In 101 days from now, our new adventure will begin. Today we decided on our departure date – July 25th. Actually, we let little C pick it as his birthday is towards the end of July. We asked him if he wanted to celebrate his birthday in the USA or Amsterdam. He wants to go to Laser Quest with his friends, so we picked a date a few days after his 8th birthday. Somehow that just made the change feel more real. I put together a checklist breaking down what we need to do between now and then, in weekly increments. I think 101 days will go by so quickly. This week I start my dutch lessons and will work on renewing my driver’s license, taking Juliana in for her latest immunizations, and I’ve scheduled appointments for us to renew the kids’ passports. Tonight I’m working on filling out the International School Applications and hopefully will fax those over so the schools will have them in the morning when they arrive for the new week. So much to do and only 101 days to go…I hope you all had a great weekend! xo
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here i am 
OK, now that you have a date set, it feels really real…. : (
That’s what I thought!! It felt weird to put an actual date on it. Now I want to do everything and see everyone before the 101 days are up – not to mention clean and declutter and pack!! Maybe sleep a bit but my mind wakes me up!! Looking forward to hiking the dish with you!! xo
Hi Toots:
101 days will be a blur. We are looking forward to celebrating C’s birthday with you. We will be there when you leave on your great adventure. I am already missing you. It will be difficult not being able to see you on any weekend. Love you.
Dad
Dad – I’m so glad you’ll be with us to celebrate C’s birthday and to see us off. Hopefully you’ll plan some long vacations with us in Europe next year! I love you!!
I’m so excited for you and your family! What an amazing journey you are about to embark on. How long will you be living there? And we will always have Words with Friends, right?!? 🙂
We’ll always be friends! Would love to see you again. Wanna come see us in California or Amsterdam?? :-). And yes, Eords with Friends will keep us connected too. We’ll be gone for a year. xo
What an exciting adventure! Hopefully we can spend some time together before you begin!
Thanks, Kelly! I’d love to hang out.
tHIS NEW JOURNEY SOUNDS EXCITING. yOU HAVE PUT TOGETHER A GREAT LITTLE BOOK FOR ALL OF US FAMILY MEMBERS. Keep in touch we love you and hope to see you before you leave. Randy and Frank will be happy to come visit you in Holland. I am sure you will have a lot of visitors. How long will you be gone? Let me know all the info. Love you darlin Aunt linda and uncle frank
Thank you, Aunt Linda. I’m so glad you’re being a part of my story and I’d love to see Randy and Uncle Frank and you too of course – whether it be in Tahoe, Sunnyvale, or Amsterdam! Let’s get together. You always make me laugh. We’ll be gone for a year and I’ll be sharing the story with you here. You can click the Follow link and provide your email address and then whenever I update my blog, you’ll get a notice in your inbox. Hope you’ll join me!! xo