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Post by scrappysurfer on Aug 3, 2017 20:12:03 GMT
From Charleston, SC. We arrived here on Sunday.
My husband's company (he is part owner) purchased a couple of restaurants here and he will be running them. I quit my job, my dream job in the NICU, in order for him to follow his dream of owning a restaurant on the beach.
We sold mostly all of our possessions and brought only clothes and some essentials (like my cast iron pots, my Penzeys spices lol, etc).
We are currently renting a cottage about 100 yards from the beach. My boys will be attending a bilingual school that caters to expats like us.
For those of you who have ever cruised to Roatan, you might be familiar with Little French Key, that's where my husband bought restaurants. It's amazing and gorgeous and he calls it the end of the rainbow lol.
I'm missing my family (who all thought we were crazy) but so far we are loving it down here.
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Post by mellowyellow on Aug 3, 2017 20:14:44 GMT
OH MY GOSH!!! We loved it there! We just took a cruise a few weeks ago and went to Little French Key and had so much fun!
Enjoy! I'm so jealous!!!
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Post by scrappysurfer on Aug 3, 2017 20:20:51 GMT
OH MY GOSH!!! We loved it there! We just took a cruise a few weeks ago and went to Little French Key and had so much fun! Enjoy! I'm so jealous!!! It's so amazing out there. I spent the day there yesterday and everyone looked to be having a great time. It was kinda neat being treated as the boss's wife lol. |
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Post by used2scrap on Aug 3, 2017 20:22:28 GMT
Wow! Best of luck to you all!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2017 20:29:04 GMT
How exciting!!! My favorite part is that you sold most of your stuff and brought only what matters, clothes, cast iron and spices.  That's my dream. Enjoy your new adventure! |
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Post by imsirius on Aug 3, 2017 20:39:44 GMT
My dream is to have a little place on the beach in the islands. I'm so happy for you! Enjoy!
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Post by liya on Aug 3, 2017 20:43:00 GMT
That is so exciting. I wish you all the.best of luck!
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Post by River on Aug 3, 2017 20:44:02 GMT
Oh wow, how exciting!!  Please keep us updated. |
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Post by jayfab on Aug 3, 2017 21:04:48 GMT
No way! That's my dream! Best of luck! Yes, please keep updating I would love to hear all about it.
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Post by TXMary on Aug 3, 2017 21:11:45 GMT
I love Roatan!! We've been there many times on cruises and it's just gorgeous!! In fact, we will be there again in October. I'm so excited for you!! You're like those people on Island Hunters!!  Have fun!! |
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Post by scrappysurfer on Aug 3, 2017 21:14:44 GMT
I love Roatan!! We've been there many times on cruises and it's just gorgeous!! In fact, we will be there again in October. I'm so excited for you!! You're like those people on Island Hunters!! Have fun!! Awesome! You'll have to come out to Little French Key and we can have a frozen cocktail on the beach! |
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Post by lucyg on Aug 3, 2017 21:19:09 GMT
Wow, great luck to you!
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Post by scrappysurfer on Aug 3, 2017 21:20:34 GMT
No way! That's my dream! Best of luck! Yes, please keep updating I would love to hear all about it. Honestly it's never been my dream, I've lived in Charleston my entire life and this is my first move away from family and friends. Fortunately there is a great support system in his company and they've done everything in their power to make the transition as smooth as possible. But this has always been DH's dream so I'm happy to see how happy he is. |
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Post by scrappysurfer on Aug 3, 2017 21:23:10 GMT
How exciting!!! My favorite part is that you sold most of your stuff and brought only what matters, clothes, cast iron and spices.  That's my dream.    Enjoy your new adventure! I definitely had to pick and choose what we brought, so I brought everything I loved lol. They boys got their Playstations and books, and DH is living the dream so we are all satisfied 😊 I was forced to leave behind my Kitchenaid mixer because it was too heavy, so MIL is keeping it for me. I was not selling that! |
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Post by librarylady on Aug 3, 2017 21:24:23 GMT
I hope it all goes well.
Does the assignment have an end date, or do you anticipate being here the rest of your life?
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Post by withapea on Aug 3, 2017 21:25:14 GMT
Wow, congratulations! My husband and I fell head over heals in love with Roatan.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2017 21:25:31 GMT
Wow!, what a beautiful place to live. Hope you settle in well and enjoy the experience.
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Post by scrappysurfer on Aug 3, 2017 21:26:00 GMT
I hope it all goes well. Does the assignment have an end date, or do you anticipate being here the rest of your life? He signed a 5 year committment. After that, who knows? 😆 |
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Post by beaglemom on Aug 3, 2017 21:50:30 GMT
We sold mostly all of our possessions and brought only clothes and some essentials (like my cast iron pots, my Penzeys spices lol, etc). I would love any advice you have on doing this. We are very likely going to be moving out of the country - California to London - in the next month or two and I am so overwhelmed trying to get rid of stuff. We will store some stuff, take some stuff, and then I have to figure out what to do with the rest. |
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Post by scrappysurfer on Aug 3, 2017 22:01:21 GMT
We sold mostly all of our possessions and brought only clothes and some essentials (like my cast iron pots, my Penzeys spices lol, etc). I would love any advice you have on doing this.  We are very likely going to be moving out of the country - California to London - in the next month or two and I am so overwhelmed trying to get rid of stuff.  We will store some stuff, take some stuff, and then I have to figure out what to do with the rest. My best advice is, "Let it go." Seriously. We had a severe limit on what we could bring because we were bringing everything on the plane with us as checked baggage/boxes or carry ons. Our furniture wasn't worth the cost of shipping it there and we were movng into a furnished rental, so there was no point in keeping it even though we loved it. Your situation may be different than ours, we were forced to get rid of pretty much everything. It was so hard but in the end, for us we knew we would be able to replace or improve upon everything we were giving up so it made it easier to sell our favorite things cheap or give it away. We helped furnish homes for 3 families in need. I can't count how many times people were so thrilled to buy our things that I had realized weren't giving me as much joy as I thought they would. The purging was very liberating when it all was finished. And we only had 3 weeks to do it! |
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Post by bc2ca on Aug 3, 2017 22:04:36 GMT
Congratulations on following a dream! I look forward to hearing about your adventures.  |
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Post by lisaknits on Aug 3, 2017 22:07:51 GMT
Wow - that is so exciting! I wish you all the best in your new life adventure! Please post pictures and keep us updated on what life is like there. I've never heard of this area and know little/nothing about Honduras. Off to google.
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Post by scrappysurfer on Aug 3, 2017 22:22:46 GMT
Wow - that is so exciting! I wish you all the best in your new life adventure! Please post pictures and keep us updated on what life is like there. I've never heard of this area and know little/nothing about Honduras. Off to google.
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Post by beebee on Aug 3, 2017 22:22:52 GMT
Wow, that sounds amazing! What an adventure! Congratulations and good luck. I hope you post some pictures. I always love seeing pictures of places I have never been!
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Post by brina on Aug 3, 2017 22:23:01 GMT
I have been to a dive resort on Roatan - love it there. Best of luck.
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Post by edie3 on Aug 3, 2017 22:34:27 GMT
Wow, what an adventure! And kudos to you for helping your DH live his dream!
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 3, 2017 22:40:09 GMT
Wow! What an adventure!
I wish you & your family all the best.
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Post by peace on Aug 3, 2017 22:43:18 GMT
I would do that in a heartbeat. Sounds fabulous- I'm excited to see your upcoming posts and life adjustments. (I love Charleston, too) Congrats!
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Post by beaglemom on Aug 3, 2017 22:47:28 GMT
I would love any advice you have on doing this. We are very likely going to be moving out of the country - California to London - in the next month or two and I am so overwhelmed trying to get rid of stuff. We will store some stuff, take some stuff, and then I have to figure out what to do with the rest. My best advice is, "Let it go." Seriously. We had a severe limit on what we could bring because we were bringing everything on the plane with us as checked baggage/boxes or carry ons. Our furniture wasn't worth the cost of shipping it there and we were movng into a furnished rental, so there was no point in keeping it even though we loved it. Your situation may be different than ours, we were forced to get rid of pretty much everything. It was so hard but in the end, for us we knew we would be able to replace or improve upon everything we were giving up so it made it easier to sell our favorite things cheap or give it away. We helped furnish homes for 3 families in need. I can't count how many times people were so thrilled to buy our things that I had realized weren't giving me as much joy as I thought they would. The purging was very liberating when it all was finished. And we only had 3 weeks to do it! I'm so impressed! I'm trying to let it go. I'm a former teacher (and have 3 kids), so we have a ridiculous number of books - I'm having a very hard time letting go of those. Other than that my fabric (I sew lots) and my scrapbook stuff (haven't scrapbooked in forever - very overwhelmed in trying to sell all the stuff I have collected). I wish I could pay someone to go through everything for me and figure out the donate and sell for me! |
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Post by 61redhead on Aug 3, 2017 22:50:21 GMT
I know one of the owners of Dunbar Rock dive resort off Roatan. He and his business partner purchased a hyperbaric chamber for the local hospital.
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That's my dream. Enjoy your new adventure!
Have fun!! 
