We are wrapping up our second and final year in the Cayman Islands. Preparations have stated to get underway.
We’re counting the days until wheels up. We’re starting to throw away the debris that has gathered around life as we’ve moved throughout our day-to-day here and to keep those items that have covered our fridge door for two years. We’re starting to eat at this place for our last time, and visit that spot for a last look. We’re taking pictures and video of all our favorite hangouts. We’ve started packing bits away - the ones we are keeping - in bags inside containers for the sea voyage they will take back to the US. We’ve come up with a person to give our minivan to, hopefully a blessing - maybe a mixed blessing. We’ve paid our last month’s rent and started to square away our other bills for departure.
Very soon we’ll be hanging out on the white sandy beaches of the Caribbean Sea for our last time, and bidding farewell to some of our favorite people we’ve ever met.
It’s a sad time - but it’s an exciting time too.
We’ve got feelings on both sides in our family: some of us love moving, some of us hate it; some of us love packing, some of us hate it; some of us love flying, some of us hate it; some of us love the unknowns that lie ahead, and some of us hate them. We’re on the same team though, and we get each other through. I love that!
We’re moving back to Florida to live next door to my dad. We’re welcome as long as we’d like to stay, but we’re wondering what’ll be next for us. We’re considering staying after the overseas life we’ve lived for so many years - it’s been fun! We’re considering my going back to school - a new field of study, Science! We’re also considering taking a little time off and working whatever work-a-day jobs we can find - relaxing for a little bit.
We know there are plenty of projects around my dad’s place for us to help out with - and the kids too! That’ll be fun! We’ve never hung out with my dad and his wife so it’ll be nice to get to know each other. We expect we’ll be in FL - no matter which choice we make - for at least the summer. We’re considering a trip up north to PA to visit friends and family there, but that will depend largely on the career choices we make in the coming months. We hear rumor of inflated gas prices in the US too - yikes.
We are all excited to back in the US! We have visions of sugarplums dancing in our heads - it’s been a bleak couple of years in terms of the luxuries that make America such a comfortable home! As always, one of the paradoxes of our overseas lifestyle is our growing fondness for our country - God Bless America!
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Thank you all for your prayers and encouragement over the years - off we go, wheels up June 29th!
