THE GOLDEN TICKET

Its almost surreal, but my work permit is in transit to us as I type today! The woman in human resources at the hospital emailed me this morning that she FedEx-ed it today! Its been a VERY long time coming. We have had to be more patient than ever. And of course, this has not quite been the plan that was laid out in a little brains 10 months ago. Either way, Michael and I will be leaving the US from JFK on Thrusday the 8th at 7:10 pm and getting in the next morning the 9th at Shannon Airport at 6:10 am. Its really happening.... WOW!!

I have gotten some fun details from my new supervisor, Pauline, about some things for when we get there. Ok, so i'll be wearing a really cute, just-my-color uniform, to work: bottle green trowsers and white tunic/poloshirt/ blouse with bottle green trim. I mean really, who doesn't LOVE bottle green. I'm surprised its not "Guinness Brown" that we have to wear. Also we may have a really fun 3 bedroom semi-detached, furnished house to stay in temporarily until we find our own phat pad! Housing is really expensive so we will most likely wind up in a small one bedroom apartment with hopefully something larger than a twin bed.

Well, we have a ton to do around here... packing a trip for a year is no small feat. We also have to bring every small piece of important documentation you can think of from our birth certificates to a reference letter from our previous landlords... oh boy!

Keep happy thoughts about all this in your head for us, specifically that we definitely get the work permit on Monday. That we don't forget to pack anything crucial. That all transportation goes well. That packing and all this isn't too stressful. And, of course, that i really DO look cute in bottle green.