I am sitting on the floor at my friends Jess & Jeff's house in Chicago. The time is 11:44pm but my computer clock still says 9:44pm, it is 2 hours ahead here. My mind is in a fog as so much has happened the past few days. We have said goodbye to our family who were more emotional than I thought they would be and I can't help but feel guilty. We are in Chicago with our friends which we have been waiting for and which means that in a few days we will be in our new home in Scotland. It is pretty unbelievable. Looking back on all the goodbyes that we have literally been saying for about 5 weeks now, is all a blur. I know it will catch up and I can already start to feel my emotions getting stronger and I am not quite sure what to do with that at this point. We spent the evening reminiscing with the Reimers about time in Vancouver and all our amazing friends and I am aching for us all to be back together again. This time is exciting and I cannot wait to arrive in our new home and get settled, but it is also hard to leave behind the life that you have known.
But for now we will enjoy our stay in Chicago with Jess, Jeff & Charlie (he is so big you guys!).
Friday, August 31, 2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
new coat
Here is my new jacket! I love it. It is a basic black Marmot with a hood.
I'm ready for Scotland!
I'm ready for Scotland!
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Lots
It's been a long time since I have written on this blog. You all probably already know that Derek and I started a new blog that will and does show the process of us leaving Vancouver, moving and then (soon) our life in Scotland. In case you don't know, that blog is: www.beingthebrowns.wordpress.com Check it out :)
I have been debating whether or not to keep posting on this blog or not. Any input? I go back and forth.
Since my last post, we have packed up our lives, sold most of our worldly possessions, left Vancouver and have spent the last 2 weeks visiting friends and family in Oregon. Leaving Vancouver was hard, harder than I thought it would be, but necessary in order to move on with life and proceed to the next big adventure. I miss my friends, I wish I were with them or could just go hang out with them. I hope they miss me too.
However, the past couple weeks in Oregon have been fantastic, there are details and pics on the other blog from a "brown" perspective, but I will give it to you from a "katie" perspective here. I was so excited for August to arrive because it would mean an entire month of no work, no commitments, mooching off my parents, etc. All good things. This has very well been the case but I have found myself so much busier than I imagined I would be. I pictured lazy days with nothing to do but lay in the sun and watch movies in the evenings. Turns out that when you are moving to a far away land, everyone wants some of your time, or as much time as you will give them. It has been great but exhausting for sure. It has been a difficult balance as I sometimes have to choose between friends and family and all I want to do is make everyone happy. I cannot complain though at all. I have been out to several (free) meals with my mom, drank lots of coffee at Backporch, spent a great 4 days in Eugene with my sister and seen 4 movies (Bourne, No Reservations, Ratatouille, Hairspray), I recommend them all. Yesterday I did get my dream and I laid by the pool for several hours with my friend Kari. It was amazing and I am happy to announce that I am not burned! Gotta love the SPF.
Amidst all this fun, Derek and I have been trying to get everything in order so that we can actually move to Scotland and wisely. Our visa applications are off and we hope to soon hear that we qualify and will be granted our Visas. We have also been trying to figure out how to do banking as we will need to have access (somehow) to a US dollar account, then get a UK account once we get there and we are also still juggling a Canadian bank account. It's complicated, but we're working it out. Lots of little details to figure out when moving to another country. But no worries, cause we have done it once before!
Today I am getting a very belated birthday gift from my parents in the form of a jacket from REI. I am very excited to go shopping this afternoon! Maybe I will have to post a picture of me in it :)
I have been debating whether or not to keep posting on this blog or not. Any input? I go back and forth.
Since my last post, we have packed up our lives, sold most of our worldly possessions, left Vancouver and have spent the last 2 weeks visiting friends and family in Oregon. Leaving Vancouver was hard, harder than I thought it would be, but necessary in order to move on with life and proceed to the next big adventure. I miss my friends, I wish I were with them or could just go hang out with them. I hope they miss me too.
However, the past couple weeks in Oregon have been fantastic, there are details and pics on the other blog from a "brown" perspective, but I will give it to you from a "katie" perspective here. I was so excited for August to arrive because it would mean an entire month of no work, no commitments, mooching off my parents, etc. All good things. This has very well been the case but I have found myself so much busier than I imagined I would be. I pictured lazy days with nothing to do but lay in the sun and watch movies in the evenings. Turns out that when you are moving to a far away land, everyone wants some of your time, or as much time as you will give them. It has been great but exhausting for sure. It has been a difficult balance as I sometimes have to choose between friends and family and all I want to do is make everyone happy. I cannot complain though at all. I have been out to several (free) meals with my mom, drank lots of coffee at Backporch, spent a great 4 days in Eugene with my sister and seen 4 movies (Bourne, No Reservations, Ratatouille, Hairspray), I recommend them all. Yesterday I did get my dream and I laid by the pool for several hours with my friend Kari. It was amazing and I am happy to announce that I am not burned! Gotta love the SPF.
Amidst all this fun, Derek and I have been trying to get everything in order so that we can actually move to Scotland and wisely. Our visa applications are off and we hope to soon hear that we qualify and will be granted our Visas. We have also been trying to figure out how to do banking as we will need to have access (somehow) to a US dollar account, then get a UK account once we get there and we are also still juggling a Canadian bank account. It's complicated, but we're working it out. Lots of little details to figure out when moving to another country. But no worries, cause we have done it once before!
Today I am getting a very belated birthday gift from my parents in the form of a jacket from REI. I am very excited to go shopping this afternoon! Maybe I will have to post a picture of me in it :)
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