Feeling good!

Slowly but surely, with each day it feels like we are getting more and more prepared for the big move. I know we still have a little over a month before we'll be leaving, but I also know how fast the time is going to fly. It already is! Today we started to create the big pile of boxes that we will be shipping in order to attempt to get an accurate moving quote. There are still a few items missing from the pile (i.e. dive gear, jewelry case, and any extra clothing that won't fit in suitcases) but the hardest part about all of this is having to leave things behind. We got some awesome gifts for our wedding- some of which aren't exacly practical to move all the way to Hawaii- so we will have to leave some things behind... which is sad. I just want to take EVERYTHING! But, I have learned to compromise and just hope that one day we'll be in a big enough place to accomodate all of my awesome stuff!

One thing we're extremely excited about is learning that Daland's Dad will be meeting us in Honolulu to help us with apartment hunting. That's actually a huge relief. It's comforting to know that we'll have one of our parents helping us out and looking out for our best interest when we're pretty new to all of this! Not to mention it'll just be so nice to see Daland's Dad again. It's also a comforting thought to know we will pretty much be smack dab in the middle of my home and Daland's. And it will make visiting much easier on his family, which is really important to me. I have to say- I feel really lucky that Daland's family is so supportive and they actually feel like family to me. I love them all as I love my own family.

If we leave on the day we are aiming for (August 24) today marks exactly 5 weeks until our departure from the mainland. We are definitely planning on having a bit of a "going away" party and will most likely do it the Saturday night before we leave (August 21). I'm also going to have a bit of a "bucket list" for Florida before I say goodbye... visit my favorite restaurants, go to my favorite beaches, etc. But I am also excited to research new eateries and "favorite spots" in Hawaii as well.

Life's just one big adventure!!!