DH and I are moving by the end of the year (hopefully!). The town we live in now is not one that either of us grew up in, but one we moved to about 11 years ago. As such, we very much consider this home: our children were born here, our friends are here but not family, and of course our roots are now here.
We're now relocating back to my home town. DH and I lived there together for around a year before we moved and we have visited 10+ times per year for weekends over the years, so it's very familiar and a second home to him too. We aren't super close to most of my family -some- and cousins will be growing up together now which we love the idea of. We're both very excited to make the move as it's a lovely, quiet area. Excellent schools and feels very safe. A much slower pace of life than London commuting go, go, go!
His friends are spread far and wide but I have a really close bunch of friends here and I'm so anxious to leave and start again. It's only a 2-3 hour drive away so it's not like we won't or can't visit, but I guess my friends have become more like family over the years. How do I start again? As I said, I'm very excited for the move and it's the right decision for our children but it's very daunting starting again.
Anyone been through this and on the other side? Any tips? It's a strange scenario that we're relocating "home", yet it doesn't feel like home since we've been in our area now for so long.