It all seems totally unreal

We will certainly be having lunch in Richmond in November! And you must try the afternoon teas at the new tea shop on the green in Wakefield.
Always assuming that your family won't take up every minute of your time!
How lovely it will be for you to be with them without counting down the days until you have to leave them again.
Bon voyage!

* absent* totally natural to be looking forward to it in one way, but to be a bit apprehensive in another!

I so wish I was coming to your "do", not sure if there might be some way.

Only 3 sleeps until I have to face my demons.

Much love to you.

Yes I hope you will not be absent from us and maybe one day we can have a meet-up in NZ (although the Cook Strait might prove a bit of a barrier) hug

But GN will still be here absent so that's ok!

Hang on in there absent
Looking forward to your farewell lunch

sorry I think that should be ...where... are you moving to, I can just see all the Teachers out there becoming furious with my silly mad spellings.

How exciting absent well done you, were are you moving to