We are entering the final weeks of our impending move to Okotoks now. Just 10 weeks to go! EEK! We've spent much of our summer break clearing, sorting, chucking out, carbooting, e-baying etc.
The loft is now clear (that was a BIG job!) and we are getting there with the other rooms. We've booked our one-way flights for 5th November and have sorted out accommodation for the first few weeks of our stay. We've been in touch with banks and mortgage advisors in Calgary and it's suddenly all feeling like it's really going to happen...we are moving across the world for a new life!
I've just realised the significance of the date. 5th November is the date that we posted our visa application to CHC back in 2005, so 3 years to the day we will be flying out embarking on our Canadian adventure!
We're off to London tomorrow to the CHC (Canadian High Commission) to pick up our passports which should have our shiny new Permanent Resident Visas stamped inside! We're making a day of it and taking the kids to see the sights. We've only recently realised that we've never taken the kids to London, so we thought we'd make the most of it before we go.
I go back to work next week. It's odd trying to motivate myself for just 7 weeks before I leave. Everyone keeps talking about a leaving party. I'll have to get organised with that I suppose. I'm not sure how I feel about it to be honest. Part of me would prefer to slip away quietly without any fuss. I'm an emotional wreck at these sorts of events usually - God knows how I'll be when it's actually MY leaving do!
