HUGE NEWS!

After Leo switched back to being a pilot and the chaos of Christmas kind of settled, Leo and I started discussing what we wanted to do and go next.  We both wanted to move back to the intermountain west, and I really wanted to move by family, so due to airport availability, that left living close to SLC or Boise (Leo's brother is there, and Leo was equally wanting to go there).  So I twisted Leo's arm about moving closer to SLC.  BUT also Boise home prices are crazy high. However so are SLC's.  We started looking at homes in Tremonton, Utah or I was (am) pushing for Preston, Idaho.  Both of those places are really close to a lot of my family and less expensive than right by SLC. We planned on moving that summer after school ended. But then we thought about moving to Colombia, because why not?  We had always wanted to live overseas and have the kids learn Spanish, and once we started looking into it, we realized we'd have to go right away to make it possible for Elena to go because high school in Colombia ends a year earlier than in the States.  So basically, it was kind of a random thought, thinking we'd go in a year or so and morphed into, DUDE let's go now!!!  CRAZINESS!!!  Anyway, we went for it, and currently I'm writing this in Bogotá, wild, eh?   So here's one of the first steps.  Passport photos for the kids.

We chose Colombia because d/t Leo being Colombian, it made the whole thing easier, visa and residency-wise.  Also, we wanted the kids to learn Spanish and about their dad's culture.  We also thought it would help them develop some resiliency and grit. Plus, I could work on family history!!! There's flights to US every day, and it's only a 5 and ½ hours flight (not too bad for living overseas.)  And lastly, Leo and I both hate that so many US citizens have such a negative view on the States now, insisting that the American Dream is dead, and the US is so awful d/t healthcare, racism, blah blah blah. We wanted our kids to recognize how extremely blessed they are to live in the United States and how many opportunities they have there.  Sure, it's not perfect, but nowhere is (although Canada comes close 😉😉😏).  

So to the shock of pretty much everyone, here we are!