There's so much going on that thinking of blogging just overwhelms me. I can't even imagine where to begin! I figured I'd better just jump in and write though. Here's some of what's going on...
The dining room is finally officially in the done bin this week and now we're working on finishing all the details in the kitchen. The whole house is coming together really well but we're exhausted. We feel like we're in some kind of reality tv show racing against the clock. The pressure is nuts. Every single day of the week we paint and sand and fill holes and supervise jobs. It looks like it will be like this until the day we leave.
We're excited about leaving and we have to do another checkout visit before we leave in August. I'm not sure how we'll squeeze it in but the kids aren't enrolled in any schools and we have no place to live. Somehow this doesn't worry me much.
I'm sad to leave our little village life and the friends we've made. I don't talk much about this but this is the first time in France I've had this kind of support group and this many French female friends. I sometimes feel like I'm making a big mistake but the 'adventure is worthwhile in itself ' phrase keeps popping in my head cheering me on. After all three years is nothing much in the grand scheme of life.
I'm really going to miss my big backyard and I'm going to be jealous of whoever rents my house and gets to sit in my garden. We'll be living in an apartment in China. I wish we could take pieces of our life here with us.
I won't miss all the stairs in my house. It will be nice to live all on one floor.
I won't have a car because nobody really drives in Shanghai. We'll use public transportation for three whole years. It's the first time since I got my license that I won't have a car. I think these past few months have been a good primer for being carless.
And that's about all I have time for now!
4 comments:
I am so excited for you!
And yet. It's hard to leave women friends. I am always leaving my friends when we move and it is so hard, even when we only move a few hours away (or less).
But I am so excited for you. This will be such a wonderful adventure for you and your family. And the house looks fabulous.
Whew! I'm getting tired just reading your post. Such an exciting adventure, and so much to do before you go. Hang in there!
your bully spirit will carry you far, and the amazing work you've done on creating a life in your village will always be there for you to come back to. don't you just wish the leaving were easy?! i really like hearing that you are completely blase about the situation you'll figure out for living in china...it's simply the best way to approach new experiences!
Wow, sounds like you have been super busy! I am sure everything will work out before you leave and then you will have a little time to rest up in China! What an adventure!
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