Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Decision making / preparing to relocate

Robert and I have been talking and we decided that we were going to prepare ourselves to leave the United States for good.  Its a big step of course I've done it before and I could do it again.  Robert has traveled frequently as well so I would say he could do it as well.  We have 3 cats and this could be a big challenge for us for sure.

I have been doing some researching so I could prepare ourselves for this big move.  I hear lots of prices about having your pet flying overseas.  But I haven't looked into it deeply.

We have been thinking about what we should do before leaving, and I didn't realize that we do have to do a few things before we leave, such as getting our passports, and also get married so that it would be easier for us over there in Ireland.  I want to make sure that we will do everything that we need to do before leaving.

I'm surprised that the Social Security does allow people who are collecting Social Security Disability to take their allowance overseas.  I did read that some parts Social Security will deny it due to certain reasons.

I haven't told my mother our plans on relocating back to Ireland because I know she will be filled with 50 questions.  How are you going to get there?  Where are you going to get the money for it?  Where are you going to live?  Its like totally endless and I don't want to deal with that right now.

Monday, July 15, 2013

New friend from home (Derry)

I met a friend online and happened to live in Derry Northern Ireland where I used to live.  It was a coincidence that we met online and not when I lived in Derry.  I was just thinking that we could had several times during the 8 1/2 years that I was there that we could had passed our paths one time or another.

I gotten really excited and getting along with him via emails and skyping one another that its making me wish I was back home again.  Its nice that Robert likes him too.  Robert actually knows that I want to return to Derry.  And now that I talked to Colm for a while, and hearing him all the good stuff that is happening for the better makes me want to leave now. Everything has changed in Derry.  I am already dying to return to Ireland and that's what I have been thinking these days.  I really want to return to Derry.

Colm wanted us to make a plan to relocate back to Derry which I have been discussing with Colm that I do want to return.  He was telling me that I would need to break everything down in steps what I needed to do before leaving Derry.

I so much miss my family and friends in Derry that its reminding me of the times I lived in Derry and how much fun I had even with the troubles back then in the 1990s.  So when Colm told me that everything has changed, its making me more want to go there.  I can't even wait.  I'm getting psyched up already. I really think Robert would like it there too.