I haven’t been posting much, and now I can tell you why.
A lot of stuff has been happening offline that I didn’t feel like talking about on the Internets, partly because I’m a lazy ass but also because I didn’t want to jinx it. A few months ago, my boyfriend, P, applied for New Zealand residency and I sponsored him as his de facto partner. Today we got the letter in the mail saying his application has been approved. After all this time, and a shitload of money in application fees, he will now be able to live and work, and above all, to move home with me. Yay!
My working holiday visa expires in February next year, and well, I’m getting on. Okay not really, but by the time I go home I’ll be turning 27 in a few months. I don’t own a house, and if I ever want to start a family I have to at least settle down in one place for more than a year or two.
I’m not sure if this means I want to get knocked up the duff or not. In theory, no. I mean, NO. No. No babies. UP THE BUTT, NO BABIES. But I want to own a house, I want to see my family and be a proper aunt to my neice, and be there for my awesome sister. I want to go to the beach on my lunchbreaks, and to have coffee on terraced cafes and go shopping in stores that I like. I want to drive to my parents house and watch the harbour in awe like I used to. I guess what I’m trying to say is that I really miss New Zealand and I’m sick of being in limbo. So we are going to pack our shit up (again) and move to the other side of the world and buy a house. I sound like an old biddy. Dammit.
So, the current plan is:
- Leave the UK start of February next year
- Move to Belgium for 3 months
- Fly to Chicago
- Roadtrip to Austin, Houston, and maybe to LA
- Fly from LA to New Zealand around mid-May
- Profit!!1
Benefits:
- Less rain
- More sun
- No chavs
Fucking awesome.
Sounds really awesome! Good luck!
goodluck to the both of you !