1 day until liftoff. It has been awesome to visit with family and friends for the past month, and now it’s time to truly break away. The journey begins tomorrow and we think (hope, pray, doubt) that we are ready. We…
To-Do’s and Ta-Done’s
I think today marks the longest I have been out of work since I left school. In 16 years, I only took a 2-week vacation once, and even then it felt weird. A few times I worked away from the…
Innoculated and Insured
Tonight I am feeling nigh invincible. Well, not really, but there are certainly fewer bugs that worry me. We are all Hep-A-, Hep-B-, Typhoid-, and Tetanus-proof. We also have scripts for anti-malarial pills that make us more susceptible to sunburn…
Of Visas and Vaccinations
It has been a head-spinning and wallet-lightening couple of weeks for us concerning the trip. First, we received our passports – Yay! We badly need to secure our Chinese visas, so we quickly filled out the forms and sent our new, original passports…
Goals
Caleb and I talk a lot about our interests. His topics are usually military history or current events, and mine always turn toward our plans for the future or finances. I tell him all the time that he has to…
A Natural Question
So as word is starting to get around about our plans, a question keeps popping up: How can you afford this? It’s funny, but this question usually comes before How much will it cost? I personally don’t mind either of…
Bosses
Well, I told some of my bosses today. Bosses 1, 2, and 4 know. Boss 1 says he wants to be the one to tell boss 3 (the way he did boss 4). Bosses 5 and lower will probably…
Decisions
Deep breath… About 6 months ago, K and I decided that it was time for serious change – again. We would not only abandon our current house and job (like the last 6 times), but we would also leave our…