How I wish, how I wish I were here...

This week, I'm feeling nostalgic and really missing Skye.  Not a day goes by that I don't think of Scotland and my life there.


My life there... wow. That's a pretty strong statement but I feel I can make that statement and say it with true ownership, considering the amount of time I've spent there and the close family ties I have there.


I love my life on the Isle of Skye and it's one of the things I'm most afraid of losing now that I'm married.  When I was single, I would trek back and forth between Skye and London several times a summer and didn't think twice about it - I think I am one of the few people in the world who view it as a convenient base for British and European travel!  


Now that I'm married, I don't want to be away from Matt for longer than two weeks at a time (I know my limits) and although he is committed to returning to Skye with me every year, he can't take off too much time at once and there are so many other places we want to explore.


So I worry, although there's no reason to do so - I know I'll be back on Skye sooner than later and at least once a year.  More than anything, I want to buy a cottage there - that is my most important goal in life - so that I can return with my family and invite all of our friends to join us, year after year.


Friday nights on Skye are my favorite nights because Friday is pub night: it's tradition to head out to either the Ardvasar or the E.I. (pictured above) every Friday night to catch up with friends over drinks and enjoy a few games of pool... or a few bits of gossip, if you're lucky.


It's midnight on Skye as I type this; earlier this evening, my godparents went down to their regular Friday night haunt, the Ardvasar Hotel, and man, I really wish we could have gone with them.  I wonder how busy the pub was, if Richard was running around like a crazy man or if he was able to relax and have a laugh or two.  I wonder if Ann and her beautiful girls stopped by and if so, if Victoria is more beautiful than ever.  Did Effie Ann and John join Bev and Dunc tonight? Is the foursome heading back to one of their lounges to enjoy "one for the road, two for the ditch?"


I love the Isle of Skye. It's who I am. It's where I belong. Someday, I'll have a home there and that's a promise to myself that I will strive to keep.