Hurry Up and Wait!

Well... I haven't blogged lately because there isn't really a whole lot going on right now.  It seems like things go in spurts and we will be really busy for a while and then things kind of die down.  I guess that's what they meant when they said this will be a "Hurry Up and Wait" process.

We sent the second packet back almost two weeks ago.  It mostly contained financial information and some info for work visas.  The first week of May Josh and I will be traveling down to Houston to do some more medical testing and we will do an orientation with the company.  We are looking forward to getting away!!!

In the meantime we have been doing a lot of moving preparation type stuff.  We have sold a lot of things that we won't be taking with us.  Two mattresses, the snowmobile, a desk, an armoire, couches... Stuff like that.  It's nice to get rid of things but it's also sad to see things like the snowmobile go. :(  We have also been getting the house ready to sell. We have done a lot of deep cleaning and some painting etc.  Down in the unfinished part of the basement there is a big corner full of "garage sale" stuff.  It's amazing how much junk we have, but hey, one man's junk is another man's treasure!  We also have a lot of things that will be going into storage.

Josh is getting kind of trunky at work and we are all getting so tired of all the SNOW!  It's the end of March and it looks like it could be January out there.  We are getting really excited to move and to experience so many new things!  It seems like it is so far away but also it seems like time just keeps on going so fast!!!   We have a lot to do in such a short amount of time but it is really hard to know what we need to be doing right now. :)

More fun stuff!

 Friday afternoon we got another package from Aramco.  MORE PAPERWORK!  This one has some financial paperwork and some stuff that we need to do to get work visas.  We also got some information about who our relocation advisor is.  We are hoping to hear more from him really soon.  Also included was a book (it was actually smaller than we anticipated) called the relocation guide.  We have both been skimming through that while trying not to get too overwhelmed.  There is A LOT of information about what we can take with us and what things we will need to either get rid of or store here.  It's very detailed and some things are quite confusing.  It's all part of the adventure though (or so I  have been told) so we are trying to enjoy this even though it's a little stressful.

                                                
                                                         This is the relocation guide...our moving bible.

On Saturday our passports came!   The mail lady saw me pulling out of the driveway and flagged me down so I could sign for them.  She said we have been a hot topic of conversation...LOL.  It seems that most everyone knows now about our move and everyone wants to talk about it.  I can't really go anywhere without getting stopped by several people who have questions about it.  Most people say something like, "I heard a rumor about you, is it true?'  One person that Josh was talking to said, "You're moving there on purpose?"  Josh and I both got a good laugh out of that.  A lot of people have been asking if I am scared to move to the Middle East.  I am not scared at all to LIVE there.  The process of moving overseas is what is more overwhelming to me than the idea of living there.  Maybe once we are there I will feel scared but right now I am more worried about actually being able to get there.  

At church today one of my neighbors (who had just learned about our move today) came up and gave me a hug and told me she was going to miss me.  Another lady told me that her daughter is so sad that her best friend (Levi) is going to move and won't be in her first grade class.  These kind of conversations remind me of how hard it will be to leave Star Valley, where we are so comfortable and have so many great friends.  For the most part though we are just really excited and so happy and grateful that we have this opportunity.