The end of the year/decade always gets you thinking back. I know everyone is doing it. It’s hard not to. So much has changed in my life from 10 years ago. I met M. We got married. Had kids. Moved to another country. I don’t think in my wildest dreams I would have been able to predict correctly I would be where I am right now 10 years ago.
For new years eve we were having another family over our house for a mini party. It was just the four adults and four children total. I had to run over to Sainsbury’s for some last-minute things I forgot to order when we put in our Waitrose order earlier in the week. As I was walking around Sainsbury’s I was thinking how I have never seen it so busy. That confuse me since I remembered when we just moved in I had to run to Sainsbury’s on New Year’s Day and it wasn’t that busy. Then I realised I was comparing New Year’s Eve to New Year’s Day.
New Year’s Eve two years ago we barely got the heat fixed in our house. Some of the furniture we ordered from Ikea had arrived and M was putting it together. We slept air mattresses. M worked till 2 or 3 AM in the morning New Year’s Day trying to get the girls bunkbed built.
Reflecting on how different life is now than it was when we first arrived confirms previous thoughts I’ve had about how adjusted we have become to living here.
The most profound takeaway I have from this experience for future Scott is don’t go to Sainsbury’s on New Year’s Eve. Going on year’s day is probably okay.