So 2 weeks ago I made the long 3 hour journey back form Nottingham to Kent, but instead of being bogged down by all the moody commuters, nothing in the world was killing my vibes! My Daddy was home, and thats all that mattered! For those of you that don't know, I have a small little family of just me and paps, and now that he works most of the year out in Saudi Arabia its usually just little old me! BUT this weekend was different, because he was back!! I hadn't seen him since the start of January and a lot had happened since then, New York, Edinburgh...and much much more! While I was back on this lovely sunny weekend, it made me realise how much I really do love home, especially when its full with life and family!
I remember waking up to Dad playing smooth jazz on the radio in the mornings and saying 'Hi Livs' when I walked downstairs with a grumpy face on (usually because it was like 9 o'clock on a Saturday and I'm not a morning person!). But he'd be there with a grin and usually a cup of coffee offering me some breakfast :). In those summer months when you can smell the freshly cut grass and the BBQ's and the night air isn't so cold anymore, you sit amongst the garden and heat your hands on the remains of the BBQ you've just had, and just appreciate life!
Thats what my weekend was like...amongst doing LOTS of clothes shopping and being treated to lots of dinners out! Sometimes when we are off being the busy little bees we are, we forget to just stop still and appreciate whats around us. I love my university room, its like my little den with candles, fairy lights and photos. It allows me to just chill out and relax. Coming home to Kent is just so different from that, it makes me relax and be happy wherever I go, and because I am no longer always there, I appreciate it all the more.
Sometimes we need to leave to appreciate where we are.
O x
