January – England visit over Christmas. Stuck an extra few days due to massive snow storm. Spend lots of time in pubs. Realize this is what is missing in our lives. Decide to emigrate.
February – Dogs get shots to travel. Mentally prepare for adventure.
March – Spill beans. Find amazing renters on craigs list. Feeling very lucky.
April – Andrew scopes out the England scene. Emily packs the house. Finn in day care. Big help from Grammy.
May – Andrew finds a sweet little mews house for the family in Tunbridge Wells. Emily busts ass in Cambridge. Andrew waits patiently for his family.
June – Yard sale, Salvation Army, storage. Wait wait wait.
July – Renters arrive. Emily, Finn, Rama, and Jordan are homeless. Finally hop the Queen Mary 2 for a luxury trip across the Atlantic. This is the way to travel.
August – The family is reunited. Andrew travels to Arctic…Fjallraven Classic. Emily learns to drive a standard on the other side of the road. Both impressive endeavors in their own right.
September – Finn starts his Montessori experience. Our family falls in love with the camping experience.
October – Finn joins Little Kickers Footie club. Andrew and Emily celebrate a crazy 5 years of knowing each other, 4 years of marriage, and 2+ years of parenting. Auntie Liza visits.
November – An expat Thanksgiving. Christmas is in sight. Ridiculous snow storm.
December – Another ridiculous snow storm…note to self, plan to spend next winter in southern Spain or Portugal. Grammy arrives like Santa with bags filled to the brim. A very very special Christmas.
January 2011- A hesitant resolution:
I’ve decided I want to post more. Rather than just thinking about doing it, I’m starting right now. I will be aiming to post once a week for all of 2011. I know it will be challenging, but it will also be fun, inspiring, and wonderful.
If you already read my blog, I hope you’ll encourage me with comments, likes, and good will along the way.
Thank you and wishing you lots of love in 2011…
Off to a great start! Short, very interesting, and give a really good sense of an extraordinary year!