Well, because I have never moved cross province with a family before, this is all super new to me.
I am going to share here the process that we go through to get moved to BC and start school.
first things first.
We need to find a place to live.
We had to decide how we were going to get to BC to do this hunting because it takes 8 hours to drive there and only 1 hour to fly... When we decided we would be taking the baby with us, it sealed the deal. We hopped a flight Tuesday morning. Baby's first flight!
Hud was pretty excited.
So was I
In ultimate mom status I asked the lady who was seeing us up the ramp to take a picture with my phone.
He did pretty good! totally missed his nap, but you know, it was an exciting time!
Kamloops is different than I thought it would be.
Its small, don't get me wrong, but its the kind of small thats really spread out and feels... bigger? I may start feeling that "small town vibe" once I have to order online from Ikea or go to the only Walmart or superstore in town.
We visited the campus where T will be going to law school (holy cow!) and talked to a few students that were just finishing up their last year of law school and prepping to take the bar exam. I think it made T excited/more nervous than he already was!
We even found a student lounge that I can bring the boys to for visits or dinners with dad when he's staying late (and from the sounds of it, that might be a lot)
but one thing is for sure
Kamloops is beautiful.
While we were there the temp was above 30 degrees C every day we were there, one day topping out at 39! and the devastating fires all over BC made the smoke almost unbearable. especially for this guy, who already has some unresolved problems with congestion and coughing.
But guys, he did so good.
Because Kamloops is an hour behind us, Hud was going to bed by 6pm most nights. that was a little too early for T and I, and we happen to have two of the lightest sleepers on earth, so Hud would start his nights like this.
Yes.
Its the bathtub.
We would put him in there and throw the fan on.
judge away, but it was safe (he could not touch the water handle and wouldn't climb out) and worked famously. we all had amazing sleeps the whole time we were there.
Tell me I'm not the only parent who has done this and that CPS isn't going to be showing up at my door?
We had such a fun time with Hud by himself. As the second child, he gets limited one on one attention, but even though he was feeling super loved and spoiled by the end of this 4 day trip, he was super excited to see his brother when we got home.
On our final day, we did it, we found a place to live. We are working out some details, but I'm pretty sure it is our new home for the next 3 years, and that we will be moving in the last week of August.
Guys. Were 6 weeks away from moving.
I hit a bit of a melting point while we were on the trip. It started sinking in a bit that we are leaving. Like, leaving everyone and the life that We had made here in Alberta for ourselves and starting over.
We are leaving the kids friends and my friends and my business and I won't be going back to my career and my family and it all got really intense and overwhelming.
I'm sure that this won't be the last time I have one of these moments... but I'm learning how to manage them, and I have lots of good friends to talk me through it.
Im a big proponent of the "fresh start" - its so exciting. When I was younger, every fall before I went back to school I would decide who I wanted to be that year; the cool girl, the fun girl, the quiet girl. I would start the year as that person, and eventually just end up exactly who I was.
As I got older I would travel for a fresh start. I would stay in a south american city for a few days and make friends and eat the food and then, when I was ready to go I would leave and take myself and whoever I wanted to be and move on to the next city.
I love to evolve and challenge myself.
Ive been a runner, I've advocated for and gone through mental health issues, I've been a blogger and a photographer, and I feel that I excel in these things.
In the last few years I have taken the approach that I don't need to leave for a fresh start. I can just continuously evolve to be whoever I want to be. I can have a fresh start every day. And I can be great every day. And if I'm not, I can try again tomorrow.
Thank goodness, because as a mother I want to be a different kind of mother every day. some days I get there and some days I don't.
So here we go, a fresh start in a new place - 6 weeks out.
We made it home in one pice and the packing begins...
I think?
Where the heck do I go next with this move?!? There is so much to do!
xx - r
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