Its Official....We're Moving to England.

Well I know this sounds silly but we bought our plane tickets today and suddenly it hit me...we are moving to England. I know that we were told about this move a few months ago but I don't think I ever really realized it. We're moving all the way to England. Oh my goodness....breathe.... Ahhh its an adventure right? We're living Sam's dream (and Sam says that I'm living mine by being married to him). :) Everything will be ok though and it'll all work out (at least that's what I'm telling myself). Plus God has a reason He wants us there and all I really have to do is trust in Him.

Well today Sam and I have been running around like crazy people trying to get all this moving craziness figured out. We had a meeting with the movers today and figured out when we are going to send all of our stuff (next week is the first shipment); we applied for my VISA so that I won't get kicked out of the country after 6 months of living there; we bought plane tickets that cost way to much and we won't get it all reimbursed (long story...arg); we found out that our stupid airline (the only one that allows pets) won't let us schedule/reserve two pets spots on the plane until 2 weeks prior to the flight (don't even get me started...) plus they want to charge us an arm and a leg to have the boys flown there, actually 2 arms and 2 legs (oh which we have to pay for ourselves); we made vet appts for the boys to get all their shots and paper work filled out so that they are ok to enter the UK; and we figured out how to ship our car over there. Busy day, uh? Oh but there is so much more we still have left to do. :)

I just want to get there and have all of our stuff (not broken or damaged) and a cute house and know that the boys handled the flight ok and then I think i'll finally be able to relax and be excited that we get the opportunity to live in England. But please continue to keep us in your prayers as we make this move. I tend to get really stressed out and worried about all the little things, oh who am I joking...I stress and worry about EVERYTHING that is involved in this move. I'm just so thankful for a husband who has such a postive outlook and who handles stress like there isn't anything to worry about. I'm a lucky girl because there is no way I could do all of this on my own.

On to a better note...we decided to set up a Vonage phone account so that we will be able to keep a US phone number while we are in England. So that way everyone can call us (on our home phone since our cells will be a UK #) and not have to worry about paying for long distance. If you'd like our new #, send us an email or message on facebook and we'll pass it along. Just remember that there is a huge time difference when you call. ;) Its an 8 hour difference for my fam and friends back in the Pacific Northwest and 6 hours for Sam's fam in the mid-west. Anyone not in those areas. you'll have to figure it out. ;0)

Wii Fit and Moving Craziness

For Easter Sam surprised me with a Wii fit. I was so excited because I've been wanting one ever since I got him the Wii for his Christmas/Birthday present. Plus I just can't get motivated to go to the gym...I tell myself that its too far of a drive. And I just feel silly when I go because I don't really know what I'm doing. :) But now I can work out in the comfort and privacy of my own home. Yay!! So far I really like it. I start everyday with a yoga routine and then move on to aerobics and strength training. And then it also has several games you can play like skiing, hula hoops, walking the tight rope, etc. Its a lot of fun! Here are a few pics of Sam doing his Wii workout.

Lunges

Push Ups

The Plank

Ab Twist
(it really works cause I'm super sore today from doing this)

I do wish that the program would let you make your own routine though. Because the way it works is that you pick one position and then do it but then you have to stop, pick up the controller and pick another position, do that one, and then stop again and pick another, and so on. So it isn't a constant routine. So it would be nice to pick 10 or so different positions and do them continuously. But overall it is a good workout and I am liking it.

As for getting ready for our big move...things are stressful. We are still waiting to talk to the movers but hoping to get an appt with them next week. That way we can start figuring out when we need to ship our stuff, find out how long it will take (hopefully not 3 months like we've been told), when we have to ship our car, and when/how to book our plane tickets, etc.

There are some days when I really start worrying about all these things we still have to do and figure out (what stuff to take and not to take or how we are going to live for 3 months with just a suitcase) when we are leaving in early June. And I'm really scared about our two kitties who won't be able to travel with us in the plane cabin (which I'm really not happy about) but have to be put in the cargo hold of the plane. And as some of you know, my baby Tommy is not going to like that much. Bello will probably be ok since he's a pretty easy going cat. But Tommy is probably the most particular and finicky cat ever. He doesn't handle change well and requires lots of extra love and attention from his mommy. :) So I am really worried about him. Ugh...moving stinks sometimes ya know. So please keep us and our boys in your prayers as we get all this figured out.

Bello and Tommy....best buds

Our First Blog Posting

Hey friends and family. We decided that we should start a blog so that you all can keep in touch with us since we'll be out of the country for the next few years. Now you all can experience our adventures from all over the world. :) I'll try my best to keep you all updated on whats going on in our lives and post lots of pics so you can experience everything right along with us. And my updates may (or actually will) include some of my stresses with our crazy unknown life but also lots of fun things we'll be doing. Hope you all enjoy!!