30 days and counting

Today I had a sad but exciting revelation.  We are now 30, thirty, yes 3-0, days from arrival in Chiang Mai.  Once I had this realization I knew a countdown was in order and a timeline for making sure that we stayed on top of everything that we need to do!! So here is the calendar that I have made on my beloved white board.  This is also one of those things that has been with me for forever.  I LOVE it.  It is probably the teacher in me.  If possible, I would take it with me, but I don't think it will fit in my suitcase :(

This also means that the updates might increase since more things will be happening.  You can see that we have some wonderful things coming up, but also quite a bit of empty days.  We would love to get these dates filled so any invitations would be greatly welcomed!

I decided to have the countdown be days until we arrive because we have such strange leaving dates. We leave Ohio on the 17th and leave the country on the 18th but arrive on the 19th.  Plus I wanted to start on an even number (again I know weirdo!).  The times listed on the calendar are local time for where we will be.  More information about our departure can be found at the previous post, plane ticket trials.

We still have a lot to do here.  We are still awaiting the return of our visas.  I firmly believe that everything is perfect with them now (after the second round of information was sent!).  They arrived at the Thai Embassy in DC on Friday so I am certain they are being processed.  We also have to pack. duh.  We are both definitely avoiding that task!!  Cleaning is another thing that we are both ignoring.  But again, thirty days means we better get on these things.

Ok this is enough.  I am quite distracted by the Newlywed Game on TV.  These people are crazy!! That is all for now.  Hopefully I will have a better update and better information for you soon!

moving day/weekend

          Not going to lie I am feeling quite overwhelmed.  Last Wednesday Moe and I decided that we were going to move out of our apartment in hopes of saving money.  Although we are not out of our lease until August 31st, we are moving out now and hoping someone will save us.  If someone else moves we will get out of our lease and get the rent we already paid prorated back to us!! Anyhow, that was Wednesday. Thursday and Friday Moe and I both worked all day.  Yesterday I was at my grandparents house slaving away helping them clean out their 50 year old basement....it was a LONG day. But it was fun to share memories with them and spend time with them.  Thankfully hubby was able to get some things packed up in boxes yesterday.  Today those boxes will be moved. Hopefully our furniture will be moved today as well.  But I WONT BE HERE :( My aunt and uncle from out of state are in town for the weekend so I am going to see them. I am very excited to spend time with them dont get me wrong, but I have so many other things I need to do too.  I have not packed a single thing. I have no idea where things are going or what we need to be doing.
          So did you catch that, Thursday - work, Friday - work, Saturday - physical work at Grammas, Sunday - family time, Monday - moving! ugh.  Way too busy. Not to mention the bazillion other things we have to do to get ready for everything. ugh.
          I must remember though how blessed we are.  We are very blessed to have such wonderful parents.  My parents are going to help us clean the apartment tomorrow.  Moe's parents are helping move things out and will be letting us stay with them until we leave.  It is great.

          But for now I am tired, exhausted, and overwhelmed.

Yes, I will press on.  Yes, I will be fine.  and Yes today will be a good day.  But I needed to vent for a moment so here I am.  UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH! that is how I feel :)

Do you ever have days like this where you have millions of things to do but just want to sit and not do anything!?!?

packing up our things

          Well the time has come for us to pack up our things... well sort of. My parents neighborhood is having their annual garage sale this weekend and we are jumping right in!! We have decided to sell as much as possible in hopes to help pay for this transition!  However I have been very, very unmotivated to get organized for it. I know that part of the reason is because I have NO idea what I'm doing. I cant decide what things I want to keep and what things we are willing to sell. Some things I am more emotionally attached to than others.  But again the goal is to raise money so I guess I have to be willing to sell it all...for the right price of course. But what is the right price. This is another area of concern, I am terrrrrrible at pricing things so yet another frustration.  
          I think I am also avoiding making progress. Selling our things means we are one step closer to moving and making this whole new adventure a reality, a reality that I'm not sure I have completely processed yet. Sure I'm excited and sure I'm nervous but I should probably have a few other emotions in there as well. I don't want to go through my possessions and decide what I want to take with me, what I want to store for TWO years at least and what I want sell. Two years is a long time. I don't know what I will want when I come back or what will still be in style or still function properly.  I don't know. I wish I could call in one of those HGTV shows like Sell this House or something and get them to sell all of my stuff and figure out what needs to be kept! That would be awesome
          I know I am probably thinking too much about this situation but I'm allowed! I also know that in the grand scheme of life two years is really not that much and everything will work out fine. But currently things are a little overwhelming and the thought of selling all my possessions has motivated me to do nothing but write a blog post :)