It is really happening

I see a trend here... coffee shop, chai tea, blog.  I think it is my only place to think quiet thoughts.
My environment is surrounded once again by men in white robes, really, they are a great stare.  The men have a way of relating to one another that is dramatic to me.  I wonder sometimes how we look to them.
Anyway... enough of them....
Well, what has been on my mind the last few days has been numerous things.  I am doing my *signature* sigh pretty much all day long.  My sigh is not a bad sigh, it is more a sigh that helps me breath as I take in all these new thoughts and ideas.  How many out there can picture me as a "metropolitan girl"??   Yah, I am having a bit of a hard time myself.  You know that saying, "bloom where your planted", well I am looking forward to seeing how I bloom in this big city.   I am actually getting really excited to see what unfolds on the other side.  He has led so clearly and we have grown in this new place of watching and anticipating... it is going to be exciting to walk this next path.  Now, don't hear me say I am expecting a cake walk... I am truly anticipating a bit of pain, but I know now from walking here that the pain is temporary compared to what is on the other side of what he wants to teach us. 

We went to pick up Marlen, he is back now... when he arrived in Dubai I realized he encompassed all of *my reality* and he was home to put in motion what our next steps would be and it burst *my world of denial*.  I must say just the sight of him was somewhat, a myriad of emotions.  He was filled with many new thoughts, ideas, and places he looked at for housing, information on schools and neighborhoods.  So that is where I (we) have been emotionally since he came home.  We have these incredible friends here that have hooked us up with with incredible people there that are helping us find our way long distance through the streets, schools, metro stops and all via pictures and google maps.  Marlen also got his official offer this week and we have started seriously looking for houses... he is planning to go on the first week in May to start his job.  That means we have 2 weeks to get the house packed, sold, and cleaned.  I actually am staying through the end of the month.  We are moving into Al Ain until we leave, the border is just getting to stressful and hard to cross these days.  Two days ago they were turning women around that were not accompanied by their hubby's.  The new rule states that if you are without your man you are not allowed to enter the Emirates unless you have written permission from him.  There is some more things you need too, but I won't bore you.   I went through the day this rule went into effect... I saw some women getting turned around, but I got through.  Crazy times we live in.
This morning I started placing stuff in boxes to be shipped... It is really happening.