So the moving company comes on the 26th - and I almost wish they would come sooner so I wouldn't have to live among these boxes anymore! Drop off date is July 4th and Telus is coming that day as well - Thank God for a great friend who is willing to supervise for me and Corey while we sneak away!
Am I nervous? Corey asked me that yesterday and I said no. But I kind of am. Nervous about starting a new adventure is natural I think. If I weren't nervous at all then I would seriously think something is wrong with me. Also nervous that being away from my extended family and friends will be hard. And missing Corey when he is at work won't be easy. But I am friendly, honest, kind and somewhat outgoing - lol have to be or I never would have met Corey. So I might not make dozens of friends but I have no doubt that I will make friends and that will help me feel settled.
But we already have company coming to visit us in July. And we already have our first date planned :) going to Seattle for Independence Day! Can't wait!! Never been to a July 4th celebration and as it is only a ferry ride away from our new home I told Corey we were going there :) Actually what I told him was I was going and he can join me lol either way this Canadian girl is going down the the US to see what they celebrate like on July 4th :)
So really this move so far just seems like an extended vacation for me. It hasn't really sunk in that this will be where I call home. Maybe once I am out there and my stuff is all unpacked and put away and the surroundings become more familiar it won't seem like a holiday. But then maybe it always will because we are moving to probably one of the most beautiful places in Canada.
And I am so lucky that my children are excited about moving out there and trying new things and because I am moving with a man that is sweet, considerate, funny and made perfectly for me, can't believe how truly happy the last 21 months have been for me. Maybe the reason I didn't move out there right out of high school was because I would have missed meeting him. There are a lot of maybe's in this world - this I have no doubt - but sometimes those maybe's are where you find your true happiness is hidden. Maybe just maybe I got it right in this life.
Still busy around here - now our house is surrounded by road construction and the city is finally working on the water main break that was 100 feet from our house. Talk about stress - but the moving company said not to worry - even if the road was blocked off on the one end, they would just back their truck in.
Almost all baseball tournaments are finished for the kids - just city finals to go. Soccer tournament and Sierra's birthday party this weekend. Then their year end dance recital the following weekend. The month of June always goes so fast now. In 2000 I can tell you that it crawled by waiting for my little girl to arrive, who decided to take her sweet time and come 11 days late. Can't believe she is going to be 13 this month!
Funny how I never really liked Edmonton, but managed to stay here 6 years this time before moving and this time I cannot wait to get out of here! Maybe I am just noticing it more now that I have a beautiful destination to go to, but this city is dirty. It is run down, the roads suck, the people are rude, the city does nothing with the homeless that consistently roam through peoples yards or set up living quarters in the residential alleys, the crime rate seems to be on the rise. It is getting so bad here that I no longer see anything of beauty here - except the skyline -but maybe thats just because to see it you have to put some distance between you and it.
I am definitely going to miss my friends here, and I think the thing I am going to miss the most is being only a 3 hour drive away from Corey. Definitely made it nice when I could drive up and surprise him. Course I still can, just gonna take me 4.5 hours and the cost of a flight and rental car lol one never knows - I am crazy enough to do it whenever possible ;)
And soon enough my dream will be completed and I will have the ones I love standing beside me the whole way there. So the journey isn't all in Alberta - doesn't mean I won't ever return, just means for a short period in my life I am going to live on the island and learn to be more relaxed and spend more time outdoors with my family. And maybe just maybe this Alberta girl will want to stay out there forever.
Maybe BC isn't so bad - I definitely can think of worse places to live......no offence to anyone.....but anywhere east or north of Alberta would definitely be worse!!!
Off to get the kids to school, then supper and baseball!
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