Blessing in Disguise

We are coming to the end of this long journey and we can feel that our simple world is about to change in a big way!

While I will not have complete peace and relief until my husband's feet are actually back on American soil, the date we had been waiting to receive, we now have!

After arriving back in the Netherlands for the fourth time in sixteen months, I scrambled to find a new home for us to live in for the rest of our stay here. We moved from one vacation home to another_ from Aagtekerke to Oostkapelle. We are grateful for the generous people who have given Pieter and I a place to call our "temporary home". We have learned to adapt to any space we are given and make it home, but we look forward to the day we can have a house of our own.

Pieter and I have been holding back our plans and ambitions as we have made the best of our stay here in Holland. Knowing we can finally begin our life together in just a few weeks now is thrilling and overwhelming at the same time! We have had the opportunity to get to know each other so much more and our dreams have only gotten bigger throughout this time!

Just the day before we received the news about the interview, I had already booked my flight back to the U.S. Many lists of pros and cons were made and I decided to make my way back to the States at the beginning of May in order to return to work and collect some savings for a foundation for our new life. We expect Pieter to fly back right behind me around the end of May or beginning of June at the latest.

We know that this all happened for a reason. We have been able to spend time with Pieter's family and make memories together in Pieter's home country. This ride has not been without it's stresses, but looking back on the months behind us, Pieter and I agree that this time has been a true blessing in disguise.

Madame Tussaud's wax museum in Amsterdam

Sean Connery and Pieter 

Lydia and E.T. 

The hustle and bustle of Amsterdam

Anatomy museum_ so amazing!

Fun time with family