Sorry for the lack of posts!
Since we moved into our house on Saturday, we have been without the services of the internet. You really don't know what you've got until it's gone...
Here is a quick summary of the happenings of the last few days. Hopefully we will be able to get all up in the interwebs soon, and then I will fill in all the missing details...
Friday 13th (!) May - Spent the day with Adam in Southampton. Went for our interviews at the job centre so as to get our national insurance numbers, which we are waiting for in the post. Also tried to open a bank account, but no luck. The rest of the day in town was spent walking around and looking at the people and buildings. Returned home and used our last opportunity of free,fast, unlimited internet to download large amounts of movies, shows and music.
Saturday 14th May - MOVING DAY! Excitement was the order of the day as we left Southampton from the train station, catching the train to Reading and then from there into Goring, our final destination! Adam and I started unpacking while we waited for Mickaela to arrive with her aunt and uncle. Our first home-cooked meal was a cheese and salami snackwich, and it tasted of independence! Mick arrived later that afternoon, along with the majority of our furniture!
This was our first day together as a pack, and we started setting up the furniture and tidying OUR place up!
Sunday 15th May - Adam and I got picked up by his cousins, Ben and Daniel, to go to the Liverpool game that afternoon! It was a ±4 hour drive, in the back of a little Peugeot, but it was definitely worth it when we got there and saw Anfield! Adam and I had seats next to the Kop, which were good and kept us sheltered from the miserable weather, which was in line with the way we played and the end result of the game... We then spent the night at Ben and Dan's house.
Monday 16th May - We got back to our house early in the morning, and then got Mickaela and made our way into Reading, which is only about 15min away on the train. We walked around the High street there, and made a note of looking out for places advertising for jobs. In all likelihood, we are going to either find work there or in Oxford. There are some nice malls and shops in Reading, especially the Oracle centre. Another amazing discovery we made was Poundland - a store where everything costs 1pound! needless to say, we did our household shopping there!
We got home and prepared a lovely meal, followed by a night of house-warming drinks and games of King amongst the three of us... It was a lovely night indeed!
Tuesday 17th May - Oxford. Tuesday's day-trip took us (once again by train) to Oxford, which is 30min away from Goring, but not much more expensive than tickets to Reading. We followed our routine of examining the High street and malls, looking out for job opportunities. We also made our way into the beautiful campuses and museums that we stumbled across.
As a city, Oxford is much more appealing than Reading. It has a younger, more vibrant population, better architecture, more to do and see and in general is just a cool place. We also spotted a few places where we could apply to work at, so we're holding thumbs for that!
Wednesday 18th May - TODAY! Spent the day at home. We went for a long walk around town, down to the river Thames, and across the bridge in neighbouring Streetley. This really is a picturesque part of England, with amazing nature and wildlife. Peter also came by and brought with him a TV for us to use, his amazing power of the interwebs and then helped us bring a dining table and chairs from Adam's grandma's house, helping us turn our house into a HOME! aaaaaawww.... now it appears to be time for me to go and get my tea on. Once we get our internet working I will make sure to revisit these past few days in more detail, and post a couple of pictures, but until then this will have to do!
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