Friday, August 14, 2009

Farewell Tour


Ooops! I guess the last 6, 7, no, 8 months have kind of gotten away from me! The Joseph family has been busy as ever--and we've added a new member! Noah was born on June 3, and has been such a delightful addition to our family of (now) 6. Karis, Eli, and Hudson could not be more pleased with their baby brother!

In addition to adding another little one, we're in the final stages of our preparation for our big move to East Asia. We have the tickets and visas in hand--so it looks like it's official! We ship out on September 3 for China, where Kevin and I will both be starting language school right after we arrive (and get some furniture into our apartment, that is!). Kevin has already made a trip to Tianjin to find housing for us, and the rest of us can't wait to see it! Karis and Eli are particularly excited about the prospect of having bunk beds to sleep on!

We've just finished up a week on the beach in Florida with Kevin's parents, which was, of course, an absolute blast. But so hard to start the goodbye process! We are now in Crested Butte, Colorado and about to move across the state to Breckenridge where we will spend part of the week with Ashley's extended family.

Our rental house is all packed up, the shipping company has our few belongings that we didn't sell, and our remaining belongings are waiting to be packed in suitcases for the long haul East. Our main "task" now is saying goodbye to precious friends and family as we get ready for the journey that lies ahead!

Will plan on updating some more as we progress in the adventure!