New Chapter

Moving to another country was something I thought I would never experience. When I was a little girl I would dream of living in Paris or London and living this extravagant life of traveling the world. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would ever get the chance to even travel to these places. It wasn't until my husband, who was born in Wales, and myself were looking at where we were going to live that I knew my life could change forever. We decided financially it was better for us to live in Wales and set forth on the long journey of obtaining a spouse visa. It took a long 4 months before I was granted my UK spouse visa and in September 2013 my life changed forever. I was not prepared for the emotions that would surface when my parents dropped me off at the airport. It was as if everything became real and it hit me that everything would change. One thing I don't do well is change. Crazy I know, especially with moving to a whole new country. When I was at the airport it felt like half my heart was being left with my family in Ohio and the other with my husband in Wales. My journey to Wales was a rocky one, but once I got there I started to see the beauty in what was now my new home.

The first month in Wales was a blur with shopping for our new home, site seeing, and even adopting our first puppy. In that first month in Wales, I didn't even have time to think about how I felt about missing my family in Ohio. I guess it also helped that I was heading back to Ohio for Thanksgiving and knowing I would get to see them so soon helped me get through the first couple months. It wasn't until after Thanksgiving and I flew back to Wales that the emotion of it all set in. I think it was the knowledge that I didn't know when I would be back. Anxiety and depression set in and I cried just about every day. I missed my first Christmas with my family and even my niece and nephew's birthdays. On top of that our finances were becoming unbearable and the stress of finding a job was nearly a breaking point for me. I know it is all about time and patience and everything will get better. This is just my new chapter in life.