Hey everyone…. We are moving back to the U.S. on June 18th.
It’s not because of the proposed tax (although that could prevent us from moving back in the future).
Uruguay has been a great country to live in for the past year. We’ve met some great people from Uruguay and some wonderful friends from around the world.
We didn’t plan on having our 2nd daughter Kaylee when we arrived here… but we were blessed with her and we couldn’t be happier.
One thing about being abroad with young children is lack of family they get to be around. With us being down here, it’s impossible for some of our family to make it down here to see us and our girls.
The family who could come down and see us, would only be able to stay for a short period of time.
On the other hand, doing a short trip back to the U.S. is what it is, a trip…
With trips back and forth, our girls won’t get to really “know” our family, which we feel is important to us.
We plan to stay in the Southern California area for the next couple of years, then explore the idea of taking an extended cruise around the world. It’s tentative… but it sounds like it would be exciting.
We were talking about moving back to the U.S. in September, but as a buddy of mine pointed out… that’s 2 winters in a row… We did that when we arrived, so moving back at the beginning of summer in Southern California sounds like the way to go… And we found a great last minute deal.
Regardless… We’re glad we’ve called Uruguay our home for the past year… We’ve learned a lot from our experiences.
We have a few things we are going to be selling… Keep an eye on the blog here and our forum in the classifieds section as I’ll be putting up pictures and detailed descriptions. A few things off of the top of my head.
- Coronado acoustic guitar, hard case, strap, 2 mic stands, mic cords, mics, guitar tuner
- Panasonic Universal DVD Player… It upscales to 1080, has HDMI hookups and so on
- Baby Jogger City Mini Stroller with all of the gadgets, attachments and carrying bag
- Britax Boulevard Car Seat
- BABYBJÖRN Travel Light Crib
- Folding bassinet with mosquito netting
- Baby Bouncy Seat – Pink of course
- Baby Bumbo Seat – light blue
- Cutco Knife Set
- Queen sized comforter: brown, tan, white and green
- Twin sheets with pink and purple hearts and pink comforter
- Sofa Cama (sofa bed)
- Click Here to see all of this and more with prices and pics
There’s more than that, but you get the picture. If there’s something in particular you’re looking for, we just might be willing to part with it.
Also, our 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment with parking and a part-time porter located here on 21 de setiembre will be going up for rent when we leave.
Jacqueline Nieves says
I am interested in the apartment. Where is it located (Montevideo or outer provinces; 18 de julio, etc.) & how safe is the neighborhood? Thanks for any info!
Leanne Boyce says
We will miss you guys! But really pleased that you have found a place to live, and totally understand not wanting to go through two winters in a row. Hopefully we’ll visit you back in the States, a good incentive for us in planning our travels. All the best with the move.
The Boyce familia
Brian says
@ Jacqueline… I email you, just let me know…
@ Leanne… Thanks so much… We’ll miss you guys too. For sure, if you guys can make it up north we’d love to have you visit.
Inga says
I wish you the best of luck back in California. I have really enjoyed following your blog – thanks so much for taking the time to create it and keep it up to date while you were here!
Iggy says
Oooopsss !!! What a pitty !
Anyway, best wishes for all of you and have a safe return to sunny California.
Just in case, do not forget you have a lot readers here down south, so let’s keep blogging.
Brian says
@ Inga… You’re welcome, we’ve enjoyed creating our site… We plan on leaving our site up… We’ll chime in from time to time about Uruguay… Thanks for following…
@ Iggy.. Thank you for contributing everything you have… Chrystal has her http://www.HappyMothering.com blog you are welcome to follow along on… I have http://www.OnlineBusinessBlogger.com you can follow along on as well… They are both being neglected right now, but once we get settled in the U.S. we’ll be getting back into them… We’ll probably end up putting up another blog about where we move to as well… So no worries, you and everyone else can continue to follow us… Thanks for following…
Rune endresen says
Surprising move, but good luck to all of you! We are back in Norway now. Very cold at first, but now it’s getting warmer. Rune
Paula says
Hi, we are interested in the sofa bed. Could you send me some pictures? Thank you!
Brian says
Rune… Great to hear from you… It’s just starting to cool off here and it’s just starting to get nice in Southern California; we had started planning to move back in September… The embargo period starts on July 1st and we found a good deal on last minute tickets… It just made sense…
Leonardo Rizzo Moretti says
brian good
finally going to work
vague
hope you in PUNTA
anytime
STARVINGS
Leonardo Rizzo Moretti says
STARVINGS
Patricia says
Hi Johnsons, I understand your point, we also came back from US because of family reasons… Question, do you still have the black coach bag for sale? Can you email me and let me know? Thank you!
Larissa says
Hi! We are hoping to move our family from Southern CA to Uruguay or possibly another Spanish speaking country (we are still investigating our options) for 1 year. We’d like our kids (ages 0, 3, 5, 8) to attend school with local kids; however, the language barrier may be tough for our older 2 kids. Does anyone have a school they can recommend in Paraguay that is good for our situation? Ideally, a bilingual (Spanish-English) school, I am assuming. Thank you for any/all thoughts on this. ~Larissa