[leachio]

Well guys and gals Im DELIGHTED to inform you officially that on Mon 15th Oct (1 wk) I will be back on british soil and I cannot wait!!

Yes we are GOIN HOME :raebanana :raebanana :raebanana
Things have reached boiling point in our lives, my health, Dan's patience! So on friday we have booked flights, arranged shippers and are currently trying to fill our rental (looking good tho) not bad for a few days work!

I was gonna leave it till we got home but I feel I should share with my new forum family. I fully intend to check in and see what ur all up to but I physically ache for my old life so we are off.

Good luck to you all out here and those on their way.
Take care TTFN!!!

[ellenmelon]

hooray! good for you...all those things (movers etc) will work out...my mums doing the same thing in aussie as we speak and its going pretty smoothly...she was a bit worried about doing it all herself (my dad is back in ireland now) but all systems are going...and im sure it will be the same for you.
enjoy your last week in nz and i hope all the happiest things happen for you :)

[zardell]

:raebanana :raebanana :raebanana

Good for you Amanda.

Life's too short to be unhappy.

Wishing you all the very best for your future happiness - you deserve it love.

Julie

xx

[Moorf]

Happy travels Amanda - can almost feel your excitement from here! :yes

[leachio]

Is it that obvious Moorf!!!!

I remember 'feeling' StevieD's pre-move posts and I could feel his excitement, thats how I feel about goin home.

[Moorf]

:yes and... in your posts, once you knew you were going back, your tone lifted :nice1

[pinkpiggy]

Sam and I have witnessed Amanda & Dan's ups and downs, first hand and can honestly say we think they're doing the right thing. Much as we'll miss them and we will, we know they are going for all the right reasons.

We know they have been trying to 'hang on' in order to get their IRRV in June 2008 but in all honesty we could never see them coming back (or Amanda staying in one piece for that long). The ties in the UK are just too strong for them.

So it will be with a sad heart but with lots and lots of very good wishes that we will say goodbye to them in the next week.

[andreamatt]

Best of luck Amanda - hope it all goes well for you all. Keep in touch,

Andrea

[Bruckner]

I'm so happy for you Amanda! Follow your heart. Keep us posted when you back to the UK. Bet Heathrow will never look so beautiful!

Emily

[StevieD]

Good luck guys, no surprise to us as you were obviously struggling with your health, and your sanity!
But it is a pleasure to have known you. Take good care, just put it down to experience and hopefully it willl provide you with enough memories in the end to say that it was worth something.

I don't know, the things people do to avoid helping us move house, you could have waited another week :laugh

Good luck guys

Steve, Jan, Kieran and Louisa xxxx

[holland]

Amanda, Dan and Family,

Good Luck...Amanda I bet your over the moon...safe flights back and stay in touch

J xxx

[pinkpiggy]

Been round to Amanda's late this afternoon. Boy is she one happy but very exhausted lady.

[Kim39]

Good luck Amanda from us here in TA. Please don't be a stranger and we will keep your MSN addy on our contacts list, so when you have 5 back home just give us a nudge.

Hey Dan, whether your 25km's or 12000 miles away i'll look forward to giving Backdoor Badgers a whooping:nice1

Will give you a bell over the next day or so.


Kim

[Sam B]

Wow - so quick! I'm so pleased you've got it sorted - you sound much happier. What about Dan's parents though - did they have their flights booked or are they going to come anyway?

Good luck with it all.

[willsken]

Amanda

I've followed your journey from the start. The very best of luck luck to you all. Going home seems to be the best thing you could do for you as a family, enjoy being back where your heart belongs. :yes :nice1 :nice1

[leachio]

Thanks for all ur warm wishes!

Yes manchester airport arrivals lounge is gonna be pretty beautifull that day! And yes Sam dan's parents did have flights booked and paid for (somewhere around £4K) but they have now cancelled them, I said we would repay but she wont hear of it, she says its worth so much more to her to have us home.

I sure will keep u all up-dated and i will email pink piggy some happy family snaps to put on here cos I still never got the hang of it!

[Sam B]

Oh yes - I bet they're really glad you're coming home. Have you got jobs sorted to go back to? I expect it's fairly easy to get your jobs back?

[peebles16]

All the best Amanda and family
Take care
Karen

[spudulike]

All the best to you and your family Amanda. Hope all goes well with the move back - and the weather is still pretty good over here too at the moment :D

Take Care!

L :)

[jo b]

Amanda,

I have sent you a pm.

Yes I agree with Kim don't loose the addies. My F-i-L wiped all mine off as he thought Beth my daughter had loaded them on his msn :-(. So peeps please add me to yours or pm me with your addies.

All the best

Jo

[Carey]

Just to say "good on you" for listening to your heart and doing what's right for you. Life is made up of different experiences and you've simply added to yours by experiencing life in a different part of the world.
Best of luck for a safe journey home!

[granger]

Best of luck guys. I hope you get back to happier times.

[jackie m]

Well done Amanda. I'm so glad you have made another hard decision but certainly the right one for you & your family.(even if you are going to miss Mr JT) I wish you all the best for your journey home.
Jackie x

[thezorbster]

So, so happy for you. Think of that family Christmas you'll now be able to have! Safe flight, good health and enjoy your life back in the UK.

Best wishes

[Lupin]

Good on you Amanda :) I don't think there was any point remaining a week longer in NZ as unhappy as you were, so I'm thrilled for you that you'll be abck where you're happy VERY, VERY soon!


And yes Sam dan's parents did have flights booked and paid for (somewhere around £4K) but they have now cancelled them, I said we would repay but she wont hear of it, she says its worth so much more to her to have us home.

That's family for you :D

So pleased for you; try and do a couple of things with your family here that you will look back on fondly before you leave and don't forget to share the good feeling of being back in Blighty :cheers

[jubjub]

Have a safe flight back, and at least you are getting over and done with, not trying to hold on for your visitors or IRRV, your sanity, relationship and family are way more important to you than that.

Good luck with the move back, and I hope it all goes as well as you expect it to.

[leachio]

AAAAAhhhhhhhhhhhhhh u guys ;) ;) ; :nice1 :nice1

[Jo Jo]

Congratulations - I'm really impressed with how quickly you've arranged your move back home! All the best.

[sizzlingbadger]

Wow how quick did you manage to organise the move back :exit

Hope all goes well it sounds as if moving back is the right thing to do :cheers

[red]

Good luck, I must say you sound much happier. Autumn in York LOVELY.....

Hope everything works out.

Helen.

[katandbob]

good luck, enjoy York, christmas shopping all those lights down those tiny streets, ooh feeling homesick!

I still can't be bothered with xmas here!

any way - glad that your on the way back to happiness.

take care

Kat

[able]

Just the weekend to go now. That's been VERY fast. Best of luck guys.

[leachio]

Well what a quick week its been, stressfull and busy but still found time to have my acrylic nails re-done and some beauty treatment !!!

For those askin re the timescale, it has taken 1 whole wk there were 3 shippin companies battling over us and all ready to be in and packin within days, flights were easy to get on with emirates this time but pain in the butt is it stops to pick up in brisnane and singapore then we go onto dubia and stiop there for 2hrs then manchester. My poor wee babies ears popping and hurtin, ahhh.

Costs so far have been $10,200 for crown relocation movers, approx $6k for flights, genesis bill $426, other bills for early disconnection about $350. And the good news is thst the lettin agent I posted about has rented the property and came to the inspection today and signed the bond form so fingers crossed a cheque appears through the door in york soonish.

We are now less than 24hrs from flyin and have said almost all the goodbyes, it;s still emotional cos we have built up an NZ family in 6mths and people out here genuinley do care. We just need to tick off the hours on the flight and try to entertain ella!!

I will post again once we are back and have slept, luv to all Mr & Mrs Leach outta here xx

[StevieD]

Amanda, Dan and kids,

Have a safe flight back, it has been genuinely nice knowing you. Good luck, will catch up when you get back to Blighty. And we'll be in our own place then :clap :clap

All the best from the Dolan clan, Steve, Jan, Kieran and Louisa xx

[zardell]

Thinking of you all.

Have a safe journey and just think - next time you post on here you'll be HOME AND HAPPY.

Good luck and best wishes,

Julie

xx

[holland]

Have a safe journey

J and G xx

[BaldyBeardyBloke]

One last mission before you leave today - Help us cart the enormous BBQ we bought yesterday at Mitre10 Mega (well, they say 'big is better') back to Edwards towers, then you're free to go.

We're all going to miss you, but we know how much happier you'll be, so good luck, and keep in touch.

We'll sizzle a few sasuages for you if it ever stops raining.

SPJ&D

[Bruckner]

Have a safe and comfortable flight. I very happy for you and post back once you get home. The babies will be fine, especially since mom will be grinning ear to ear!

Emily

[Kim39]

I know Elaine had a quick chat with you on MSN last night, but we would like to publicly say goodbye and a safe journey. It was a pleasure to meet you guys that day down in Pirongia, its just a shame we didn't get to see more of you guys from there on in, but hey never mind you will be always in our thoughts.

Goodbye the Leach's and good luck.


Kim, Elaine, Nicola, Hayley.

[jackie m]

As the others have said have a safe journey HOME!!!! I'm sure all your dreams will come true once you land in Manchester. Look foward to your updates once you have slept.
Jackiex

[spudulike]

All the best to you all for a safe journey back - and if you're ever in Devon I'd love to meet up. With us all living in York and NZ I'm sure we could find something to chat about :laugh

Louise :)

[StevieD]

Don't know about the rain Sam, they will probably blow away!!!! It is howling here :(

[Sam B]

Safe journey Amanda - lovely to have met you.

Sam

[pinkpiggy]

Well that's the Leach family safely despatched from Hamilton and hitching a ride to Auckland in a police car!! Nowt like leaving in style. ;)