We are currently in the waiting game, but we are still able to accomplish things while we wait.
Good news:
1.We have found an amazing house to rent in Cheltenham, UK
2.We have found amazing renters for our house in Sanford, NC
3.We have booked transportation to come get our things on June 8-10
Now, we wait for our medical paperwork, which allows for us to get added to Josh’s orders. When we get added to the orders, we can apply for our visas, then get airline tickets!
Things we have found out:
1. We can ship our van from Charleston, SC and fly out of there (these plans are pending our amended orders)
2. We can’t send Annie from Charleston, so we will probably have to put her on a plane in Raleigh, NC. We will meet up with her in London...she will be crazy(er) by then!
3. Our sponser family arrives in London with a 15 passenger van and driver to pick us (plus crazy dog) up and take us to Cheltenham, which they have already arranged a temporary apartment for us when we get there. (What would we do without kind, awesome people)
Now that I am done with work, I plan on the next two weeks, purging everything that we haven’t used in the three years that we have lived here. That is always so fun to do before moving. Very theraputic! Our sponser family told me yesterday that I could send things ahead to them so we wouldn’t have to pack them all in our suitcases; like rain boots, jeans, sweatshirts, jackets, etc. It will probably be about 65-70 degrees once we get there and it rains a bunch, so those things have to go with us. However, we will probably be in NC for the rest of June, which is usually about 90+, so those things aren’t needed here. Sending those bulky things will be helpful in the suitcase packing dilema!
Basically, things are happening everyday. There was a brief time where I didn’t think I would be able to turn my head because of all the stress built up in my neck, but that is getting better, and now things are really getting exciting! I hope this blog gets way more interesting as time goes on...looking forward to sharing in our new life with you all.
I am adding a picture of our new house in Cheltenham, UK. Bottom line is we completely lucked up in finding this house and we are over the moon happy about this “Nanny McPhee” house!
