How it all started...
It all started at my family's reunion in August. I had been trying to convince Kevin to make a move somewhere really inexpensive since he worked from home and we could live anywhere. I was pushing for Texas since that's where I was raised and homes there are so economical. Kevin vetoed that one and voted for a low cost option near an ocean. So, we were considering North or South Carolina. But, at the reunion, my brother said, "well, if you're looking for a cool place by the ocean that's really affordable, why don't you try Costa Rica?" He'd been there a couple of times and absolutely loved it. Of course, I immediately latched onto the idea because I love change and I love having a new, exciting project to completely consume myself with. And amazingly...Kevin finally liked one of my crazy ideas. Earlier this year, I'd tried to convince him that we should have another baby since our youngest was turning 5 that year and was going to leave me for Kind