Saturday, April 28, 2007

Crazy April



April has been really crazy. On April 1, I still wasn't sure exactly when I was moving to Scotland, and then everything came at once. I officially accepted my new job which I start in a couple of days. We fly out on Monday, April 30th and arrive in Aberdeen, Scotland on May 1st. I start my first day of work the next day. Dena and I had a long list of things to take care of which included getting my passport renewed, getting Visas for both of us, taking an inventory of all of our stuff so that it could be moved. We were originally looking into bringing our motorcycles, until we found out how expensive it was going to be. Then we scrambled to sell our motorcycles in a little over a week and half. We sold the Cabrio to a Belgium couple that is working and teaching here in Lafayette. It was really nice talking to them to get an idea of what we might expect when we visit Europe.

Festival International has started, and we've been REALLY enjoying going out downtown and listening to the music, and pretending it's all for us as a going away party. It's nice seeing friends that have come in from out of town.
I've added a link to a Google Calendar. I plan to post our major event weekends, and also use it as a scheduling guide for friends who want to come and visit.

Wednesday, April 4, 2007

One month to go

It's now official, the Little Red Racecar has been sold. I'm going to miss it, at least until I have something to replace it with. Dena still has her VW Cabrio, but it's just not the same.

Lots has been happening regarding our move to Scotland. I'm working with the HR department to try to get everything on the long checklist of items taken care of. Realistically, we'll probably be getting on a plane around May 1. I'm very excited, but I'm going to be really busy trying to coordinate everything that going to take place. It's not like moving across town or to a new state, because we are going to have to sell both our cars (maybe motorcycles) and all our appliances. The voltage is 240V, 50 Hz which means that we would have to get converter boxes for our current appliances. I think it's just going to be an opportunity to get some new appliances.

Congratulations to my friends Brad and Shea on the birth of their second daughter, Isabel Marin!