It's startin' to get scary!

Dennis and I are leaving in just over a month now. This is the point, I think, where excitement gives way to fear. I know that I am realizing a lifelong dream of living overseas, but there are just so many goodbyes to say before we get there! We have two weeks left in our apartment, and I'm trying to soak up the last bit of my kitchen and all of the convenience it offers!
Last week was crazy, I (Sarah) spent the whole week away from Dennis. I was visiting with my family and trying to help manage the chaos of having family in from out of town and taking care of my Grandfather, who was in the hospital. He's ok now, but the day after I left everyone got sick! I'm still well, and we're hoping that holds up because I'm getting my wisdom teeth taken out on Friday. I've never had anything like that done before, but I'm guessing it doesn't mix with strep throat, which is what everyone thinks they have.
It all seems to be coming so fast.

Threw me for a loop....

I just graduated, and I'm finishing my last few hours at the school, so everything is wrapping up and we are getting ready to focus on just going. I was really expecting to have way too much time to get everything done, since we weren't planning on leaving until late August. All of that has changed in the past 24 hours! We received an email asking us to come and begin work much earlier - the middle of July. I know that this is an opportunity we simply cannot pass up. It's not an easy decision, though. It's going to be so hard to say goodbye to everyone here. At the same time, Dennis and I are both so excited to go we can barely stand the wait. This will also give us a chance to see a completely different side of the country and meet more people. We are studying the language a lot now, and I'm proud of how fast we're picking it up. I think I could survive on what I know now. We have so much to do before we leave, but I'm just trying to take it a day at a time.

We just got the news!

Just yesterday, I was telling Dennis, and then Sarah Taylor, that I wanted to start a blog from the first day we found out for sure that we were going overseas. How ironic that a few hours later we got a confirmation e-mail, assuring us that we definitely have jobs in place teaching primary school! Now I can officially be terrified...
I was so excited to discover that we will be working at the same school and with the same principle that I worked with before! My old friends (who became "family" while I was there) will be there! One friend in particular, whose English name is Kitty, has gotten married and now has a baby boy! I cannot wait to tell them I am coming!
There are so many questions I have right now. I think we'll be teaching all subjects, but the kids will speak English really well, so that won't be an issue. I think. We have to find an apartment! I wonder if it will come furnished... this is very distracting news to receive right in the middle of finals!
I suppose I should post some guidelines for taboo words and topics while we are overseas. However, I will have to take it off once we leave. I don't know, I'll get to it sometime.