Renovation project - Does saying goodbye ever get easy?
I wake this morning to a quiet and empty house, my little granddaughter is
not stood at the bedroom door asking for her breakfast and to jump on granddad to
wake him up!
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| saying goodbye yesterday |
My walks around the lake are not as exciting, definitely a little
quicker, as we no longer have to get a collection of stones to throw in to the
water and explore every square inch.
I don’t think I will ever get used to the quiet once family have left,
and the heartbreak of waving my daughter and granddaughter off on the plane
will never get any easier, even the tears have not diminished over the last few
years, yes I know I will see them again soon but it is the little things that
you miss, such as the breakfast (with the TV on!!!!!) and the watching the excitement
of everyday things that become almost invisible at my age, but are seen for the
first time by a toddler.
It is time to get back to work. But somehow today I just can’t do
anything other than send a thousand messages to my daughter and look at all the
photos of the past week.
So tonight it is a nice meal, a nice bottle of wine, an early night and the
intention to get up again tomorrow with renewed vigour for our renovation.
Just a quick question to anybody who has moved to another country, does
it ever get any easier waving goodbye to your family?
No, it never gets easier. My parents used to keep the child-size table and chair, covered with crayons and drawings after their grandchild went back to France. For a month or two. Just to keep that feeling of having the little one around.
ReplyDeleteI still have the Peppa Pig balloon that we brought back from Spain laid on the bed, so that she can see it when we skype, plus keeps me happy
DeleteHi,I'm already dreading it. I see my son and daughter and my parents every week. It's going to be agony xxxx
ReplyDeletethe worst bit is saying goodbye, I think I have more quality time with my family, in the UK I worked long hours plus we skype a few times a week. Good luck with your move, it is ok apart from the actual goodbyes
DeleteI only have sons and grandchildren all grown up but it is always a wrench, you should encourage your daughter to move over here x
ReplyDeleteI have tried ;) xx
DeleteMy son and his family live in the UK....he grew up in the US, where we live. It is NEVER EASY to say good bye when we leave after a visit.....I cry every time.....
ReplyDeleteoh Lynda, that is such a long way, I feel for you, and yes I still cry everytime
DeleteWe moved back to the Uk after 7 years in South Africa. I'm glad not to have to say goodbye. Everybody manages the saying goodbye differently. We used to gradually get back into our routine and look forward to the next visit.
ReplyDeletethat is what I do, always have the next visit planned, it does seem to make it a little easier
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