The blogging begins!

I swore I would never be a blogger.  I also swore off carrying a cell phone, maintaining a manicured lawn, spending weekends "at home", vacationing with relatives as well as a dozen other personal laws that I have tossed out over the years, and grateful I did so.  Then there is the other side; the things that I swore I would do someday, the big jumps, the "what if"s and thankfully I HAVE done a few of those dreamy ones.  Presently I am sitting deep in the tropics, working remotely looking out into the jungle while the kids play in the pool, we are 5 minutes to the beach, have monkeys behind the house and generally stare at each other a few times a day wondering if this is really happening.
We can't believe we did this at times, at the same time we have that part of the brain that said "you're nuts it you don't".  With three kids we packed, cleaned and rented our house, grabbed a bunch of suitcases and car seats and came to Costa Rica.  We left what I deem to be a pretty amazing place in Utah, situated 15 minutes away from incredible ski resorts, minutes from top climbing, biking, hiking and the best Salt Lake has to offer.  We left a land nearly devoid of insects.  We came to the southern Pacific of Costa Rica, the top of the Osa Peninsula in a small rural town by the beach called Uvita, or Uvita de la Osa as the locals call it; a land with seemingly more insects and wildlife now living in my house than used to inhabit my entire neighborhood.
This all started in 2006 as my wife and I lay on the beach on the Osa peninsula and felt that longing to never leave.  My heart felt attached to something here... was it the climate? We are snowboarders, love snowmobiling, ice skating and other things below zero.... -or was it the greenery? Utah's brown and grey color scheme seems arid and barren in contrast.  -was it the slower pace?  no, I mean SLOWER pace... sometimes maddeningly slow as you wait DAYS or WEEKS for services available "same day" in the states.  Who knows, but we felt like it would be a dream to live in Costa Rica, and to raise kids... and so began the schemes, the planning, the research and a lot of dreaming.
We will have been in the country one week as of later today, it's already been a ride, complete with amazement (on both regards) and a lot of joy.  We begin this blog to simply share what we did, how we did it and why we did it laced into the log of our lives as we give a shot to living abroad with a young family.  We plan to share all of the ins and outs that we employed so that you, in your own way, may be inspired to grab those aspirations that light up your mind.  We welcome comments, ideas, followers and friends. Thanks ya'll! :)