It Begins

This is my first post on my first blog ever... how do I begin?  Here's a quick background.

My job keeps me busy, to say the least.  It has also kept me on the road for the last few years, away from my wife and 2 kids.  My company has presented me with an amazing opportunity, though.  I'm going to be an expat in Paris for 2011.  My family and I are very excited.  My lovely wife and I head to Paris on December 13 to look for furnished apartment for a move in early to mid-January.  Once we get back to the US on Dec 17, all we have to do in the next 4 weeks is:

* Get everything in our house packed and moved into storage.  (We're taking clothes and only a few personal items with us)
* Have my work visa approved
* Get the pet passports for our 2 dogs
* Get everything worked through to get our kids out of school
* Celebrate Christmas
* Move to a new continent
* Sell the house????

My goal is to update this blog at least once a week.  I'm sure it'll be more frequently when we start.  I want to use this blog to help me remember all of the adventure we experience in Paris... and beyond. The adventure of life will continue beyond our time in Paris.