiring. The airline food was largely inedible. The house is cold. The fridge is empty. All just as expected.
The morning brought a few tears.
Then it was time to unpack.
Whilst transferring clothing from suitcase to washing machine, I found a little note from my niece. She must have slipped it into my suitcase when I wasn’t looking.
More tears.
It’s more than just post-holiday blues…
My sister and her family are just so far away. Distant in both time and space. Who knows how long it will be before we will see them again. I miss them like losing a part of myself.
But, as my sister keeps telling me can happen sometimes, when you need it most the Universe reaches out and makes you a gift of just what you need.
Mine emerged from one of lad’s shorts pockets as I emptied it for the wash:
Just a couple of forgotten Christmas Day fortune cookie mottos.
But so much more.
Good to remember how lucky I am. To have seen and held my family. To have stored up so many memories.
It is a wonderful thing, to love and be loved. ♥
Such a gorgeous post. Welcome home lovely lady. x
Love those fortune cookie messages ~ wishing you a smooth re-settling, and I am sure, a bright and busy year ahead. x
Such gorgeous words … welcome back lovely … I hope you settle into home soon again … Bee xx
I know how you feel. My family is in the states and I miss them all so much. We are here for 3 years, but it feels like so long. I can’t wait to go home in the summer. Glad you had a good trip.
Renee
Welcome home! We are glad you are back!
Oh I know I know…..sooo hard…just left my Mum in florida….still jet lagged….our days all messed up, meals topsy turvy….mostly unpacked but still washing to do….
BUT we are glad to be home…so cosy….lots of Memories to treasure….what can you do????????????
Bestest to you and we bloggers are all so glad you are back!!!!!!!!
Daisy XXXXXXXXXX
I share your pain… the jet lag is awful! Fell asleep at 8pm yesterday in front of the telly, woke up at 11.30pm no longer tired. Went to bed at 2am and finally slept at gone 3am! I really feel for lad and his dad – back at school and work respectively tomorrow, poor things!
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Welcome home! I know it’s hard settling back in…my sister lived in Japan for a couple of years and it was awful being so far away from each other. I hope you feel happier soon…hopefully spring will start to give us hints of its imminent arrival soon…though it will be nothing like the Australian summer I’m sure! Hope you weren’t affected by the awful bush fires. Loads of love. Rachel xxx
Thanks Rachel. Saw a couple of small fires a way off in the hills and smelled the smoke on the breeze, but nothing terrible near us. We escaped the worst of the heatwave too.
hugs! Hope you find things to help you move along soon. I hate that feeling. It’s sort of how it’s going for me around here right now, because my kids are going back to college. I cry a lot at this time, but I’ve learned that I have to move myself as quickly forward as I can so it doesn’t turn into a January-wasteland. New projects, maybe a little time for myself, too. Take care, sweetie.
Same to you, Tammy. Make sure you get some hugs.
The good thing about me having a total break from sewing for a month is that I’ve come home with a few new ideas I’m keen to get started on. And I have commissions and stalls lined up to keep me busy too.
aww how lovely those little notes are 🙂
Welcome back! Lovely post, things will be ok don’t worry! 🙂 x
Thanks to everyone for the lovely welcome home and good wishes. Feeling better after reading all your comments and a bright, cold day of sunshine and sparkling snow x