Volcano in Iceland

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You might wonder why I haven't been blogging for a while.
It was supposed to be a couple of days away in Rome but ended up with us spending the last 7 days trying to find a way to get back to the UK.
We arrived back last night after ten journeys to get here and I'm feeling quite traumatised by the whole thing because we went without the children and my biggest fear was not seeing them for such a long time. Many people, probably most, are still stranded on holiday so we're the lucky ones.
We saw lots of beautiful things in Rome and had an expected stop in Paris (see pic above) so we were lucky enough to have moments of pure bliss mixed in with the terrible stress of not knowing if we were going to make it back.

I've got lots of things to sort out at home first but when I can, I'll be back here visiting you all and I look forward to getting back to normal.
It's good to be home, you have no idea!

Comments

Gretel said…
Sounds like a nightmare! Very glad to hear you're back,you must be overjoyed to be home at last. Enjoy St George's Day. :)
23 April 2010 at 13:04
Jess said…
Thanks so much Gretel, I'm finding it hard to feel 'normal' today so I'm so glad to hear from you :))))
23 April 2010 at 13:23
Dear Fireflies said…
Goodness! I was wondering where you were! I kept seeing that your blog's thumbnail on my sidebar hasn't changed for sometime, so I figured something must have came up. Glad you're home safely, Jess. :) oxx
23 April 2010 at 14:29
Cori Lynn Berg said…
I hadnt even thought of people who might be traveling away from their children.. oh my..
23 April 2010 at 14:33
Jess said…
Thanks Amalia, me too! :))

Hi Cori, my youngest is 12 and she was being looked after by her older siblings so she was safe and well but I missed them all so badly and worried about her starting the new school term without me there. I'm so proud of how they coped with it.
23 April 2010 at 16:41
Rosie said…
What an adventure but I bet you are so relieved to be home.
24 April 2010 at 11:28
Dear Fireflies said…
Hey Jess, I know you're probably still exhausted from the trip... but if you're feeling up to it, come check out your award, ok? oxx

http://amalia-k.blogspot.com/2010/04/one-award-one-gift.html
24 April 2010 at 16:01
noelle said…
wow, how stressfull. Well done to the youngsters for coping well . Glad you're home x x
24 April 2010 at 22:57
Emerald Window said…
Glad You're home!
Cenya
25 April 2010 at 09:02
Jess said…
Thankyou!xx
25 April 2010 at 20:26
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