ITS OFFICIAL! i'm moving to Costa Rica!!!!!
 

we have been toying with the idea for a few months now, but have just found out that our deposit on the place we will be staying has been accepted and we are moving there December 1st 2008!!!!! :eek: :)

both tommy (my cat) and dexter (yorkie) are coming with us as there are no quarintine time when taking pets there. it was hard to find a condo that allowed pets, but we found a beautiful 2 bedroom condo with ocean view that allows pets and is a 2 min walk from the beach!!!

the only bad part of this is that i was planning on getting a little sister for dexter but am putting that on hold since the two "kids" are going to be a lot in themselves to transport. so no little yorkie girl in our near future, but you have to take the good with the bad i suppose!

I am sooooo excited that i dont have to put up with a canadian winter next year! lol! we are renting a condo for 6 months starting december 1st. after that time we will decide if that is a place we would like to stay and will likely invest in property there and a condo in Toronto and live between the two!

i am sooo unbelievably happy and really cannot believe what i have been through and accomplished in the past few years...i battled cancer (cancer free for 1 year 6 months!) while starting my own business, worked 12 hour days to grow the business to a point where it could be sold for a good profit and now get to enjoy some relaxation for all of my hard work! im quite proud of my accomplishments and just wanted to share my good news with all my YT friends!

thanks for listening and i will have internet at our place there so can still get my YT fix while living there! :p

:)

That all sounds so exciting for the two of you. Congratulations.
Something nice to look forward too. I envy you getting away from
WINTER! As each year goes by I hate it more and more.
I would love to move to the Carolina's. I can't leave my kids
though:( Good luck to you. Hope everythig goes perfectly.

Congratulations oh i wish i could move to a warm place in the winter, enjoy your new home:)

Lucky Duck:) Congratulations! Wow Toronto to Costa Rica thats huge! Good Luck dont forget about us;)

Congratulations! You have made so many amazing accomplishments in your life..it will be so nice to be able to ENJOY life now :) I can't wait to see your new place :D

Congrats...I'd be thrilled too! and best wishes!

congrats! I can't wait to see pics of the new adventures of Tommy cat:)

....and, so, my bedroom will be done WHEN????????????


:D :D :D :D I am thrilled for you!! AND for my bedroom! Just let me know when we shall visit!

Can we share? :p

I dont know about you, but I vote for next year's YT meetup to be held in Costa Rica with Alana!

Congratulations!
enjoy the weather and the beach!:)

Congratulations! What part of Costa Rica are you moving to? I go often to surf in Tamarindo :)

Congratulations, this is going to be quite an adventure.
I have to say that I am envious, as I would love to get away from these New England winters too, but I would be happy to get as far south as the Carolinas at this point. LOL

wow, alana!!!!

congrats!

Sounds like a fun adventure. Congratulations. Now, if only I could get my husband to move to Spain. :D

Thats amazing girl! Im proud of you! Your story is an inspiration to us all! Good luck with your move and all else that goes with it! Sounds like you do deserve to relax and enjoy life a lot!!! :)

Good for you. I have some friends who have a house there and they LOVE it. Good luck to you.

Congrats! That's a place I have always wanted to go to. We have friends who live there and actually talked seriously about moving there. You have done well for yourself and deserve the rewards:) . Enjoy!

Thank you everyone for the support and kind words! ive been sooo excited about this, but moving to costa rica seemed like a dream...now that it is paid for and is reality i dont know what to do with myself!!! lol. i want to jump on the next plane there!!!!

LOL! hes such a good cat. hes going to be a pain to take on the plane but no way was i going to leave him here!


let me know when you want to come and i'll make up the bedroom just for you!!! (and your fur butts!)


that would be soooo much fun! the one thing im worried about is getting lonely there. a house full of yorkies would cure that!!!


well, when is the next time you are going? we are going to be living right down town! lol. i figured tamarindo was a good "transition town." its built up so much that there is a lot to do but is still a small tropical town. after the 6 months is up we may try somewhere a little more remote, but i loved tamarindo when we were there at christmas!


thanks jenn! for the kind words and all of your continued support!!! the world is a better place because of people like you! :hug:


move there! move there! lol. im going to end up starting a whole town just for YT! :p

thanks again everyone! now i just have to endure 8 months of waiting! i'll have to come on YT often to pass aaaallll this time ;) :D

Congrats you will be living my dream. My husband and I have been thinking about moving there for years. I would love to find out more.

congratulations and the best of luck.
It is a beautiful place.

I have seen it on those House Hunting shows.

fantastic....

you are so lucky.
They speak English there, yes???

Wow this is so exciting.. can we make a yorkie meet there one year..LOL

Oh tell us more about it all.. sounds so interesting..you lucky duck...:D

have you visited at all? feel free to ask me any questions!

thanks! :)

they speak spanish but the town we are moving to is very touristy and most people speak english. my fiance is taking spanish lessons right now too and i plan to try to learn some basics once i dont have to worry about the business anymore!

I really think a YT meet up there would be fantastic! especially since it is a pretty easy country to get pets in and out of. i will try to organize something when im there to see if there is any interestst!

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Originally Posted by KathyinCali
Congratulations! What part of Costa Rica are you moving to? I go often to surf in Tamarindo

well, when is the next time you are going? we are going to be living right down town! lol. i figured tamarindo was a good "transition town." its built up so much that there is a lot to do but is still a small tropical town. after the 6 months is up we may try somewhere a little more remote, but i loved tamarindo when we were there at christmas!
We will be going in August - Usually we go during the summer months since that is when the best swell is but we have also slipped over there during Christmas :) You have to take up surfing! Tamarindo has a perfect beach break for learning. My husband spent a lot of time in Costa Rica in the Special Ops so he really loves it there.

i am definitely going to try surfing when im there. im afraid of water...especially ocean waves, but ive decided that life is too short to be afraid! im sure i will post may pictures once there of me falling off of the surf board! :rolleyes: