How it all began

So, on February 22, 2008 at noon, My husband Kendrick received a call from the Senior. At first he said no thanks, with a whole lot of yes sir, and no sir's. He hung up the phone and of course I asked him, what was that? He shrugged and said "nothing much, he somehow had me down to go to England".....(shocked face)!!! Both of us quickly looked and said let's think! Right away he called back to get a few more details. And said can I have 5 minutes to talk to my wife? ( I did hear a giggle on the other end, with a "of course" answer). Well now that I only have 5 minutes, we started to toss around the pro's and cons. First on the list was our little ones. Sara and Jessye are the most important in all our decisions. And since we really only get the summer, Christmas or Thanksgiving, we realized that nothing would change on this one. They would get to spend their summer in England, that would be a great, great adventure for them both. So next was of course our family, but travel is always possible. Again checked off the list. Next was the cost, and what type of things we would miss out on, but as anyone would know, MANY many more adventures are at our finger tips. After about 3 minutes of this, we needed to pray. My husband said the best prayer, and the entire time both of us had a great feeling. When we were done, with a nervous excitement, we looked at each other and he said "I think that we are goin"!
So now we are off to Mildenhall England, in the Suffolk region, and I think that I have covered everyone on the phone. I have been dancing around with my head in the clouds. I am having a very hard time trying to focus. So many things need to be done. I started to look around at all the things that I can not take. Our bed is way to big for the small homes that they have, as well as half of our furniture. Things like lamps, computers, kitchen appliances, hair dryers...the list is going on and on. The nerves have finally hit, and I do realize what we are leaving behind. But it is funny that yesterday morning we were both talking, and I mentioned that I have not been on a vacation in a while. And once this busy season with the business is over, I was planning on going anywhere, Hawaii, Mexico, New York, I really did not care. But somewhere. Then we were talking about his thinking that being a stay-at-home mom would get boring. (I of course do not think so, this is everything I want.) I interjected the fact that my adventure would be traveling all around. My papa has planted a seed that is dying to bust out again. Then we find out that our adventure is starting so soon!!!! It is simply meant to be.
The town is so cute. They have the market where you buy all your food on the stands of vendors, and a milk man comes around once a week to bring your fresh dairy. It is like I am going to be moving back in time- but I still will have running water. Thank Heavens for that. I can rough it, but three years is a long time without some amenities. The weather is a concern of Kendrick, he will not be happy if he can not ride his warrior every day, but he will have to make due, or get some great rain gear. And the best part is that I have three years to travel Europe! A dream of mine since I was young.
And so the Adventure of The Passey family begins. I truly can't wait. I guess it is good that we have until June to make it happen!