Following on from last year’s post (it is really weird looking back at it), I thought that I would also recognise that today marks my second year in London – hurrah!
To be honest, I still find London as a city a poor substitute for Manchester, however I think that’s just homesickness etc talking as obviously I recognise that London has a far better transport infrastructure, amenities etc (though I think Manchester has a better standard of housing, and prefer seeing occasional streets without chicken shops on them heh!!).
I find myself saying this a lot, however it really is my friends (and obviously Greg!!) who keep me wanting to stay in London. I am very fortunate to have such a fab group of people around me, and I definitely think that they’re worth hanging around for!
I can still remember the day I moved very clearly; Marc and I had to say our goodbyes (which was horrible), and then that awful (and silent!) 9 hour ride down the M6 in the front of a white van with two rather butch blokes with whom I shared nothing in common! To be fair, I wasn’t really in the mood for talking with them, what with me being so upset and apprehensive about everything. When we got to London, we came in via Willesden (I was staying in Kensal Rise originally) and it took us an hour to make a ten minute journey due to the poor driving skills down here… that was my first proper impression of London.
My first evening in London was a little scary… I was in a gorgeous apartment, with more floor space than you could imagine, however for the first time in several years, I felt so alone. Cue me logging into MSN and ending up chatting to Danny, and thus everything that has happened to date happening.
So yeah, 30th June marks a real turning point in my life. A lot happened on this day, some of it good, some of it bad, but inevitably all for the better, I’m sure.
Two years on, I am very happy with where I am, I am fortunate to have a wonderful fella in Mister Greg (whom I love lots and lots and lots) and a marvellous bunch of friends who I really enjoy spending time with. Hopefully I can build on this further in the coming year and gain a few new friends in the process (I’m lovely I am! hehe).
HURRAH!
So, until next year…! 🙂
Gari Wellingham 
Yay!
Congrats mister. Really happy you’re happy! 🙂
I miss London sometimes, all the fun stuff that you could do, the warmer weather, the transport the craziness! Then I remember I’m only a couple of hours away and I can be in the West End with tickets to a show in no time at all. Kind of like the coming weekend, going to see Jude Law in Hamlet on Friday!
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Hurrah, that sounds good then!
I really do miss Manchester, but I bet that if I was back home, I’d miss London too – it’s one of those ‘grass is always greener’ scenarios I reckon.
The warm weather is a curse… I’m a ‘cold’ person, I love the snow and the winter mornings… I may move to Scotland heh!
Enjoy Hamlet, do let me know what you thought of it – I’ve not seen it yet!
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