This post is one I wrote as my parents and I were travelling from Alberta to Ontario at the end of Summer. It was a long drive, and I did have my laptop along with me so I figured may as well write a post to post in the future.. lol. Here it is...
"We’re on our drive East right now. I won’t be posting this until we get to a place where there is internet. Well it’s been a long day, or two days I should say. But it’s going very well. It’s an odd feeling to be driving here in this very different province. First we drove through Alberta, you know, I have lived in that province for 7 years and still haven’t even seen half of it, not even a quarter. Then Saskatchewan, I’d thought it was far flatter (a word, I’m not sure but you get the point) and more ‘golden’ looking that it actually was. Sask., has more towns and is more ‘livable-looking’ than Manitoba I must say. Manitoba has a couple of bigger towns/I think they call them cities, but really it takes forever to get to the next teeny tiny town. It seriously is like this, ‘if you blink you miss it’ kind of thing. Well we stopped in Brandon and slept there on our first night. We drove a day, and get through Alberta, Sask.(takes far too type that out every time), and half of Manitoba. Now we’re driving somewhere in Ontario, on our way to Thunder Bay. It’s been a long drive to Ignace where we just drove through. On the right I see lots of green trees and wires, on the left is the same. We’ve seen some old towns (including Kenora (which is the only one I remember)), lots of water, rocks and ‘warning bears/wildlife’ signs. I’ve been watching movies on my laptop; eh it’s a way to pass the time. I mean we will be driving a whole other day, so I might as well spend it semi enjoyably.
I wonder how people in this place do it, even more so in Manitoba. I mean there’s no reception ANYWHERE… Do people here live a life without cell phones? Or maybe they’ve a different provider than I do?
Leaving Alberta…. What to say about it. It was weird. Weird is really the only way I think I can describe it. I have moved across the Atlantic Ocean before, flown for a day and gotten to our new place while our stuff (moving container that went by boat) arrived 6 weeks later. Seven years ago it was, and it was hard! Oh if you’ve known me for that long you’ll remember too why it was so difficult, and I won’t bore you with that story. So someone said to me, now that you’re moving to Ontario, temporarily (?), it is like emigrating, you know moving to a different ‘country’. Although Ontario and Alberta are in the same country they’re very different from each other. I’m excited to start exploring this new province full and rich of history, and all kinds of other cool things that Alberta doesn’t have. Alberta does have things that are super awesome, and I’m going to miss….
WITH PETER AND CINDY
WITH LIANNE
WITH MOM AN DAD
WITH CURTIS AND HELMA
That makes me think of Sunday night, when my siblings were over at our house. We had a great time although it was silly too knowing that this was going to be the last night before the long trek East and saying goodbye to them and all. And yet we had a good time, especially when picture time came around. I will hopefully be able to upload some pictures, once I find my camera cord in one of the boxes I packed. Then I’ll share them with you too, along with this post. I have an amazing bunch of siblings, wouldn’t trade these wonderful people for anything… Thanks Peter and Cindy for encouraging me to go out there and it’s okay to be a little jealous, just remember that when I’m writing papers and studying till who knows what time that I’m sure you wouldn’t be anymore. Thanks Corné, Erika and Manuel from the Netherlands for your support that you’ve given me when I was at your place this summer, and all the other times on the phone and over email. I will always cherish these moments with the 3 of you and will remember them often. Thanks Helma and Curtis and the baby in the bump, for telling me back when I was in high school to get out of here. I thought you were crazy Helm, for telling me that, but it really pushed me to go for what God had planned for me and not to shy away what I’d usually do, I’ll always remember the kind encouragement and tough questions you both gave me. Thanks Lianne for staying at home with me for a just a little longer. I had to be the first one to move out of the two of us right, so I figured since you’re planning to this fall I better beat you to it, lol. Thanks for sticking through it with me and helping me out in so many ways. You’re my little sister but boy did I learn a ton from you!
I’m off again; I think I may be doing some driving here soon, so I better get going. You know we’re trying to reach a destination here, and it’s more than just a couple hours away…."
