Wow. We had such great plans for this blog while we were getting ready for our trip but as it turns out there is NO TIME in the months leading up to a year-long trip. This post will be short since every minute between now and when we leave in 5 days is scheduled! It is all very real now. We just rented our house and are frantically trying to pack up our house and pack our bags for the trip. We still have a list of things to do that is almost endless and are also very busy making sure we get a chance to see all our friends and family before leaving.
Friday will be the start of a huge adventure for us but I’m sure there will be some tears this week. Leaving our family and friends will of course be sad but there are so many different ways that we will stay in touch. Our kids just said bye to their favorite stuffies that had to be put away in storage. The saddest part will be leaving our amazing dog Bailey behind. He’s 10 years old and has been with us his whole life. We are lucky that he will stay in the neighborhood, living with our neighbors for the year but it’s sad that there’s no way for him to understand that this is temporary and we will be back.
So, on Friday we will be on a plane for New York, then Toronto on June 6th, then on to Barcelona on June 12th. We have not planned anything yet in NYC. Any recommendations are welcome.
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