tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135290317203832005.post7721832222756399170..comments2024-03-26T15:26:17.986+10:00Comments on "hello world": About travellingandrayrobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360919032460445965noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135290317203832005.post-57229829266008640022012-01-21T23:17:17.021+10:002012-01-21T23:17:17.021+10:00Well as our infamous travelling Pom was boarding h...Well as our infamous travelling Pom was boarding his flight to Dubai, a nervous wreck of a girlfriend, me, was waiting to get a phone call or text message, to see if he actually made it to the airport and that he was indeed on his way to Australia. <br><br>It all felt very much like a dream that he was actually on his way. I mean we had been planning this for a few months now, but for him actually to be on his way, wow, just wow. I was going to be able to touch him after all this time.<br><br>I remember when he first said, I am coming to get you, as soon as I sell my house, I am coming to Australia to prove to you that this is real. Knowing how long he had been trying to sell his house for, I thought this was going to be a long time off yet, but when the universe decides to give you a kick in your cynical arse, it does it convincingly, his house had a buyer the following week. The wheels were now set in motion.<br><br>There was the waiting for the sale to be finalised, the getting of the passport, the booking the flights, all a waiting game. There was the small set back with the passport application being sent back and therefore putting any chance of him being here for my birthday out the window. Another 4 – 6 weeks felt like it was going to be forever, but in the big picture, it was only a small wait. Talking every day via skype made the time pass quickly. I was averaging 3 hours sleep a night because I couldnt pull myself away from our conversations. I was going to be a wreck by the time he got here!!!<br><br>When the passport finally arrived, there was the choice of the flights. Singapore airlines was the most sane of the 2 choices, arriving at human hours at Brisbane airport and departing at human hours from the same airport. This was the preferred choice, but what we ended up with was the flights with Emirates, arriving at ungoddly o'clock on a Tuesday morning. WTF!!! <br><br>The universe was now having some fun with us.dragonfly emerginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07375722767190352935noreply@blogger.com