The Official Countdown Begins

It's been months since our last post -- mostly because there really hasn't been any news to report. As we've waited for word from our Costa Rica immigration attorney, we've been busy finishing up work on the house to prepare it to go on the market when we leave for Costa Rica.

Which market it goes on remains an open question at this point. We could decide to rent it, but for now we're leaning strongly in favor of listing it for sale. That said, we vacillate on an almost daily basis. So, we try not to obsess on the subject, choosing instead to trust that the right decision will become obvious when it's time to make it.

Last week we finally received the news we've anxiously awaited. Our application for temporary residency has been approved. As soon as we make our final payment to our attorney and pay some government fees, we'll receive an immigration appointment to receive our cedula, the legal document/ID card that provides us our temporary residency.

With that news, the countdown begins in earnest. And with it, an end to the luxury of uncertainty that permitted us to indulge in a casual "manana" mentality toward packing, sorting, painting, and detailed planning.

Expect more updates more often from this point on... complete with photographs of the memories we'll leave behind. Here's one of snow on the desert that will pull on our heart strings for a long time to come.
Pura Vida