It was quite a road to get here. The biggest worry was always the dogs. With two old boys now, flying them over the pond was always going to be stressful but everything was done to make them as comfortable and relaxed as possible. They arrived just fine and were really happy to see us at Heathrow Pets area. Of course, by the time they got back to our new house 'Millstream', they couldn't wait to be out of their crates and run around the garden. They did take a few days to settle in the new house, with some upset bellies and waking up during the night it was an exhausting and worrying few days, but a week on and things seem to be so much better.
Ethan has now begun school and seems very happy here. He is going to a very small school, and its very friendly and kind which has allowed him to settle with the least amount of stress to him that we can provide. This Sunday we have Harvest Festival at the church with his school which he is really looking forward to. He has seen a few of his old friends and has been enjoying the paths around the cottage garden on his scooter!
The cottage is beautiful and we have been busy making it feel more homely. Dunelm Mill has seen us so much that I am sure they expect us to just move in, and Facebook Marketplace is my daily browsing. Slowly, the cottage is beginning to feel like home, and each day we enjoy it a little bit more. The biggest downside is the battle we are having with getting WiFi here. There are apparently problems with the exchange and nothing much is happening. We are both running off our mobile phones at the moment but as the reception in the cottage is awful, its a bit of a hit and miss game!
However, its a gorgeous place to live, the house is great for entertaining and we do love to have friends over. Also the walks from the front door are amazing, I took the footpath outside our cottage yesterday with the dogs, it runs through some gorgeous fields and follows along next to the river, then excitingly for me; the footpath links up to Headley Ford which is one of my favorite walks from when I lived in the UK before, you can walk the whole way around here and link back up with another footpath which comes out a few houses down the road from Millstream. I have always wanted to be able to just walk straight from where I live, In the US we had some nice hiking paths and now here, we have the countryside literally on our doorstep.
One of the things that I am really loving here is being surrounded by nature. We have brought a fantastic feed station/ bird table for the garden and are having finches and some other birds starting to visit. During yesterdays walk we had a pheasant pottering along the path in front of us and we can sit out in the evening listening to the owls and watch our little resident bat flapping overhead. I think one of my favorite moments though, is to brew a cup of tea and to sit and watch the Red Kites hunting in the fields around us, its quite a sight.
The first week has been busy, we have seen lots and lots of family and friends, I have loved having everyone over and hope that never changes!
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