Leaving Arizona after 32 Years
Apr 18th 2018, 3:28 pm
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Re: Leaving Arizona after 32 Years
Every day gets a little closer:
- DH recovering nicely from his 2nd TKR surgery
- condo on the market
- pinball machine will be sold - it’s not making the journey to Scotland!!
- approval to pay Class 2 National Insurance contributions
- UK bank account opened
- flights booked - return in July
It’s still hard for me to believe that my long-cherished dream is about to become a reality. I’m filled with an overwhelming feeling of joy and peace and spend a lot of time quietly reflecting on my 33 years in the USA. If my dad were still alive and my mum was not suffering with dementia I know that they would say to me “Caroline, job well done”. I vividly remember them waving goodbye to me at Waverley Station when I was 21 and heading down south for my first job in England. I feel I have come full circle when I return to Edinburgh with my DH and youngest son in July as a 60-year old.
Thanks for all the support on this forum.
I am so glad everything went well and I agree re the forum. Since we made the decision to move back to Scotland last year I now look at the all posts with interest and enjoy hearing about everyone's experiences. Although our own departure date feels like a long way away (2020) I know it will come around very quickly. When you have "stuff" to find homes for it takes a while.
- DH recovering nicely from his 2nd TKR surgery
- condo on the market
- pinball machine will be sold - it’s not making the journey to Scotland!!
- approval to pay Class 2 National Insurance contributions
- UK bank account opened
- flights booked - return in July
It’s still hard for me to believe that my long-cherished dream is about to become a reality. I’m filled with an overwhelming feeling of joy and peace and spend a lot of time quietly reflecting on my 33 years in the USA. If my dad were still alive and my mum was not suffering with dementia I know that they would say to me “Caroline, job well done”. I vividly remember them waving goodbye to me at Waverley Station when I was 21 and heading down south for my first job in England. I feel I have come full circle when I return to Edinburgh with my DH and youngest son in July as a 60-year old.
Thanks for all the support on this forum.
I am so glad everything went well and I agree re the forum. Since we made the decision to move back to Scotland last year I now look at the all posts with interest and enjoy hearing about everyone's experiences. Although our own departure date feels like a long way away (2020) I know it will come around very quickly. When you have "stuff" to find homes for it takes a while.
Apr 18th 2018, 4:12 pm
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Re: Leaving Arizona after 32 Years
Every day gets a little closer:
- DH recovering nicely from his 2nd TKR surgery
- condo on the market
- pinball machine will be sold - it’s not making the journey to Scotland!!
- approval to pay Class 2 National Insurance contributions
- UK bank account opened
- flights booked - return in July
Thanks for all the support on this forum.
- DH recovering nicely from his 2nd TKR surgery
- condo on the market
- pinball machine will be sold - it’s not making the journey to Scotland!!
- approval to pay Class 2 National Insurance contributions
- UK bank account opened
- flights booked - return in July
Thanks for all the support on this forum.
Apr 18th 2018, 4:58 pm
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Re: Leaving Arizona after 32 Years
Novocastrian - I did think of you when I wrote about the pinball machine based on your previous comment!!
Apr 19th 2018, 6:05 pm
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Re: Leaving Arizona after 32 Years
Thanks for posting every day a little closer and for those of us for whom it it still a little longer it is delicious to read.
Apr 19th 2018, 11:25 pm
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Re: Leaving Arizona after 32 Years
Today my DH has gone through his fairly small book collection. Most didn’t make the cut including Oor Willie, The Broons and his Shinty Year Books from the 1970s. The downsizing continues!!
Apr 20th 2018, 5:43 pm
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Re: Leaving Arizona after 32 Years
Apr 20th 2018, 5:54 pm
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Re: Leaving Arizona after 32 Years
I am 32 months
May 14th 2018, 6:46 pm
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Less than 10 weeks to go!!! Condo is sold, I’m in the process of selling the pinball machine, and, most importantly, we’ve got tickets to see Runrig in Stirling this August!!!
May 16th 2018, 6:49 pm
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Re: Leaving Arizona after 32 Years
Nine weeks today and we arrive in Edinburgh. This is what has been accomplished since my last post, all of 2 days ago!!
1. Pinball machine has been sold
2. We’ve ordered 2 crates from UPakWeShip - each 100 cubic feet. Originally planned and scheduled with Seven Seas Worldwide. Then they phoned us yesterday to say they don’t pick up from Phoenix!
3. I’ve started to pack boxes
Off to pack another box!
Excitement level is increasing!! Talking to random people in the condo elevator and telling them I’m returning to Scotland!!
1. Pinball machine has been sold
2. We’ve ordered 2 crates from UPakWeShip - each 100 cubic feet. Originally planned and scheduled with Seven Seas Worldwide. Then they phoned us yesterday to say they don’t pick up from Phoenix!
3. I’ve started to pack boxes
Off to pack another box!
Excitement level is increasing!! Talking to random people in the condo elevator and telling them I’m returning to Scotland!!
May 17th 2018, 9:59 pm
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Re: Leaving Arizona after 32 Years
Nine weeks today and we arrive in Edinburgh. This is what has been accomplished since my last post, all of 2 days ago!!
1. Pinball machine has been sold
2. We’ve ordered 2 crates from UPakWeShip - each 100 cubic feet. Originally planned and scheduled with Seven Seas Worldwide. Then they phoned us yesterday to say they don’t pick up from Phoenix!
3. I’ve started to pack boxes
Off to pack another box!
Excitement level is increasing!! Talking to random people in the condo elevator and telling them I’m returning to Scotland!!
1. Pinball machine has been sold
2. We’ve ordered 2 crates from UPakWeShip - each 100 cubic feet. Originally planned and scheduled with Seven Seas Worldwide. Then they phoned us yesterday to say they don’t pick up from Phoenix!
3. I’ve started to pack boxes
Off to pack another box!
Excitement level is increasing!! Talking to random people in the condo elevator and telling them I’m returning to Scotland!!
May 20th 2018, 7:45 pm
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Re: Leaving Arizona after 32 Years
Back to packing after all the excitement of the Royal wedding. Regardless of anyone’s views on the Royal Family I thought England was looking at its finest and the entrance to the chapel with all the greenery was truly spectacular. We have completed our TOR (Transfer of Residence) and all the accompanying enclosures.
Looks like we’ll have about 20 boxes in total - each 18”x18”x16” plus 5 pieces of furniture - sofa table, bookcase, 2 chairs and a desk.
Looks like we’ll have about 20 boxes in total - each 18”x18”x16” plus 5 pieces of furniture - sofa table, bookcase, 2 chairs and a desk.
May 23rd 2018, 8:38 pm
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Re: Leaving Arizona after 32 Years
Hey there - did you sell the pinball machine? I'm in Scottsdale and would like to buy one 
Let me know if it's still available
I haven't read every post, but I did see that you were going to have to leave behind a good doctor. Did you consider staying as a patient with the US doctor? could you not fly back once in a while, and just pay cash perhaps?
Let me know if it's still available I haven't read every post, but I did see that you were going to have to leave behind a good doctor. Did you consider staying as a patient with the US doctor? could you not fly back once in a while, and just pay cash perhaps?