Ed and I have acquired quite the collection of "Stuff". Our children have complained for years that we are border line hoarders. We are very different generations, we save items for the next use versus going out to buy it again or new when we have a need. I do agree that we have a lot and we made a huge dent in it this weekend.
Aubrey Katherine my adorable daughter is graduating from Nursing School this week and we traveled to Buchanan, North Dakota from Denver, Colorado with a car loaded inside and out with items she requested from our stash, we re gifted a few paintings and wool carpets and our awesome massage chair from "Sharper Image." This is in keeping with our thoughts of usefulness and usability. They are just starting out and appreciate the items. I told them both that they have to think of us when they are jiggling in the massage chair.
We have announced our adventure and next steps with our family and we struggle with explaining the reason why we are leaving to go to another country. We have received positive and negative responses. They ask us what is wrong with staying here, why so far away, why go to a Third World country. I think Ed came up with the best response. We are outsourcing our retirement to a location that we can afford and offers us the best deal for our investment. It is all about ROI. I think it is the best explanation. How about you?
Ed and I are excited and are really looking forward to making this work for us. The work that is necessary to get there is just part of the adventure. We are working on getting our documents apostilled and get our passports in order per our lawyers in Ecuador's request. We have contacted the consulate for paperwork necessary for the pensioners visa. We are on our way!
Whoever said, "The journey of 1000 miles begins with the first step." was speaking to us.
