Before we left Shaker Heights, a classmate of J's from preschool and his family decided to take a leave of absence from the wife's job, buy a boat, and sail away for a year. They took about as much time to make that decision as you took to read that last sentence, or at least it seemed that way from the outside! Within maybe a month and a half, they had sold their house, taken their kids out of school, bought the boat, and left. Somewhere in there, before they actually sailed away, we made the decision to move to Qatar. I remember seeing the dad at the community pool before he left and telling him about our decision (he was a stay-at-home dad, one of several in our preschool class, so we saw each other fairly often between school and the pool). He said that was the craziest story he had ever heard and I thought, are you kidding me?! Have you heard your own story?
Almost a year later, I just learned (from his wife's blog) that he and his family have made it as far as Florida (many issues with the boat and several long-term stays later) and are extending their trip for another year. In the meantime, we moved in December. And I still think their choice was crazier than ours, which either means we were right about this move being the right one, I am getting used to being here, or I am completely delusional...it's probably a combination of all three!
But look at how much fun we're having these days!
Almost a year later, I just learned (from his wife's blog) that he and his family have made it as far as Florida (many issues with the boat and several long-term stays later) and are extending their trip for another year. In the meantime, we moved in December. And I still think their choice was crazier than ours, which either means we were right about this move being the right one, I am getting used to being here, or I am completely delusional...it's probably a combination of all three!
But look at how much fun we're having these days!
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