Our Upcoming Adventure

I'm sitting here amidst boxes and stacks of soon to be packed belongings. As I walk through the apartment and hear the echoes, it really hits home that we will be moving soon. One the one hand it will be sad to leave "our first home" but on the other hand I'm ready to leave. Thankfully our new neighbors, both human and insect, have really helped ease this transition for us.

I've gathered up everything I just can't live without in Scotland...and the pile looks a little too big. I have been going to the bathroom scale with pile after pile to estimate how much I've stored up. It’s a bit much. Surprising huh? Thankfully Sander will be home early tomorrow to help me narrow down my selections. My clothes alone are pushing the weight limit. Maybe I can just get an extra suitcase. Or two. Or three.

It is hard to pack up all of my things knowing I won't see them for a year. It seems as if this past year we have lived a transient life - keeping lots packed away knowing that we would be gone in August. I still dream of a cute little three bedroom home decorated with all our fabulous things, but it seems like we will have to wait at least two more years for that. This doesn’t mean we aren’t excited about our upcoming adventure, but it is hard to face the fact that we will be transient year after year. It is just a little difficult to build lasting friendships and community when we keep jumping from one place to the next. We know that this next year will offer us lots of opportunities to make new friends, and we’ve already got some Scottish acquaintances, but we really desire depth over quantity. I know our biggest desire for this next year is to go deep – whether just over emails or over a pint at the pub. We really hope that this blog helps us out with that.

So, keep reading, keep the emails coming, and lets get this year abroad going!!