I never fully appreciated the amount of stress other people have gone through when it came to moving. I have moved many times before and always thought, yes its a lot of work but eventually everything comes together.

Well now that Rick and I are in the thick of packing things up, and preparing for our trip to the UK I could not appreciate the stresses that come with a large move like this more then I do now. I AM SO STRESSED! Its like I need a couple of stiff drinks everyday just to relax my muscles and remind myself why we are doing this and why I was excited about the prospect in the first place! In fact I did have a couple yesterday, but one cannot continue that behavior everyday less you desire becoming an alcoholic!

So what exactly am I so stressed over? Well I can't really put a thumb on it - its just everything all at once and its probably all the emotional stuff of leaving everyone I care about for quite some time. I've realized over the past couple of weeks, we've lived a pretty comfortable lifestyle for the past couple of years, and now we're going to have this grand experience, but to do so we leave people we care about behind, great landlords, an awesome living space, fantastic jobs, and a plethora of other things including using a large nest-egg that took us some time to build up. Mostly I hate knowing that I will miss out on other people's experiences while I'm away.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining, I'm super grateful to have this experience, not be tied down and go explore Europe! It will be amazing and a great opportunity for us to change things up and challenge ourselves in different areas of our lives. I love travelling and I know I will be really excited about the whole thing once everything is in place and we're on the plane. It just now, I'm going through the motions of realizing I have to say goodbye to so much that I love.

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