Moving....

The packers are coming tomorrow to get all of our things into their rightful places. Some things go to storage, some things are going to be coming to us on a boat and won't get to us for 8-12 weeks. Then we have our other things that will go on a plane and meet us in Congo in about 8-10 days, but most likely two weeks. I can't believe that we are going to be packing up tomorrow and flying to the Congo next week!! It's exciting, confusing, stressful, and sad all at the same time. Who knew you could have so many emotions for this.

Spencer keeps asking if today is the day that we are going to go to Africa, and I just have to keep telling him not yet, not yet. I think he will be very happy to have his regular parents back when we all start settling down in Kinshasa. Maybe he'll start preschool once we get there, he would love it!

We did find out that we got a house, well duplex there. We are on the bottom, which is great, because then Spencer won't have to worry about being too noisy for neighbors. The best part is we get a swimming pool too!!! YEA!! 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, we are moving up from our little apartments we've had. We've seen pictures and they are so cute!! I will share some pictures when we get to Congo and have a chance to get internet there. Which will be as quickly as possible. So next blog will be maybe in 3 weeks or a month. We'll see. But it'll be a good one!! Bye America....Hello Kinshasa!!! :) Should be interesting!

Moving- Stressful, International Moving- Almost Unbearable

Okay so I am a little stressed at this point. We are actually going to be flying on an airplane in 3 weeks to another country. But I can't even think or get excited about it, because there is so much to be done. Literally, shutting down in one country, and trying to turn on in another country. I thought it was stressful when we moved five times in the year after Tyler had graduated college. This is those five moves combined x 100 stressful! But somehow we will get there, and everything here will be taken care of. Somehow things will get done, I hope. One of the great things that is getting me through all of this is seeing what we are flying in over to Paris and then onto Congo. It is NICE!!! Reclining seats, a menu, our own TVs with movies and different channels on it. I'm excited! Plus we are getting a house once we are there!! We've lived in apartments for our 6 years of marriage, I'm ready to have a house! Also, with the house, our very own swimming pool!!!! YES!!!!! Just whenever we want, we can go swimming. How nice! And we'll need it, because I know it's going to get unbarably hot there. Well, this has helped. But before you decide to move overseas at all, be prepared to have stress up the wazoo! Of course, by next year I'll probably think this was nothing, and wonder why I stressed at all.

Also, how can I be stressed with these two boys??

I can never be stressed for too long, because Spencer just makes me smile everyday!

Rewind

So Spencer's 3rd birthday was on Aug. 30th, and I got some cute pictures of him screaming and being so excited he got presents. I just wanted to share them. And he really did scream, like a girl, and if anyone has ever heard Liza on Christmas morning...just like that! Oh and he kept saying "Oh my gosh!" I love how he says that! Anywho, he had a great 3rd birthday, and now says "I want that for my birthday." whenever we go to the store and see toys.

In the middle of "Oh my gosh!"Just finished screaming, because he was soo excited he got a Care Bears movie. :) Yes he loves the Care Bears. Birthday Cake: Heart shaped, pink, with Care Bears. heehee. Have to joke on Tyler for that one! But how precious is he for loving the Care Bears.

Start of our Journey

So I'm starting this blog to let family and friends know about our life overseas. Our first big move is to the Democratic Republic of Congo, or DRC, or Congo. But it's in Africa. We are so excited to be starting something new and different. It will be challenging but we are ready, we think? Hope you enjoy all that you read.

As with every beginning it can be rough. We have started to prepare for the journey of going to Africa, shots included. Spencer is showing off one of his many bandaids he has gotten in the past month. I think I've gotten around 7-8 shots and Spencer has been lucky to have only 5-6. Only one more visit to the "shot doctor" and we'll be done!!! Oh yes, and in the middle of getting our wonderful immunizations, Spencer decided to bust his head open. He had to get 4 staples in his head. What a fun week last week was!