We interrupt this regular suburban life to bring you....

So, I've done a lot of whining (and not much else around here) this past week, but only because I couldn't write about all the stuff that's really been happening...

Stuff that I was sitting on because things weren't quite finalized until now, but I've been incredibly pre-occupied with nonetheless...

Stuff that, as much as I really, really, really wanted to blog about it, I just didn't think I should until I had a chance to tell my "real life" peeps (because you know how I am about that) and I didn't want to tell anyone until things were set and well...

Okay, here goes...

Hubby just accepted a job in London and we're moving!!!

(Yeah! I know, right?)

Oh my goodness, where to begin?

First of all, it's a job with a visual effects company that's been courting Hubby for a while. They would call and send him e-mails every so often to see how he's doing... see if he wanted to pick up everything, hop "across the pond", and take a job with them...

Of course, he was always gainfully employed at the time, not to mention comfortably well established with a house, two cars, friends and family in the Dallas 'burbs.

Each time they contacted him, we would throw our heads back and laugh, saying, "Oh ha-ha, wouldn't it be CRAZY and RIDICULOUS and FUN to just pick up and live in London for a while" ...and never mean it.

Well, when they found out Hubby was on the market again, they did not hesitate in grabbing him up quickly. They gave us about a day to consider their offer, but we had already made up our minds at that point...

High tea and the Queen, it is!

I know it’s a little nuts, but it’s simply an opportunity he just could NOT pass up. Not only will he be doing the work that he’s always wanted, this new position will give him a chance to work with world-class artists and advance in his field… and not to mention a fabulous ADVENTURE for our family.

He doesn't start work until his visa clears, which should take about a month. My son and I plan to follow as soon as the house sells.

In the meantime, we're in the process of downsizing and figuring out what to take/store/sell. Not an easy process as Hubby and I both like to hoard and are apparently highly sentimental about stuff the other one views as junk... (Oops, did I just type that?)

As you can imagine, our house looks like a giant rummage sale at the moment, and their hasn't been a decent meal cooked since this all went down. I'm not even sure if my son has been taking his daily Flintstones vitamin or wearing matching socks anymore.

It's as if wild and irresponsible people suddenly took over the running of my household.