Making Decisions and Telling People

Hello all!

Well The time is nearing where we are (almost) final on our decision to move to Ghana....We are def leaning toward yes at this point. We also have our master hearing in February where they make the final decision on our applications and such for the ever elusive green card. But at this point y'all can keep the damn thing! That's right I said it ;)

At this hearing we are hoping for a few things..

• More time
• Continuance of 6 months so we will be ultra prepared
• Voluntary departure so my hubby wont have that nasty 10yr ban

Soo that's what it comes down to at this point.

We have also begun the process of telling folks not as a 'we might go to Ghana one day' but we are now saying 'yeah soo you need to work on that plane ticket to visit because we are definitely going'. Soo far all but one set of friends have been really nice and positive about the whole thing. My mom is finally coming around to the whole thing and our kids seem excited.

I am starting to get the anxiety of having to move possibly this summer, wondering about all the little tidbits of info I may forget ex: how do i send my existing mail to another country, malaria, vaccinations, packing all our stuff up and making sure to arrange our flight so that we can be there to either receive our things in time, or go without until it gets there, (me) finding a job, car situation here and what to do about it because we are still paying it off, if my EVO will work ok there.... ect ect..

Sooo as you all can tell I still have a boatload of research to do, but I am SUPER excited :)

p.s. If any of you readers know how I can find out info about any of the above, please let me know that would be appreciated.

Excitement vs Judgement

As I have stated in the previous post, my family may be relocating to Ghana soon.
I guess I am what you call excited to go, basically excited to start over, be in a new place, learn, have my son learn about his culture, and me learning more about my husband.

I have been a bit overzealous about looking things up about Ghana, and reading blogs about what its like for other expats to live and work there. The other blogs have been esp helpful to me :)

Anywho I should probably stay on topic, I feel like when I tell certain friends and family about my plans, I encounter judgement from some and excitement from others. The ones who judge me seem depressed when I talk about or are the ones who say 'oh I don't think you will ever be able to make it there, you will hate it', or the few who say ' I don't know how you can leave your kids here' (my girls will be going in the summer with us and then we will decide if they like enough to uproot them lol otherwise they will be with their biological dad who lives in the US)

A definite buzz kill right?

And I have friends that are super supportive, don't judge my decisions, want to visit and know what its like when I go and so forth....These types I love because I feel like a friend should be happy for you esp if you are doing good, healthy things with your life, I don't believe in suffocating your friends and being soo negative about something just because you don't want them to go. Shoot i would bid farewell and hope they find happiness and adventure.

At this point I have decided to only talk about moving to my more positive friends and family. They let me go on and on about Ghana and how they may like it lol. I'm excited for the beaches for sure :) Not soo much about power outages and Internet going out, but like all things you adapt and overcome.

 We will be OK :)

About Me

Hey all, Soo I randomly decided to start a blog about my many trials and tribulations (lol) being a mother of three ( 2 girls and a boy) And being married to my man who is from Ghana and possibly having to relocate there one day.

OK.

I am currently 26 yrs old living in the US of A , I am a stay at home mommy.
I am African American with a few things mixed in but who really knows what that is..
Me and my hubby are currently going through the fabulous immigration system of the US ( I will get into all that one day)
I hope to meet Expats and local Ghanaians who can offer me more insight into what it is like to live and work there with a family and all. And hopefully it will make whatever culture shock I go through and possibly become friends of mine. I have never been away from here and I am nervous as all hell!
I mean don't get me wrong I am looking forward to it somewhat, but I am nervous.....
I love to read...about anything.
I love to cook.
Well now I sound all domestic....
I love wine and trying every type of beer I can! Annnd I love the beach and people and dancing.

ummmmm ......

Well I hope to try to write on here often..still not sure if I am a good blogger but I do promise to give my best shot :)