Ready. Set. Go.

Ok, here we go tomorrow everything starts.  This summer has been a mix of good, challenging, frustrating, rewarding and full of adjustments.  We survived living in this little "hotel", as we like to call it and on thursday move into our new bigger digs.  Jonny survived and conquered suicide Hebrew and never has to Alef Bet ever again if he so chooses.  We explored Vancouver and found it to be quite beautiful.  We can find our way around and feel a bit sorry for all the new and lost looking UBC newbies who are wandering around campus now.

Tomorrow is Regent Orientation and it's supposed to be a family friendly affair so we'll go but I don't have my hopes set too high on sitting in on much, or any of the meetings.

Amy starts school (what?!) on Wednesday.  Because of our move she is going to a different kindergarten then we had first thought but this one seems to be just as fine.  She is excited, but nervous.  Today we were joking with her and said if she was so nervous she could just stay home with me and the boys.  She looked thoughtful and then said, "I'm nervous but am very interested in going."  As is Jonny. 

We get our new place on thursday and have been peeping in windows to see how the painting is going.  It's another new neighborhood and house and neighbors and routine.  We are really hopeful that it will be good.  Regardless, without being million bazillionaires it's the best place we'll get on campus. 

Avey and Corrine and Theo and little Finn are driving out to our part of the world tomorrow.  I can't wait to hang out and catch up.  It's a long long drive with little ones.  I hope that we are worth the trip!  No pressure right? .... :)

My lovely parents are driving out our furniture soon too.  This place we have been in came partially furnished but our new place is bare so we need our stuff.  We are really grateful that they want to make the trip and are looking forward to showing them Vancouver, having the kids have some sweet grandparent time - which I think Ben will especially like.  If only Bumpa could drive his tractor this far, Ben would be in heaven (or the quad...). 

And to top it all off our soon to be God-Son Beck is bringing his family out for his baptism and a good romp of a visit. 

We've been feeling the last 3 weeks to be a sort of calm before the storm.  Or being in an eye of a hurricane.  Or the great dark before the dawn.  Or.... hmmm,  I'm out of analogies.  We are glad we came out here for the summer, despite how hard it was at times.  We like that we are more or less familiar with campus and Vancouver and how life looks here before we get into it all.

Ok, here we go oooooo ooooooooo oooooooo .......