We arrived safe and relatively sound in Rock Springs on Sunday afternoon after what seemed like the longest four hours of our lives. In 2005 when we drove cross-country to go to grad school in Vancouver, BC we experienced similar feelings of excitement and trepidation on the last leg of the trip. At least backContinue reading “Grabbing Hold of Wyoming”
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26 hours of driving done and 4 to go!
After two semi-grueling days of driving from Lapeer, Michigan through several heartland states, we have arrived in the Cowboy/Equality State (apparently it is known by both these monikers). We are currently in Cheyenne, staying at a hotel surrounded by highways and train tracks. We actually had to run across both an on and off rampContinue reading “26 hours of driving done and 4 to go!”
Here in Lapeer (Michigan)!
Doug and I began our move to Rock Springs, Wyoming this morning! At 6:45ish am we pulled out of his parents’ driveway in Ottawa, ON in our 10ft Uhaul truck with the Mini Cooper on a flatbed trailer behind us. Things were pretty uneventful until my second shift of driving when I had to slowContinue reading “Here in Lapeer (Michigan)!”
Human Slingshot
I am a little worried about what we’ll find in Rock Springs, but my more immediate fear is that the immigration officer at the border will reject us. If that happens, though, I have a plan: we’re going to slingshot across the border! Doug and I were watching a show called Mythbusters on Discovery ChannelContinue reading “Human Slingshot”
Crossing Over
The impending move to Wyoming is finally at hand. We first found out about the posting for Doug’s new job back in early July, but it’s taken two months to get all the paperwork squared away and to convince them that we’d actually prefer to move sooner rather than later. Bouncing from family home toContinue reading “Crossing Over”
August highlights
So last Friday Doug and I engaged in something that either brings two people closer together or ruins a relationship: we highlighted my hair together. I had gotten a new haircut a few days earlier and the stylist suggested some highlights. I was considering getting them professionally done, until I was at a drugstore andContinue reading “August highlights”
Pagmetchen Tennis Update
Since my last posting on Doug and my tennis championship series, I have finally started winning! He veritably stomped me at the courts by my parents” place (which, I must say, are not as ghetto as they used to be. My apologies to the municipality of St-Emile!). Since then we”ve played a couple of matchesContinue reading “Pagmetchen Tennis Update”
Ongoing Mysteries
Doug and I are still living day-to-day and week-to-week regarding the move to Wyoming. Everyone I’ve spoken with thinks it’s very strange we don’t know when we’re actually moving or where we’ll be living when we get down there. Me too! I knew there would be a lot of hoops to jump through and headachesContinue reading “Ongoing Mysteries”
10 Photos That Changed Canada
Last Thursday The Beaver, Canada’s National History Magazine, launched its August/September issue at the National Archives in Ottawa, ON. This issue featured “10 Photos That Changed Canada” and I was lucky enough to be invited to the unveiling and to meet with the photographers. The Beaver’s editor, Mark Reid, convened a panel of Canadian photographyContinue reading “10 Photos That Changed Canada”
Small change(s)
I started fundraising a couple of weeks ago for the CIBC Run for the Cure and thanks to my generous sponsors, I have already raised $125! Doug and I have also started a change-for-change jar. We started out with a good chunk after a garage sale this spring, but have also been regularly emptying ourContinue reading “Small change(s)”