It's been two days since I was offered my dream job in Honolulu, Hawaii- and while I'm ecstatic, thrilled, stoked, amazed, bewildered, etc. I am also pretty overwhelmed with everything I have to do! Things that have been racing through my mind since that fateful phone call include: finding a place to live in Honolulu, preparing my dog for the quarantine process, selling my car, finding a moving company, packing my whole life up, filling out paperwork, etc. etc. etc.
Yesterday we found out that my pug Roxy will not be able to come with us right away. Apparently there is absolutely no presence of Rabies on the Hawaiian islands, which makes their quarantine process very stringent. So we took Roxy to the vet yesterday to begin the process (which includes getting her a microchip and bloodwork for Rabies to be sent to Kansas State University for testing). Once Kansas State receives her bloodwork, there is a waiting period of 120 DAYS!!! So that's 4 months before our baby can join us!!
On a brighter note, we are getting a timeline figured out. The people at the Pacific Islands Regional Office want me to be working in their office no later than September 7th (and earlier if I so choose) which is the day after Labor Day. We want to be moved into our apartment by September 1st to get situated and adjusted in our new city. We will also need to be there a week prior to our move-in date to be able to search for/view apartments. So our tentative departure date is August 24, which is only approximately 5 weeks away!!!
And even better still, yesterday we got to do something that was amazing: we went through all of our unopened wedding gifts for the first time since they were packed away 2 years ago. I can't believe that after all the waiting and ups and downs of the last 2 years, we are finally making the big move! Not only physically across the country and Pacific ocean... but the big move in our marriage. We are finally going to be able to REALLY start our married life together. I absolutely can't wait!
Yesterday we found out that my pug Roxy will not be able to come with us right away. Apparently there is absolutely no presence of Rabies on the Hawaiian islands, which makes their quarantine process very stringent. So we took Roxy to the vet yesterday to begin the process (which includes getting her a microchip and bloodwork for Rabies to be sent to Kansas State University for testing). Once Kansas State receives her bloodwork, there is a waiting period of 120 DAYS!!! So that's 4 months before our baby can join us!!
On a brighter note, we are getting a timeline figured out. The people at the Pacific Islands Regional Office want me to be working in their office no later than September 7th (and earlier if I so choose) which is the day after Labor Day. We want to be moved into our apartment by September 1st to get situated and adjusted in our new city. We will also need to be there a week prior to our move-in date to be able to search for/view apartments. So our tentative departure date is August 24, which is only approximately 5 weeks away!!!
And even better still, yesterday we got to do something that was amazing: we went through all of our unopened wedding gifts for the first time since they were packed away 2 years ago. I can't believe that after all the waiting and ups and downs of the last 2 years, we are finally making the big move! Not only physically across the country and Pacific ocean... but the big move in our marriage. We are finally going to be able to REALLY start our married life together. I absolutely can't wait!
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