Home Sweet Scotland

After being here for a few weeks and getting more or less adjusted to my new life here, I was so very thankful for a weekend getaway up to Scotland to see Mark. After everything and everyone being so new here, it was so nice to just get away to a place that I already know and be with someone who already loves me. With so much of my moving-in checklist checked off, I was able to relax and enjoy a wonderful weekend. It’s amazing how even though I’ve only been to St. Andrews a few times, it feels so much more comfortable and home-like than London just because Mark is here (being greeted with flowers doesn't hurt either :) ). I even did my laundry in Mark’s apartment (rather than paying for it in my dorm), making it feel like a weekend trip home from Furman or something. Even though our relationship seems so glamorous- you know, jet-setting (or train-setting in this case) between countries etc- I am so ready for us just to be in the same place going about our day to day lives already. I thought me being in London would make it so much easier, and it does mean we are able to see each other a lot more, but I still want to just fast forward to being in the same place, without the 6 hr train ride. Despite my brilliant proposals of how great our life could be as travelling circus members, Mark turned me down and I was forced to return to life as a post grad student.  (Mark did not, however, refute my suggestion that I could be the circus midget…hmmm). I feel so fortunate to have someone that I love so much here supporting me through my new life abroad, especially when I am missing all of my wonderful loved ones back home!! xxx