Wednesday, May 30

Move to Nottingham

Soon the days passed and it was time for me to move to Nottingham. Mr turned up at my doorstep on the evening of 17/09/04 to help me move all my stuff. We finally left London around 11.00pm in the night. The journey was fun though. I remember being so excited about the year ahead. I was glad to be out of the 9 - 5 work life and be going back to student life.
We arrived in Nottingham around 2.00am and popped into a filling station to buy the essentials: a map and two bottles of water. We finally located my flat after about 15 minutes squinting at the A to Z. My flatmate had already moved in, so she had put some things together. She had gone to her parents to spend the night, so she wasn't around when we got there. Fortunately I had the keys to the flat and we were able to get all my stuff in. Mr and I stayed up all night trying to unpack and arrange my stuff. Eventually we dozed off at about 5.00am.
Early the next morning I made a shopping list of things I needed for the house cos it came partly funished and it was almost bare apart from the basics. We popped out to go to Ikea (the haven for student furniture!) and Argos to get stuff. Then we went to the supermarket to stock up on groceries enough to feed an army for a month, lol.
That afternoon when we got back to the house, my flatmate was there with her parents. We introduced ourselves and they left. Mr and I got talking about visiting each other and stuff. But we both agreed that with him in Essex and me in Nottingham, we really couldn't meet up often. And I also knew that with a hectic schedule of lectures and school work, I couldn't really afford to take many weekends off. I remember feeling a bit sad too, cos that day was our second anniversary. Seemed like we had been going out for ages, really it had just been 2 years! We celebrated our anniversary with lunch and a kiss, then it was time for him to go. We promised to speak to each other everyday. I waved him off goodbye and that was it! I was now on my own in Nottingham. Fortunately I already had a group of friends there so I didn't feel too lonely.
First day of school was spent doing the normal stuff: registration on the course, getting my university username and password, registration in the library, the surgery and a welcome lecture from the Vice Principal of the Business School etc. During all these necessary trips, I met three Nigerian Masters students and I found out one of them was on my course! We swapped phone numbers and became friends at once, and we are still good friends now. We went to the freshers' fair together, signed up for the AfroCarribean society and a few other societies/clubs, located where everything was, and caught a bus tour round the university park. It was all cool stuff.
Gradually I settled into life back at uni, woke up to the shock that Masters was a whole different ball game from undergrad and made more friends. My housemate was very cool and we got on quite well. She was training to be a teacher, so she was a responsible level-headed girl. She had a boyfriend who lived and worked in Sheffield, so he came to visit once or twice a month.
Mr and I didn't see each other but we kept in touch over the phone every evening. I don't think a single day passed in that whole year that I didn't talk to him once or twice. Thank God for T-Mobile free call allowances! I missed hanging out with him though, but we made the best out of what we could.
A month after I moved to Nottingham, I invited my friends round for lunch and a discussion and from then on, it became a monthly occurrence. I'll talk more about that in future posts.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

yea i`m first let me go and read i`ll be back.thanks for updating

Anonymous said...

I totally get that feeling of seperation,though temporal.Looking forward to the rest.

Yayemarie said...

gal..u have a gift for telling ur story..i can't wait 2 hear more..thanks for sharing this with us hopeful romantic...i like how u keep it real..when it's sweet it's sweet..when it's not , it's not...love how u are so honest w/ur feeling of enjoying a bit of space...
i'm all hears sista:)

Anonymous said...

I love reading this series and I am itching to read another post...

Mimi said...

update now!!! han han. oya i have begged u.

Anonymous said...

just ended a toxic relationship. your blog is really a reminder to hold out for the best.
your blog has truly been a blessing...
here's to no looking back.

Anonymous said...

I ordered all the books that you recommened...yes that right ALL! and im gettin them today...so excited! I'll let you know how I foud them.xx
Pls update soon!

Favoured Girl said...

@Jummy: Yay you're first! Hope you enjoy the read.

@Truth: It wasn't a nice feeling. We adjusted though, and kept in touch as much as we could.

@Africainement: Awww thanks. I'm encouraged.I will continue to write this blog, as I find it interesting too.

@Anon: Thank you, please be patient with me...

@Mimi: Ok ma!

@Anon: Awwww sorry about your relationship. Please do hold out for the best. I'm glad I could help.

@Miss timi: Girl, I'm speechless! That is some commitment. I'm really pleased though, because those books helped me a great deal, and I pray they help you too!

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