...beginning to get organised

This post I have been wanting to publish for a very long time. In fact it has been started long ago and I simply keep adding to it each time I open up my blog with new information I want to share. I have not been able to post it before now because of the nature of the news. I think too often we get so excited about our good news that we share too soon and too often those plans fall through or simply don't eventuate. In our case it wasn't that we thought it wouldn't happen we just felt that it would be bad form to shout our news from the rooftops (or the internet) without even having the respect to first tell our employers. So therefore we have kept this life changing news to ourselves despite dying to share it with you all. However in the words of the wise (or at least Mary Poppins) lets begin at the beginning, what a lovely place to start.

For a long time Joshua and I have talked about travelling. Something that both of us have always wanted to do even before we met each other. Then over a year ago now we started talking a bit more seriously about the possibility of living overseas and working. I'm not sure how we decided on Canada exactly. I think it was simply a combination of "I really would love to go snowboarding" (Me) and "Lets do something that not everyone else does" (Josh.) Anyway as you can guess we decided on Canada.

So almost a year and a half ago now I decided it might be a good idea to pick up some work at a pub because I thought the bar work would help me get work while I was away. Bar work was something that I had never thought of or could imagine myself doing. However turns out I loved it. I loved working with my Breakers Family so much that it made me question whether or not I still wanted to go. But Josh and I together talked this through and came to the conclusion that you never regret going but we may regret not going.

We sent off our applications for our Work Permits and while we were in Laos we recieved the approval. A very exciting day it must be said. Our friend Jesika works at Flight Centre so she kept an eye out for cheap flights and when one was advertised she let us know and we booked.

More recently we booked our United States leg we are flying to Las Vegas first up and spending the week there. Then we will fly back to Los Angeles and spend a week there. After that we will jump on yet another plan and fly over to New York where we will spend a week exploring. After this week is up we will depart on our Contiki Tour. More on our Contiki tour later.

Needless to say but we have a lot to be excited about. We can not wait to update you further about our adventures.

Love to you all,

Karen and Josh