Moving date - December 2nd

After one month's delay and another near delay we have a move date! We will be beginning our adventure on Saturday December 2nd. We fly out of DFW around 4pm and land in Krakow, Poland on Sunday December 3rd around 1pm. Sounds like a long flight, but at 12.5 hrs (1.5 hrs is to change planes in London) it was one of the shortest! On Monday December 4th, Wes will begin working at the Sabre Polska office and I will begin looking for a flat to call home.

I (Evie) compiled several lists I received of what we should bring to Poland, here is the result:

What to bring to Poland

Bedroom/bath items:
Sheets, flat (queen or larger)
Towels
Facial tissues
Antibacterial hand gel
OTC med's

Kitchen/laundry items:
Lunchboxes
Tupperware-type containers
Zip-lock bags – all sizes
Hand held can openers, whisks
Favorite pots, pans, utensils, baking pans, etc.
Pizza pan/baking stones
Muffin tins
Measuring cups with BOTH metric and ounces
Thermos
Lysol-type spray
Dryer sheets - not much good there aren't many dryers!
Favorite detergent

Food items:
Pancake mix, breakfast drinks, or exotic spices, corn syrup
Chocolate chips
Chocolate baking powder
Rotel tomatoes
Candles

Specialty Clothing:
Waterproof boots (good, warm ones)
Silk Underwear (when Wes heard this he was all for it, but we found out they meant Long Johns made of silk or some other thin, insulating material)
Wooly socks
Ski-type coat (last year I don't think I even wore my Texas appropriate coat more than 2 times! We'll be looking for warmer coats before we move)

Other items:
Board games
Bikes
Books
Day planner/calendar in English
Plug adaptersTransformers 220 down to 110v and larger ones 200-300Watts

What an adventure we are about to embark on! I don't know what Wes will do without his usual Tex-Mex food fix...I guess I will have to learn how to make enchiladas and tamales. I heard that cabbage is put in Mexican food in Poland, not sure what that would do to the taste, but mixing beans and cabbage can't be a good thing!

One More Step Complete

Our great house in Trophy Club has sold. The couple that bought it, Neil and Tracie, are really cool and have some great plans for the house. After closing on Friday(Oct 27th) we went out for dinner and drinks with them at the Trophy Club Country Club and had a great time. Best of luck with the house guys.

The next steps are to get the work permit and visa. We also need to get winter clothes which we started shopping for this weekend.

Wes and Evie are moving to Poland

There have been many people email me over the past 2 months asking if the rumor that we were moving is true. The answer is yes it is true although we did not know all the details until today (Wednesday September 20^th). Today I signed a two year contract with Sabre Holdings to work out of the Krakow, Poland office. The official start date on the contract is December 1^st of this year so we will be moving in late November or early December. We are excited and a little nervous but ready for the adventure.

We do have few details to wrap up here (like selling our house). If you know of anyone interested in a nice house in Trophy Club, TX please send them our way.

We will miss you while we are gone and would love to have you come visit us in Poland. It is an easy trip by plane or train to most of the countries in Europe. If you like skiing come in the winter because there is skiing from November – May just an hour or so from Krakow. If you are from Texas I suggest you come in July or August. J