A lot can happen in a week after weeks of not-much-happening!
My inlaws arrived last Saturday evening. They provided me with some much needed adult conversation.
Tuesday, the five of us moved from the short stay apartment, into the ShangriLa in Cairns City. It was nice to relax by the pool after saying goodbye to not only friends and the girl's (now old) school, but also to my car (who I sold to a wholesaler for a good price) and to our home (which has a couple of good tenants living in it.).
My parents-in-law said goodbye on the Wednesday as they headed back to cold Victoria.
Thursday morning saw the three of us heading bright and early to the airport and after a STRESSFUL hour, (you've no idea but that story is for another day) we managed to board our flight to Sydney and then finally on to the plane bound for Abu Dhabi.
Three years ago when the girls and I flew out of Abu Dhabi airport I remember wiping away tears. Thursday night as we flew in to Abu Dhabi, I couldn't believe it.
We were back.
Back to a city which I didn't think I would be fortunate to ever see again so soon. I always knew we would return. I'm married to a very determined man, who always achieves what he deep down wants. Always.
It is very surreal being back. Seeing familiar faces. Seeing familiar places. Places we spent from late 2008 to early 2012. Seeing the Abu Dhabi vision for the future actually happening. There's new buildings, new hotels, new construction sites, new shopping malls, new parklands.
And we are all back living as a family unit. It's worth everything we've been through in the past few weeks, months and years to be back here. Home.
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