kansas bound

the first week after we decided to move to wellington, everything seemed really blissful and exciting. last week it was replaced by anxiety and nerves. this week i seemed to have rebounded back into a state of normal. normal is nice. hopefully i will continue along this path for awhile.

accomplished:

• my passport has been renewed, and is in the process of being sent back to me.
• i've applied for 3 jobs (1 response, sadly a no)

to accomplish:

• once my passport arrives, send it back to get my work visa
• apply for more jobs

in other, no moving news...aaron and i will be going back to kansas this weekend. it will be our 10 year high school reunion and i'm definitely excited to see everyone.  we were both in a class of 35 kids. it's weird to think that these people were a part of my everyday life for at least 4 years (many of them 12) and that i haven't seen them for 10 years. also, i'll get a heaping dose of family time, which will be nice. plus, who doesn't love the adventure of traveling to western kansas. it's only a 21/2 hour flight, and a 5 hour drive away!

farewell, seattle

 seattle

well, after five years in this wonderful city, the time has come for us to leave. aaron received a post-doc opportunity in wellington, new zealand and after some careful consideration we decided to accept. he starts his new job, october 1st, so we will probably be leaving around mid-september. it will definitely be bittersweet to leave. all of our friends are here, and we have grown so accustom to the pacific northwest and all it has to offer. also, being so far from our families will present some challenges. but it is new zealand. and it is also for only two years.it is an amazing opportunity.

we are both really excited and spend copious amounts of time google earthing our new home (we have yet to find an ugly, or even mediocre picture from this country). we also surf trade me (think craigslist, new zealand style) for ideas as to what our new home will look like. i have also started to annoy aaron to no end with my use of "mate" and a weird new cockney accent that probably has very little to do with the actual new zealand accent.

of course, along with all the excitement, comes some stress. renewing my passport, work visas, finding a new job, etc. but i'm surprising myself as to how well i'm taking it (at least so far).

wellington