Its been a while since I've written a proper post. Its not because I haven't been enjoying life, in fact I think my lack of writing may be due to a happy acceptance of life in a spanish summer. After moving from London and the buzz of city life I am sure at first I felt the need to convince myself I was filling my time with events and moments that would then justify my reason for leaving the cool capital and this blog in hindsight will have acted as evidence of that. Now, I realise it is a fantastic way to remind myself that life is cool wherever you are. I'm pretty lucky to have youth, health and happiness on my side so why should I feel the need to compete different parts of my life against each other.
Its rather weird to think that having settled into a little bit of a routine; going for nightly swims and jogs, creating rather epic lunch time salads and evening experimental vegan delights, exploring our magical city and its surroundings on weekends .... I now am packing to move away again. This weekend will be the last one that my family spends together in Alicante (ie the three of us) in a good year. I really don't understand where the time has gone...
Its been a lovely couple of weeks after Nai's graduation filled with cuddles from new born babies which just catapulted me in to a mood of broodiness and complete and utter fascination that everyday we bring in to the world these beautiful tiny little beings who so innocently just lie in their mum or dad's arms not yet knowing that there is a whole world out there further a field than the boobies of one's mum. We also got to celebrate my dad's birthday which I seem to had forgotten last year but gladly we could make up for it in style! With walks along one of our coast's most stunning beaches, paella by the harbour, mojiots in a newly discovered and rather generous happyhour bar and ending the weekend with a perfectly spiced tarka daal - what more could you ask for when you have good company, good food, good drink and a perfect location?
I used to think I could never move back to Spain and that as much as I loved the place, it would feel like I was taking a step backwards. Though of course I want to see and experience as much of the world as possible and plan to make this happen, I've come to realise that there is no way I couldn't be happy here.
I hope I write another post before leaving for Sweden but if not than at least it is in writing how much I have enjoyed my time in this little gem that is my home in Spain :)
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