5 weeks to go...

So the count down has started. In 5 weeks time Laura, Isabelle and I will be travelling to Sweden to start our new lives there. It's kind of exciting really, a little nervy but mostly exciting. At the moment we have loads of things planned for our 2 year stay... visits to all the major Scandinavian cities, seeing the Northern Lights, maybe even the Ice Hotel. If we manage to get half of what we planned done within the time period then we'll have had a brilliant time.

We will of course miss our families and friends back in the UK, that is the hardest part about leaving. But we are looking forward to being able to spend so much more time together as a family, especially with Isabelle being so young and Laura and I so aware of how much time she spends being looked after by other people (we do appreciate it though!). I guess these are the demands placed upon today's working families, so we are really appreciative of the opportunity given to us by my employers to be able to take advantage of this move.

The packing has started (I have some boxes at least) and the farewell parties are planned so there is little else for us to arrange right now. Although I'm sure Laura will be telling me later to get my finger out I'm pretty relaxed about the whole process (those who know me may point out now that I'm pretty relaxed about most things... almost horizontal really).

So the plan is to keep you all informed and up to date with our fun and adventures via this blog. I guess if I stop writing then we really aren't up to much, but hopefully there'll be enough to keep me ticking over.

That's it for now... We hope to see you all before we go.

Ben, Laura and Izzy x