Sydney and the UK

Last night mum mentioned that Sarah and I should go to the UK for a planned amount of time, 3 months for example, so then we have a taster, get to see the family, and I can come back and earn money for my move to Sydney. After 2.5 years of study and probably a year of working then I can go back to the UK and stay for longer whilst working in a better paid job. The only thing is that I've hoped for many years now that I would get married between the ages of 25 and 27 and start having kids at 27/28. I also hope that I'll marry someone from the UK and/or Ireland as I love their accents, my family lives there, and I want to have a similar surname [similar as in from those countries. Mine is O'Regan which is English/Irish in origin]. I shouldn't plan to heavily on this as it might not happen until I go back after Sydney unless I meet someone with such a background over there. I don't want to be too old and have too much of an age gap between me and my parents. I want to be closer in age like the Gilmore Girls are but not that close. I don't want to be too much of an adult, someone who can't connect on their level. I'll find someone great and it'll happen when it's meant to. I don't want to waste time with someone I won't marry and have kids with.

Now, talking about Sydney reminds me I haven't quite explained what I'm on about. I want to do Museum Studies there, first the Graduate Certificate, then the Graduate Diploma, and then finally the Masters in Museum Studies if I'm smart enough and if it's necessary. I'm really quite excited about it, about the course, about moving to Sydney. I think it'll be great. It's away from home, an adventure, but it's no in Melbourne as that's where everyone goes to. It's somewhere different, my own thing, and I think it'll be great. Sometime this year I'll go over and check out the campus, talk to some staff about the course and maybe what books to start reading, so I'll be ready when I get there in 2012. It's a long way away but next year I still want to go to the UK. I was dreaming/thinking last night about when I go over to Sydney to check things out that I won't really know where to go or where to eat or stay or how to get to my destinations so I'll pick up the Lonely Planet Sydney book which will help me with the sights, restaurants, places to stay and maps. It'll be perfect. I've been there twice before but don't remember where the mall is or the center of things. I remember the Quay and going on the ferry but that's about it. The flights are fairly cheap and it's not too far from home and I know mum and dad will visit on a few occasions. I'll definitely get home sick but I know I'll end up loving it. I'll have to make new friends and get a part time job there to sustain myself. Once I get back from the UK I'll save up lots of money for bond and house stuff, like a mattress. Hopefully I can go out with Tim [a guy who used to work at my work] and some of his friends so I can make some more friends, then friends through work and through the course and house mates. I'll have to do a share house but it'll be cool. Cheaper rent and I'll be one of those people who catches trams and trains to Uni and work! It'll be awesome.

I hope things work out close to how I want them on the man/kids front. I'm a little worried that spending 3 years in Sydney will keep me away from my ideal guy but then again I might meet him when I go over there next year and he might come with me. I hope.