Mississauga

We are all moved in, sort of...

We have our own place, a two bedroom basement suite in Mississauga, ON in a quiet neighbourhood close to everything. We are starting to accumulate some stuff although most of our stuff is still in BC.

This must be a relaxing place to live in some strange way since not long after we moved out here I finally conceived!!! The due date is February 22, 2011. I am finding out all the fun stuff that not many people tell you about pregnancy! Like how your breasts grow so fast you think they are going to explode if someone touches them (up a bra size in under four months), just how exhausted you really are for the first three and a half months (I would sleep over twelve hours a day and still not have any energy), how badly your back can ache when you get a new burst of hormones to loosen up those joints (not being able to walk when you get home and trying to explain to a man that its "normal" and you will be okay tomorrow, morning) how if the baby doesn't like something that you are eating or drinking you will either run to the bathroom or have brutal gas cramps for the rest of the day (sauerkraut and sausages do not taste good anymore) and all the lovely emotions and especially how no male on this planet is ever going to fully understand them lol.

There are lots of joys as well though, such as the first flutters and knowing that soon you will have a child of your own!!! Now just to make it through the next 5 months!!!!

That time of year, again....

Sooo.... Once again its that time of year. For most people that means spring cleaning, melting snow, planning gardens and yard work, and getting ready for garage sales. For me, it means moving!
It seems like yesterday that we were moving from Calgary to Burnaby. Hard to believe its been a year. Now we are in for the biggest move yet. Nazko to Brampton Ontario!!!
Now, for those of you who don't know me, or havent been around through my moving era, these decisions are usually made fairly quickly, one day we are staying for a few years, the next day we are moving (sometimes by the weekend)!!!
This move is no different. Only a few days ago, we were thinking about buying a house and staying in Quesnel area permanetly. Within a couple of days we were buying a plane ticket for my husband and figuring out dates to move. To the other side of the country!!!
This will be the furthest East in Canada that I have ever been.
Although the packing and getting over there and being away from my husband for over a month is stressing me out, I'm excited to move there. There will be lots of places to go and plenty of things to see!!!
Because of moving so much, most of my stuff stays packed. However, I still havent gone through all my stuff from two years ago and need to sort it all out and repack a bunch of things. Its always hard trying to figure out what to take when you don't know for sure how long you will live there for.
Now I jsut have to figure out how much it is going to cost to move out there, plus there is a wedding to go to at the end of May in Vancouver. Gonna be travelling lots this year! should be a fun summer.
Packing, here I come!!!

Life Lessons

This is my very first blog. I dont really know where to start since my brain is always full of ideas and doesnt seem to want to slow down very much (except when I really need it). I'm sure I have lots of stories and ideas that I can keep anyone amused with, afterall, my life is far from boring!
I have been married now for two and a half years and in that time we have moved 12 times, had numerous roommates, lived in cities and the "boonies", had to spend hours on city transit and hours driving through snowstorms without wipers or a heater, like I said, far from a boring life!!!
The many life lessons we have been given by our many adventures have taught us to grow up faster then we wanted to at times. Some of these lessons include (but are not limited to);
-Packing a house in a day or less because a friend will be there to pick you up sometime after midnight (and only has a Jeep to fit all your stuff and four people in!)
-How to bake and cook with one cookie sheet (small) one frying pan, one pot, four plates, three bowls, one mmixing bowl (small) three forks, two spoons, one butter knife, and one wooden spatula, and no cook books, all of this for two or more men and youself
-Dont believe the friend that just showed up on the doorstep with a backpack that it will only be for a few days until him and his girlfriend work things out, cause he's gonna end up living there until you see why she kicked him out and do the same as she did so that you can have your couch back and food in your fridge again!!!
-When writing a budget, you have to remember bills, bank fees, movie rentals, gas and oil, and that you will probably end up spending money on a bunch of little things that you didnt think about
-Never go grocery shopping when you're hungry, you will spend way to much on snacks and junk food and won't have the food to last until the next pay cheque!
-And, of course, even though Mr. Noodles, Kraft Dinner, and hot dogs are cheap, you do get sick of eating them after a month or two, so dont be afraid to cook and spend a bit of money on real food.

Every month brigns a new adventure in my life, ever three to five months usually brings a new house or new city as well. Hope you will stick around to see what new and exciting things are in store for me!