A Season Fulfilled

Radio silence… because I’m homeeee!

I’ve not been able to post because this blog is way too real about my emotions, and I would’ve been straight-up lying if I tried to act like I was okay knowing I had flights booked. I actually think my last post was written after I booked them, which is probably why I was so short.

So yeah, I’m home. My knee needs time to recover, and that’s just not happening if I stay out here. I do think it’s improved a little since I’ve been resting, but let’s be honest—I’ve been coping through shopping and having “going home” to look forward to. But the idea of resting alone, while spring is springing, with no family or friends around? That would’ve sent me into a full-blown depression.

The past few weeks have been amazing though. My work threw me a little celebration, gave me such thoughtful gifts—my old manager got me a rose plant so I can see how big it gets by the time I (hopefully) come back. They gave me a signed card, some homemade earrings, and we had a little dinner and drinks. It was just so nice.

Then there was Bellingham with the girl gang, which might actually go down as one of the best weekends of my life. I laughed so much my face hurt. We stayed in this unreal Airbnb, straight out of Twilight—moody forests, misty lakes, and a hot tub where we sat in the rain, just taking it all in. The weather wasn’t great, but it weirdly made it even better.

Oh, and we had a wig night. We’ve seen so many girl groups do it on TikTok, so obviously, we had to. And where better than the thriving (not) nightlife of Bellingham? Seven English girls rocking up to a tiny gay bar in multicolored wigs—we literally had people stopping us for photos, someone interviewed us for their YouTube channel—it was pure chaosbut so much fun.

But it wasn’t just going out—we also celebrated Charley’s birthday, did presents and cards in the morning, went to Trader Joe’s to stock up, made brunch, and when the rain got heavier in the afternoon, we stayed inside and made charm necklaces. It was just perfect. Only downside the U.S. border. Three hours. I swear they take their time just for fun. It was actually a joke—and as always, so unnecessarily intimidating.

I also spent the best time with Ryan, Rachel, and Rigatoni. I swear Rigatoni knows I’m the auntie who loves cuddles because, even though he’s not a cuddly dog, somehow, I always manage to get more than ten seconds out of him. For my last two nights, I stayed at theirs after leaving my place. Every morning, I woke up to the fluffiest, happiest, wiggliest bum coming to greet me—and I am going to miss that sooo much.

Then my friends planned a little farewell meal, and they all signed a card and made me a photo album of our best memories from the last six months. Obviously, I sobbed. The effort they put in, in such a short time, just meant so much. I really feel like I’ve made friends for life.

Right now, I’m sat in a restaurant, waiting to board my flight. No idea when I’ll actually post this because I want to surprise some people first.

I have been feeling so frustrated about leaving. As much as I love home, love my family, and cannot wait to be with everyone again, I wasn’t ready. I still had so much I wanted to do. I loved living so close to Ryan and Rachel, I loved exploring, I loved the life I was building out here. But with a peg leg, I can’t do any of it. I need to heal, so this doesn’t become a long-termproblem. it is what it is and this is obviously whats needed right now, the past 6 months have been full packed of memories so there is that!

So for now, the plan is to go home, rest, work (I’ve already got interviews lined up!), and save some money. I want to catch up with everyone, enjoy being home for a bit, and then hopefully come back for a Canadian summer—and maybe even see Aus, NZ, and everywhere else while I’m at it. But honestly, I’ve been asking myself, why am I rushing? I keep acting like I need to do everything in 2025, but who says I do? Other than the work permit age limit for Aus, what’s the actual rush? I have time, and I want to do it properly.

So yeah, here we are—UK bound very soon! I can’t wait to see everyone, catch up, and see what’s next.

See you all soon! xxx