Well, I made my obligatory trip "home" to the US. You can only visit Britain for 6 months at a time before you have to prove you have a home to go to, by going to it. Then you can come right back for another visit, which is precisely what I did. So I'm back in the UK safe and sound.
Visiting my grandparents was great. I think it had been around three years since I'd gotten to see my grandma (on my mom's side), and I'd only seen my grandpa a couple times briefly. So ten days in Nevada with them was great. I got to see some other family and a few friends too in my whirlwind tour. Sadly I missed out my dad's side of the family in Sac...so close and yet so far. There just wasn't time, and I'd done it the other way around last time I was in that part of the world. The last few times actually. Well, fingers crossed, I'll be living in that part of the world full time in a matter of months and then I can visit you all!!
My grandma let me pillage her closet, and then I faced the challenge of seeing how many jeans and sweaters I could fit (including everything I'd brought in the first place) into one backpack, since my return trip didn't allow for any checked luggage (bit of a long story that; let's just say it saved me a lot of money). But I did well. Unpacking in Glasgow, the jeans were coming out like clowns from a clowncar and I'm no longer in danger of freezing to death as Glasgow's winter continues to drag on.
So, after using full use of a layover in San Fran to visit a few friends, off I went again back to Glasgow. And here I am! I got back just in time for another concert the next day. That went well enough, although we were all freezing cold. I was so jetlagged I was braced for discomfort and delirium and was thankful the cold kept me awake, but my choir mates were not so thrilled, and it took the edge of the fun of singing. Still, we were a great hit and sold about 25 CDs that night!
Between those sales and the fundraiser Pub Quiz (we sang while they marked scores!) it looks like we'll be able to take the Madrigirls on the road this summer. No major tour...I think we're just doing a weekend away to elsewhere in Scotland. Nevertheless, I once again find myself torn. On the one hand, I'd love to be settling into a flat in Bay Area, CA by summer. On the other hand, I'd love to go sing in the little medieval church they want us go to this summer. Well, I guess that means I'll have things to look forward to either way.
3 comments:
I am curious as to why you are a visitor in the UK, rather than a resident. Can't you get residency as the spouse of a local? Or would that interfere with his application for US residency?
I ask because we will, no doubt, have immigration details to work out next year, depending on where we wind up heading...
Well, I did have someone (random) warn that it could effect Ron's application with the US. But I would also have to give the UK gov 500 pounds to get my UK residency (a 2 year temporary one since Ron and I have not been married longer than 2 (or 3?) years). And since we keep hoping we'll get the go-ahead for the US soon, we opted to save the money.
I'll say this for the UK process though. They may charge about as much as the US does, but they average 2 weeks to process things rather than a year or more!
I think if you get the chance to tour - it might be a good idea. You never know when you're going to get this type of opportunity again. California will probably still be here.
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