Time To Change It Up

So back in September of 2014, Jason and I went with our good friends, Deven and Shirlyn Cox to Italy. We spent almost 2 weeks touring the country, loving the new sights, scenery and customs of a foreign country. We got home from that trip eager and anxious to see and do more with our lives. It was then that we ultimately decided it was "time to change it up." This began our quest for figuring out a way to make some crazy dream turn into reality.

For the past few years, we have explored the idea of going somewhere exotic for a summer. We contemplated Bali or Costa Rica, mainly because we love being near the ocean. But after having been to Europe, we had this overwhelming desire to return and see more. From October through December, we spent many days and nights talking about possibilities and thoughts on traveling around Europe. The crummy thing about only going for a summer though, is it's just not enough time. So we decided it was time to make a BIG move and go for an entire year! The thought of doing this seemed extremely daunting. All the planning and preparation to do something like this, seemed impossible. Well, I'm here to tell you that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE IF YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO IT.

The first thing we did was create a wish list. Where do we want to go? What do we want to do? Let me tell you, it sure has changed as times goes on. At first we only thought about hitting a few countries, but the more we looked at maps and read different travel blogs, the more we wanted to see! Only time will tell what we actually see and do, but at the moment our plans are all over the board. We will see where this journey takes us.

About mid-December we finalized our plans and decided to make this plan a GO. We applied for passports for the girls and started the planning of this exciting year ahead. The girls had mixed emotions at first. They were sad to leave Hawaii and their friends, but we reminded them that the adventure and excitement that lie ahead will soon far surpass any of their worries or concerns. Besides, we are returning in a year, so Hawaii will be here just as we left it. We are planning to homeschool (or as we have now termed it, "worldschool"). HEAVEN HELP ME! ;) Hopefully I don't want to shoot myself in the process.