Originally Posted by Fish n Chips 56

What a Lovely offer... so sweet and caring...

Originally Posted by dgjamison

Thanks F&C, when I was in Canada, I would have loved someone to go have a coffee with and just clear my head, and I had no one, so I turned to drink for a while, and it was horrible. Thank god things are so much better now and I am back to" myself" again, some day I hope maybe all of us who have returned can get a weekend break together and have a reunion, somewhere in the UK, that is in the middle maybe and support each other and have a laugh, I for 1 am up for it whenever it suits everyone, its funny but I feel Like I know a lot of you through this, and it would be so sad to lose that connection, as it is much harder now to make good friends Denise 2

Originally Posted by Fish n Chips 56

Denise, I totally understand where you are coming from, Im sure many of us have been lonely and frustrated over the years, I know I have, we all need Friends, good friends.

The get together sounds like a great idea, I hope you guys can do that at some point, I just hope I can make it back at this point...

Originally Posted by jasper123

Charleygirl, its really good that you have someone like trotty to help you,
for me 8 months have passed since I arrived in England, but when I go back in time and remember how useless I was in doing everything on my own, its quite mindboggling, its certainly a lot of hard work, suddenly the reality strikes you that hey Im not just packing a suitcase for a three week visit,
No this is the real thing, its for keeps, and I only have one crack at this and Ive got to get it right,
I made a list of everything I had to do, and I got about half way through that list and then I thought of a whole lot more things that were important so the list got bigger, now I started this list about a year before my departure date, so I did have lots of time I suppose, but it all takes a lot of time especially sorting through everything, a lifetime of accumulating stuff,
then suddenly I was only 4 weeks away from departure ---- just like you are now, and I looked at my list and although I had made a lot of progress, I still had lots to do, I panicked OMG still so much to think about, at night I found myself going from my usual one shot of rum to three or four or more hm:
At that point my very good friend Art ---- my only friend actually, he saw the state I was in and he kind of took over the rest of it, he is a very organised person --- unlike me, so he looked at my list then made a new list and every day he was pushing me to get everything done, we got it all done with a week to spare, WOW the feeling of knowing that (EVERYTHING) was done and I was all packed and ready a whole week before my departure date was absolutely amazing, before his help i was really in a pickle, and everything was getting too much for me, everything was getting so terribly overwhelming, I was even getting second thoughts about leaving America at all, I was starting to think ---- is it all worth it, Thank goodness I had a friend called Art to straighten me out, I dont know what I would have done without him,
Well here I am now at home with Mum, settling in, loving life, loving Mum, loving life in England, I even love the weather, still dont have any friends here but maybe one day who knows
Rodney.

Originally Posted by JacquelineScrocca

Rodney with a personality like yours, it is certain that you will have more friends than you know what to do with before too long

Originally Posted by Beedubya

On another note (I have been lurking LOL!!) we seem to have some missing people, anybody heard from Jackie, Cheers or Windsong lately????

Oh and I have to tell you people the weather here has been just gorgeous these past few days and we are predicted to have a heatwave!!!!

Just loving these warm balmy days, today I saw a little rabbit out of my living room window and a robin redbreast and the sky is so blue and the grass is so green, then this afternoon I almost ran over a squirrel running across the road, never mind the bicycle riders LOL!!

Originally Posted by ldyinlv

Well folks, tomorrow is the day I head back to the US..I am excited and scared at the same time. I think Rodney maybe right about the sun..I do miss the weather there. I know the sun gives you the vitamin D that you need that makes you happier, and I think I have been missing that too.
I hope I am making the right decision, but there is no turning back now, and I have to make it work for me over there again.
I will be keeping in touch and letting you know how it goes. I thank all of you for your wonderful support in this, I know its not really what the thread is about, but I consider you all friends and felt I needed to tell you the truth.
I hope everything works out for everyone here, in their dreams of moving back to the UK. As I have said before, I am an exception and not the norm....
Jackie.

Originally Posted by ldyinlv

Thank you Rodney,
Yes, I am flying back on Virgin, I much prefer them to BA, and since april they have been flying direct to Vegas from Manchester too, so that is closer to me . I know exactly the feeling you and Barb have been having, and you are very brave and stong to be able to fight them..I am weak and cant fight those feelings any longer..
I will be taking my laptop with me, I brought it here from the US, and I will keep in touch. Good luck Rodney, you are strong, and where you want to be deep inside. I think that is the difference..I Dont think this is where I want to be deep inside..
Jackie.

Originally Posted by Mummy in the foothills

You know Rodney, Art sounds like he was a really good friend and good for him giving you a push to get yourself sorted on time. I hope he gets the chance to come to UK and see you for a bit of a holiday one day.
Friends will come along too, you'll see.

Originally Posted by dgjamison

Thanks F&C, when I was in Canada, I would have loved someone to go have a coffee with and just clear my head, and I had no one, so I turned to drink for a while, and it was horrible. Thank god things are so much better now and I am back to" myself" again, some day I hope maybe all of us who have returned can get a weekend break together and have a reunion, somewhere in the UK, that is in the middle maybe and support each other and have a laugh, I for 1 am up for it whenever it suits everyone, its funny but I feel Like I know a lot of you through this, and it would be so sad to lose that connection, as it is much harder now to make good friends Denise 2

Originally Posted by dgjamison

Thanks F&C, when I was in Canada, I would have loved someone to go have a coffee with and just clear my head, and I had no one, so I turned to drink for a while, and it was horrible. Thank god things are so much better now and I am back to" myself" again, some day I hope maybe all of us who have returned can get a weekend break together and have a reunion, somewhere in the UK, that is in the middle maybe and support each other and have a laugh, I for 1 am up for it whenever it suits everyone, its funny but I feel Like I know a lot of you through this, and it would be so sad to lose that connection, as it is much harder now to make good friends Denise 2

Originally Posted by Beedubya

You will Fish, just believe in it!! Look at Trotty True just a few short weeks ago.........

I will get you a pint in and a glass of wine for Mrs Fish and save you 2 seats at the greatest reunion in the world.

Originally Posted by JacquelineScrocca

Rodney with a personality like yours, it is certain that you will have more friends than you know what to do with before too long

Originally Posted by Beedubya

You will Fish, just believe in it!! Look at Trotty True just a few short weeks ago.........

I will get you a pint in and a glass of wine for Mrs Fish and save you 2 seats at the greatest reunion in the world.