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Throw Back Thursday!
To use a local Texas phrase... this is not my first rodeo. I have attempted blogging at various times over the last decade, and I've found it a fun and diverting pastime. But one of the best things about it, is that it is like a diary. It captures a moment in your life and records it for posterity. So it was interesting for me to read a blog entry I wrote almost exactly 7 years ago exactly when I was initially settling into life in Houston. Oh, how things have changed since! The overall tone is somewhat negative, and it's far from how I perceive living in Texas now. I guess I have ironed out a lot of of those niggles I experienced as a newbie! One thing it's made me realize (although I guess it's no surprise) is that moving to a new country is tough initially. I'm going to have to steel myself to a rough few months ahead in the knowledge that it will get better eventually. Anyway, I thought I would share it for s***s and giggles!
Cheers!
Sorry about the low resolution of this video - obviously the glass of wine has impaired my ability to select the right settings when uploading a video to YouTube! :-)
Party weekend and end of an era...
Moving on to India is starting to feel very real, and it has given me cause to reflect on the time we have spent here in Texas. I really can't believe that it's been 7 whole years since we moved to Houston. It has been such a special time in our lives, in part, I'm sure because it has been the formative years of our young family. But also because we have genuinely made some of the best friends you could possibly ever want. I don't know whether it's the shared expat experience (because many of these friends are also expats), the stages in our lives (bonding over parenting angst), or the fact that they are just bloody brilliant people, but I can honestly say the friendships we have forged in our time in America will transcend time and distance. When we first arrived in Houston I was determined to make friends, and I set up a playgroup called Cheeky Monkeys. Over the years we've had a consistent group of hardcore Cheeky Mummies, and many, many, wonderful p...
