Michael, Don't Make Me Leave!!!

Great News!! (no no, we aren't having a baby ;o) )

But really, Michael got some good news yesterday. The woman that was living in our flat moved out yesterday. The landlord is doing the stuff he needs to do to it to get it all ready for us....and we get the keys on December 29th. While it is only like 3 days early, its nice to know we can get into it then. We contacted the movers/shippers and our stuff is scheduled to arrive in Copenhagen on the 26th of December. But we aren't sure if will have already been through customs or not. Michael is going to schedule a move in date with the movers today. It may be next Saturday, or it may have to wait until Tuesday. If it is Tuesday, we will stay in the hotel until then, so we can have a bed to sleep in. If it is Saturday, we will probably stay here until Sunday morning.

When we got all this information I actually found myself sad and not wanting to have to leave "hotel life" and I couldn't for the life of me figure out why because I am so incredibly excited about our flat and the town we will be living in. I'm excited to get all our stuff and putting the place together, REALLY excited to be able to start cooking again and to get into a daily routine. So why on earth do I want to stay in this hotel as long as possible??

Then I had an epiphany.

It hit me like a ton of bricks. I had felt this strong feeling of not wanting to leave before, many times, and all in one particular circumstance. All my apprehensions I was having about leaving this hotel are the exact feelings I always get when we are getting ready to pack up and leave from a trip/vacation. In particular when we are leaving other counties. In the past 6 months alone I have experienced it 4 times now...Tokyo in June, The Cruise to Mexico in August, Denmark in October, and again, right now.

My epiphany: I realized that I haven't realized that we are staying in Denmark!!

I am finding myself not wanting to "leave" because I have enjoyed our short time in Copenhagen. It has been so refreshing to step outside and walk to the city center and just...."BE". Be in the moment, be in the city, be in awe of everything Danish.. you know, just "BE". It has been wonderful to be able to take in life and watch others live theirs, enjoying the simple things like fresh brisk air, cobblestone streets, Christmas decorations and a warm steamy cup of coffee. It's no wonder I have attached all of that to being here, in the hotel, and it's no wonder that living in a hotel has somehow convinced my inner voice that this is just a little jaunt to Europe and like always, Michael is going to FORCE me to pack up and drag me back to the US against my will ;) (Sheesh, the nerve of him!)

So... I guess, I don't believe we are here to stay and apparently it hasn't dawned on Michael either. To him, it feels like a long business trip. I wonder when it WILL hit us?? Perhaps when everything we own shows up on our doorstep? (It hit us pretty fast in Dallas, and I am sure the biggest factor was that Hendrix and the Blazer were both with us when we arrived and they both signified "home") I will say, it is nice to know that I am enjoying being here so much that even though we AREN'T leaving Denmark... I am having "I Don't Want to Leave Denmark" Syndrome.