the start of the process

So it all started simple enough - go to law school he said - anywhere you want he said - and this Alberta girl did the one thing she never thought she would do.

1.  Ace the LSAT exam
2.  Choose the University of Victoria
3.  Actually move out of Alberta lol

I have lived in Alberta my entire life.  I love it here.  I see beauty where others see old bald ass prairie.  It is familiar to me.  My friends and my family are here.  And yet we are moving to the Island.

I would be lying if I didn't say I am looking forward to their version of winter and watching sunsets on the Ocean.

So I have moved a lot in my life - one would think it wouldn't be so complicated - but complicated it is.

The love of my life has tasked me with the job of deciding what we are taking and we are not taking.  Now he has a point - it is all my stuff - but that doesn't mean I want to go through it lol

The hardest part of the move though was finding a place to live - and this we have already secured and cannot wait to get out there!  Out of the city life!!

So back to my mountain of crap I must go through.  First you should know I am procrastinator - those of you that know me, I know you are in stunned silence right now to learn this lol

However I have started the task and I  have started giving things away - and what I really want to do is just take the boxes in our garage that I haven't looked at in over a year and just throw it all away - but ladies you will understand this far better than the guys will - why I can't just go do that as my guy has suggested we do.  In those boxes somewhere, a little in each is something of my childhood, my childrens younger years, special stuffed animals or toys.  And how can I just throw that away??  Its a part of me and my family and its a part of my life here in Alberta.

Now I am sensible and realize that it costs a fortune to move to the Island (silly ferry) and I have to down size and so what am I doing?  Writing about it instead of actually doing it - maybe tomorrow ;)

So back to the whole idea of moving to BC - I won't know anyone out there, other than my family that is moving with me.  Homesickness is gonna be rough, really rough I am sure.  Sure am glad I have unlimited long distance on my cell phone.  And yet I am excited about finding new picnic places, or places the kids can go swim in a stream, or find shells.  The idea that my backyard is a forest amazes me.

Maybe I will finally take the time to actually get a hobby - from what I have gathered on my internet searches there is a lot of different interest groups out there - and would make it a lot easier to make friends and meet people.

So I guess if I had to ask you one question it would be

Have you ever left the only place you have known - what was the greatest positive and the greatest negative?

Later Gators :)

Maybe I will actually go peak in a box............or wait I think Facebook is calling me........