Well, I received an adorable email this morning from one of my dearest friends asking me if I had given her up for Lent!!!! Is it possible that that is God’s subtle way of nudging me back on the radar?!?!?! It’s been a little under two weeks now since the move and I find myself surprised at how much the world has kept on spinning! How dare it not come to an abrupt halt for my convenience ;)
I remember when Steve and I first moved into our apartment together…it was one of the most fun times ever. We spent all night unpacking, ordered take-out for dinner and we couldn’t stop smiling the whole time…it was bliss. This move has been nothing of the sorts!!! Don’t get me wrong, it’s been super exciting to have our new house but, there has been so much work involved and we are both experiencing so much “newness” that it’s almost overwhelming. I actually brought out one of my old beat up coffee tables last night into our new family just so I could have something familiar to look at! I’ve always struggled with moves a little bit, regardless of how exciting they are. My home is my castle and it takes a while to feel your way into a new place. Steve has been consumed with installing, hanging and fixing things for two weeks, and all the while, he’s still been trying to fight off a nasty cough that has been keeping him up at night and staying away from appliances long enough for his stitches to heal. All in all, it’s been taking a little while for our house to start feeling like home.
Moving aside though, it has indeed been business as usual in the woods. Life has gone on with our without us! Eryn and Rachel had a beautiful and healthy baby girl…two of my girls turned thirty (Happy Birthday!)…we heard more wonderful news of soon to be parents and we had my Dad over on Saturday night for the inaugural dinner to celebrate his birthday and test out our new dining room! Both our new table and my Dad’s new age seem to fit exceptionally well!!! Our Heather and Roberta inspired dessert was delicious too!!
Both Steve and I are starting to show the signs of fatigue though…the kind that doesn’t get fixed from a morning or two of sleeping in. It’s the evidence of too many months of burning our candles at both ends. Even with the sunny days and rising mercury of spring, the exhaustion seems to take on a life of it’s own in ways that sometimes feels never ending. Hopefully, the coming month will provide a bit of shelter from the whirlwind of our life right now. Christina will be coming up in a few weeks to help us host our housewarming party…then we are heading to Montreal for part of Easter weekend to celebrate with my family and then, believe it or not, we’re off to Australia! Even I forgot about that for a little while until I was looking through my calendar and realized that in nearly a month, we will be driving from Ottawa and on our way to Sydney. Unbelievable! And for any of you burglars and thieves out there who are patiently waiting for us to vacate the premises for a month…think again…my Dad and his trusty sidekick, Simon, will be standing guard in our absence!!
Anyways, in a nutshell, c’est la vie!! We still don’t have the internet hooked up at home but we should be connected early this week. Thanks everyone for all the fun cards and voicemails that you’ve left!! While we haven’t been able to get back to most people yet, we have loved knowing that you’re thinking of us! Happy Birthday to my lovely Roberta tomorrow!! And be sure to check out the new blogs that I added to my sidebar; Jason and Carmen are both new additions and certainly worth a visit!!
And on another note...how lovely were the Oscars last night??? Miss Ellen Page certainly made us proud! However, of all the years in which I've been watching the Academy Awards, I think that this was, by far, the most beautiful win that I've ever seen...
A bientot!
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