The last time we signed on was when we were enjoying our last days in the Philippines about 3 weeks ago. A LOT of things have happened since then. Once we landed back in America we hit the ground running!
We landed in Seattle, rented a car, & drove to Clarkston (Dusty's parents home)6 hours away. We arrived safely on their doorstep at 2a.m. Jet lag is no joke! We spent the next week fighting it. Our sleep schedule was WHACK! Slept in until 3p.m. & fell asleep around 5a.m.
After recuperating in Clarkston for a week we headed to Seattle to pack & ship all our stuff to Kaua'i. We had only a week to move & visit friends. We purged a lot of our stuff & shipped about 18 boxes thru USPS (the cheapest route moving across the pacific ocean). It was exhausting! Between packing we had a BBQ with our Seattle Fam, visited Aimee's old school, & did some happy hours with friends.
We spent about 4 days in Seattle & then had to road trip to Salem, OR for Emma's graduation. In Salem we celebrated Dusty's mom's birthday, Dusty's early birthday, Dusty's dad's birthday, & Emma's graduation. We had a really good time with the family! A lot of good food & beer:)
After the weekend in Salem we boarded the plane to Kaua'i, HI. Once we landed we continued to keep running! We had Aimee's high school reunion (3 day event) the day after landing & her best friend's wedding the following week. In between, we both had interviews & workshops to attend for our new jobs.
Things are now slowing down...NOT!
Once Aimee's best friend wedding was done we finally started our wedding planning! We visited our first venue, instantly fell in love, & booked it! Now let the planning officially begins! We are fortunate to have family on Kaua'i to help do research & plan for our big day!
LIFE ON KAUA'I IS GOOD!
We feel so blessed to have friends & family here to support us as we settle down.
We both have also landed our dream jobs:
Aimee will be a kindergarten teacher at her old elementary school(her dream was to come back & give back to the community). Dusty is living the dream riding his new scooter to work, doing graphic design & screen printing hats & shirts for local surf shops & companies.
We checked out a few new churches & hope to meet new groups of friends. We look forward to creating our own traditions on the island & take full advantage of this new lifestyle as a soon to be married couple. Things are falling into place & life is exciting!
We both have also landed our dream jobs:
Aimee will be a kindergarten teacher at her old elementary school(her dream was to come back & give back to the community). Dusty is living the dream riding his new scooter to work, doing graphic design & screen printing hats & shirts for local surf shops & companies.
We checked out a few new churches & hope to meet new groups of friends. We look forward to creating our own traditions on the island & take full advantage of this new lifestyle as a soon to be married couple. Things are falling into place & life is exciting!
