Getting our stuff here was not without its fair share of challenges! We had booked a removal company months ago but they pulled out on us at the last minute. Fortunately, we did find a new company and after a couple of communication errors, the lorry arrived yesterday. We were very glad of the inventory we had put so much time into. It made checking everything off much easier. Now we just have to unpack and be ready to start work on Monday.
Well that's one stress sorted. We both have cars organised. Mine won't arrive until mid-September but the garage have lent me a nice car until then. Neil collects his car on Saturday. Here's Neil's car. I haven't seen mine yet but it's a Kia Venga.
With the obvious exception of people, the thing I missed most whilst living in Finland was...
In the last few days, I have wondered more than once what possessed us to sell so much of our furniture. Yesterday, though, our new bed arrived and we bought some flat pack furniture.
When Josh was little and obsessed with Lego and K'nex, I had no idea that later in life it would be such a blessing. He actually enjoys building flat pack furniture.
Yesterday, we collected a dining table and chairs, which is now residing happily in our conservatory. I'd promised the boys that the first Friday we were there, we could have proper fish 'n' chips from the village chippy. It was quite special, sitting together and having our first meal in our new place.
There are many things that we had forgotten to miss, things like coupons to collect. Tonight we went to Tesco and had the dilemma of which toilet rolls to buy. The comparison price gives the price per 100sht, which made us giggle a bit. There were a couple of cheap but functional brands but Andrex won because you can collect 'puppy points'.
Other things, we have consciously missed. Sharing meals with family and friends is one of these. Last night we had dinner at my auntie's house. They had made an amazing buffet but desert looked spectacular!
Today was always going to be very difficult for me. For the last few days, I've had a sadness descend on me everyone I've driven around Oulu. The thought of not being there is unthinkable! Leaving home for the last time, I was utterly heart-sluffened! There just aren't adequate words to describe it.
The flights were pleasantly uneventful apart from being abandoned in Stockholm by the assistance crew. They seemed to find 2 branches of Roberts Coffee too much to cope with. You'd have thought that when they went to the wrong one, they'd have guessed it was the other... but no!
To finish the day, we enjoyed a treat that we have really missed and can't get in Finland - a KFC and Starbucks - thanks to my uncle who collected us from the airport.
