After a long trip . . Dylan picked up Lucy at the airport. YEAH!!! He said she was a little scared at first and panting a lot but all in all she is catching up on her snoozing.
Only 30 more days till I go!!! WHOO HOO!!!
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
First Dylan leaves now Lucy too.
Oh how sad the night before Lucy is hopefully flying out to meet Dylan in China. Yes what a pain it was to get her there and I am still crossing my fingers in hopes all goes through tomorrow and she is out.
Dylan and I first decided to make the move to China last fall of 2007. He accepted a position with a small start up company who does outsourcing for other companies globally. So we got engaged on November 18 in a hot air balloon looking over Griffin, GA. It was amazing!!! After Dylan accepted his position we started looking for me a teaching job. They do not start hiring until mid January early February. Well finally we got a hit and a big one at that. As I was talking with the job recruiter on Dec 30th, 2007, he made it very clear to me that in China there is a standard to uphold and co-habitation is not allowed. I explained that we were going to get married this upcoming summer and that didn't work either. So I told him I had to explain this to Dylan and get back with the job recruiter. So we did the next best thing . . . We went to the courthouse the following day "New Year's Eve" and got hitched. Oh my gosh that was the funniest thing in the world and if Dylan's mom had not taken pictures I probably would not have believed it happened. So I was hired as a first grade teacher at QSI Shekou school in China. Which is awesome because Dylan and I are within 5 minutes of each other. I have taught kindergarten and second grade but never first. SO this is a challenge within itself.
Now since February 21, 2008, my husband Dylan has been in China becoming accustomed to the culture and way of life. We talk as much as possible but with him being 12 hours ahead of me we have some difficulties in communicating to one another with the exception of email.
I have been in the process here in the US trying to get our Wheaten Terrier Poodle mix dog named Lucy to China. All I can say is "OH MY GOD". It has been a whirlwind. The process was never fully explained in detail to me so I learned through trial and error. It costs a pretty penny too so make sure you are staying for awhile wherever you go. So we are shooting for tomorrow on a pasture flight which is a cargo flight (yes it is pressurized and yes it is a comfy 60 F). Basically it is "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" plane with cows, horses, pigs, sheep, and other animals who are going to China. Luckily even though Lucy is USDA approved she will not be winding up like her fellow passengers as "ground chuck."
Well thats all for now. Keep fingers crossed for Lucy to have a safe flight and arrive on Saturday AM.
Amanda (for now and later I'll add the MR. when I get to China which is on May 29th)
Dylan and I first decided to make the move to China last fall of 2007. He accepted a position with a small start up company who does outsourcing for other companies globally. So we got engaged on November 18 in a hot air balloon looking over Griffin, GA. It was amazing!!! After Dylan accepted his position we started looking for me a teaching job. They do not start hiring until mid January early February. Well finally we got a hit and a big one at that. As I was talking with the job recruiter on Dec 30th, 2007, he made it very clear to me that in China there is a standard to uphold and co-habitation is not allowed. I explained that we were going to get married this upcoming summer and that didn't work either. So I told him I had to explain this to Dylan and get back with the job recruiter. So we did the next best thing . . . We went to the courthouse the following day "New Year's Eve" and got hitched. Oh my gosh that was the funniest thing in the world and if Dylan's mom had not taken pictures I probably would not have believed it happened. So I was hired as a first grade teacher at QSI Shekou school in China. Which is awesome because Dylan and I are within 5 minutes of each other. I have taught kindergarten and second grade but never first. SO this is a challenge within itself.
Now since February 21, 2008, my husband Dylan has been in China becoming accustomed to the culture and way of life. We talk as much as possible but with him being 12 hours ahead of me we have some difficulties in communicating to one another with the exception of email.
I have been in the process here in the US trying to get our Wheaten Terrier Poodle mix dog named Lucy to China. All I can say is "OH MY GOD". It has been a whirlwind. The process was never fully explained in detail to me so I learned through trial and error. It costs a pretty penny too so make sure you are staying for awhile wherever you go. So we are shooting for tomorrow on a pasture flight which is a cargo flight (yes it is pressurized and yes it is a comfy 60 F). Basically it is "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" plane with cows, horses, pigs, sheep, and other animals who are going to China. Luckily even though Lucy is USDA approved she will not be winding up like her fellow passengers as "ground chuck."
Well thats all for now. Keep fingers crossed for Lucy to have a safe flight and arrive on Saturday AM.
Amanda (for now and later I'll add the MR. when I get to China which is on May 29th)
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