ONE MONTH TILL MY RETIREMENT!!!!!
My official resignation is in with a final date of August 10th!
This last weekend we decided to have our first of many yard sales. We didn't do too bad except that it appears everyone was in the mood to buy little things. The only big stuff we sold was the Crib and changing table and the washing machine. However, we did alright because we sold a lot of little things. Yeah for us! We will probably be having another one this Saturday to see if we can get rid of some more stuff.
We finally ordered our plane tickets to depart on Aug 16th in the AM. We have to be out of our rental home on Aug 1st so it looks like we will be squatters for a couple of weeks. That's ok though because that will give everyone a chance to spend some good quality time with the boys before we leave.
We are all getting a little nervous now because there is a lot to do and just over a month to do it in. Wow, that is fast! Oh well, I guess ready or not we will be leaving on the 16th anyway! Man I can't wait!
Later,
Matt
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
A lot going on!
I can honestly say we have a lot going on! Over the last couple of weeks we have been swamped. In fact we were so swamped that we both remembered last Sunday (June 24th) that our anniversary was last Thursday (June 21st.) Lucky for me we both forgot because that would not have been pretty.
On Father's Day I got the opportunity to sing at church and it was an awesome experience! I sang the song "Watching You Dad" and it was a hit. I had so much fun although it was a little difficult not to cry. Throughout the song they had my name and the song title displayed on the screens and then when I went into the final chorus they switched to this picture and everyone would say "Awe!" It was so cool!
We have started to sell things to prepare for the big move but it is going very slowly! We are realizing every day that we should have started earlier, but it is me and lord knows I will procrastinate everything! But we're getting there. There is just a lot to do!
Today I was officially granted access to the AUC Spouses club which is a group for spouses of current AUC students. They are going to provide us with a sponsor that will help us find housing, pick us up at the airport when we arive, show us around the island, and answer any questions we have along the way. It will be nice to have someone that can go look at apartments and give us the lowdown that isn't the landlord or the real estate agent. However, it kind of makes me nervous because that is just one more thing that proves this is really going to happen. How cool is that!?
Well, I guess I should go.
Take care for now,
Matt
On Father's Day I got the opportunity to sing at church and it was an awesome experience! I sang the song "Watching You Dad" and it was a hit. I had so much fun although it was a little difficult not to cry. Throughout the song they had my name and the song title displayed on the screens and then when I went into the final chorus they switched to this picture and everyone would say "Awe!" It was so cool!
We have started to sell things to prepare for the big move but it is going very slowly! We are realizing every day that we should have started earlier, but it is me and lord knows I will procrastinate everything! But we're getting there. There is just a lot to do!
Today I was officially granted access to the AUC Spouses club which is a group for spouses of current AUC students. They are going to provide us with a sponsor that will help us find housing, pick us up at the airport when we arive, show us around the island, and answer any questions we have along the way. It will be nice to have someone that can go look at apartments and give us the lowdown that isn't the landlord or the real estate agent. However, it kind of makes me nervous because that is just one more thing that proves this is really going to happen. How cool is that!?
Well, I guess I should go.
Take care for now,
Matt
Monday, June 11, 2007
Everyone Loves To Save Money!
Well, I may have spoken too soon. I guess we are not going to Grenada afterall. Just goes to show you that you can't try to read God's mind. Sometimes you just have to shut-up and listen!
Anyway, we will still be leaving in August for the Caribbean, but we will be headed to sunny St. Martin (sometimes spelled St. Maarten) instead of Grenada. It turns out that St Martin has a somewhat abbreviated Med-school program that will allow Tangra to be a Dr. about a year and 10 months earlier than if she attended in Grenada. Thus saving us time away from family and a whole LOT of jack! We love that! It will also be easier for all of you to come visit because instead of the nearly $1200 per person to fly to Grenada you can get a flight to St Martin for around $500. See, everyone loves that!
Later for now,
Matt
Anyway, we will still be leaving in August for the Caribbean, but we will be headed to sunny St. Martin (sometimes spelled St. Maarten) instead of Grenada. It turns out that St Martin has a somewhat abbreviated Med-school program that will allow Tangra to be a Dr. about a year and 10 months earlier than if she attended in Grenada. Thus saving us time away from family and a whole LOT of jack! We love that! It will also be easier for all of you to come visit because instead of the nearly $1200 per person to fly to Grenada you can get a flight to St Martin for around $500. See, everyone loves that!
Later for now,
Matt
Monday, April 30, 2007
Caribbean here we come!
And so it begins! The verdict is in . . . Grenada here we come! Holy Cow, I can't believe that we are actually going to go. I think I can handle it. I mean who can't handle a high of 85, ocean breezes, and sand in your toes?! WooHoo!!!
There is a lot to do before we leave though. We have to sell everything we own, get passports, get financial aid, and be in Grenada by August 18th. Now that's fast! I will try to keep everyone informed on the happenings in the Broge Family as we go along by posting to this blog as often as possible.
Take care,
Matt
There is a lot to do before we leave though. We have to sell everything we own, get passports, get financial aid, and be in Grenada by August 18th. Now that's fast! I will try to keep everyone informed on the happenings in the Broge Family as we go along by posting to this blog as often as possible.
Take care,
Matt
Monday, April 23, 2007
A joke for starters!
I thought we could get started with a little humor. This reminded me of a lot of people I know.
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