I was away for close to four years, three of which were in the UK and one in Australia. I now find myself back in my mums house. It’s only temporary until myself and two buddies move into a friends house for at least a year (the house owner [Dan 
] is on a whopping two year honeymoon).
Last weekend was one of the most hectic and emotional of my entire life. On thursday I left the office in Karova to work remotely here in Dublin. I also handed bobby (my dog) over to his new owners. I collected my brother in Liverpool airport as he came over to help me pack.
On friday we collected the hire van and began packing until about 8pm. We then decided to go for a chinese and a couple of pints. We arrived home at 3.30 am.
Saturday we were mightily hungover - jaegerbombs will do that to you. We packed until about 5pm and had a dirty kebab. We got the 10pm night ferry from Liverpool to Dublin.
On sunday morning we arrived in Dublin at 7am and began unloading the van which took a couple of hours. I crashed/unpacked for the rest of the day until 7.30 when I went back to dublin port to get the 10pm night ferry back to Liverpool to retutn the van and pick up my car.
On monday morning I arrived at 5am and after retutning the van I began packing the rest of my half of the house into volvo. At 1.30 pm I said my final goodbyes to my house (which is still for sale) and to Gillian and drove to Holyhead for the 5pm Swift to Dublin. The swift is not so swift and is always late (in all it’s pretty shit) so I arrived in Dublin at 9pm. I am now an official Irish resident once again. It’s not a woohoo moment and it’s definitely not a boohoo moment. I’m looking forward to taking some RnR time with my mates.
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Good to hear Phil, glad the move went well for you. There’s a (surprisingly clean) gap in the office with you not there. Well, there was until Joel shifted his body into it, now it’s Joel’s half of the desk that’s empty - but that’s not the same thing, and you know what I mean.
I hope you find your feet quickly and it all goes rather awesome for you.
It’s great to hear that the move went well - even if it was a little exhausting.
Matt’s absolutely right when he says there’s a gap - it seems that your multiple screens and machines took up at least two desk’s worth of space! Of course, we’ll soon be filling the void, but as you know there will always be a desk for you whenever you’re back in Bangor or Abergele.
I’m sure that the move back home will be a fruitful one for both Karova Ireland and yourself. Have fun and we’ll see you soon.
Peter
So you leave to office for the last time (at least leave in the not going to permanently work here again kinda way) and then the very next working day, we get a water cooler. Makes an odd kind of sense considering that you were the one that would of drunk the most.
Also today there was an ice cream van. But that doesn’t mean you’re not missed.
At least for the moment.
Hope all goes well for you in Ireland, Phil.
Hey phil
Glad the move went well….I can only imagine how the office is going to miss the “Irish Rage”…
lol @ Joel and the water cooler….typical.
Have fun mate.
Gareth
Hi Phil,
Glad the move went ok and you’re now settling back in to Irish life.
We’re all now properly addicted to that water stuff and the office seems somehow much lighter (as in daylight, not floaty-light). Seems a bit empty
Sam
Glad the move went well Phil despite the hecticness and emotion. The office is getting to look very empty these days.
Hope everything is going well and you getting some much deserved RnR
Aled
Thanks guys
Hi Phil,
I’m so glad to hear that everything went during the move back home. You’ll be missed around the office, who will I go to now?!
I’ll be sure to keep you updated with what’s going on from my end and I’m hoping you continue to do the same.
Speak soon buddy
Jay
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