Two years on!

Call me sad but i've got into a habit of checking three things on my phone, when I first reach for it.
1. Check all the unread emails that are telling me about deals in the UK and US (yes. I'm really that person that forgets to unsubscribe to EVERYTHING)
2. Scroll through Facebook - the advantage of being over here is that there is something to nose at because of the time difference!
3. Look at Timehop - where it shows all my photos that I have taken over the years! Today it showed the 2 year mark of us getting ready to leave for the US!

Not to blow my own trumpet or anything, but there's not a lot of people that would pack up and leave with their family, move across the pond and start a new life.. whilst 6 months pregnant! When I look back from today, I can't quite believe we did it.
Two years over here and this week we get to find out if we are going to BUY a house!
I like to reflect a lot and bug the crap out of Dave with my "this time a year ago" or "in a month we will.." So, what have WE done over the last 2 years apart from have a baby, start new schools, jobs, football teams, get new cars, go back to the UK for a month, go to a waterpark, do lots of sledging..you get my point. There has been a lot. Life has carried on. We have been able to do what we can, with three young children and a hectic schedule!
Daves' job enables him to see a lot more of the country, eventually I will be able to come along to those kinds of trips- but the reality of having young children stops ME from doing that. I know it CAN be done, and I would love to say I want to travel around with my kids.. but I don't. When they're older HELL YES. But right now, 10 weeks with them in the summer is long enough! :D
When we sold our UK house a few weeks ago, it was a weird feeling, That was our FIRST house we bought. It was nothing spectacular and it certainly wasn't anything to shout about. But it was the end of an era, especially as it means we are now free to buy over here. Which feels right, but it doesn't feel like home yet.
I still have no sense of direction when I'm driving around (or lets' be honest here.. I have no idea where I parked half the time) I HAVE got on the wrong side of the car to drive, in fact only a couple of weeks ago. I did spend at least a quarter of the way home (luckily down a quiet street) on the other side of the road, trying to remember which side i'm meant to drive on. And, yes. I will quite happily pay $6 for a small tub of bisto gravy to have with our roast dinner!

So yes, Two years in. Life is hectic, but brilliant. We have an amazing group of friends that are like family. Some of which it feels like we have known them for a lot longer. The boys are happy, doing doing well in school and looking after their little brother very well.
What do we miss? County pubs. I miss seeing hills and familiar faces. It has become quite funny when I go out now, I see doppelgängers of friends in the UK now. I don't want to be THAT person who takes photos of strangers and posts them, but if I come across any I WILL BE! :D
There's lots of different things I miss, but the list of things I like about being over here is growing.

Apart from the house, everything else is carrying on as normal. Nothing new to report, spring is nearly here.. it's teasing us. It's going to be a very busy 2016 and I can't WAIT! :D

Lots of love

Lu xxx