So you may be asking, how does someone get to Utah (and make plans to move to Canada) after growing up on the beautiful beaches of sunny Southern California? Well, it’s simple in a complicated sort of way. One word, Love. I was one of those 30 year olds who loved being single, having complete control of my life. I didn’t feel the need for someone else to ‘complete’ me. Then this delightful nerd/jock walks into my Digital Logic class, game over. Twenty years later I still don’t ‘need’ him, but I want him. We have this amazing life together and I’d follow him anywhere, obviously! We’ve been in Utah for 21 years now; I’ve grown to love it here. I do still miss the ocean and the laid back feeling of beach life. But, there’s no denying, the mountains are gorgeous! Next stop, Canada! Flat, freezing, 10 months of winter!! OK I’ll take up snowshoeing, maybe dog sledding! Good thing I’ve gotten used to ‘semi-cold’ weather. Time to spend some life with Grant’s family. Financially this is the worst time to move, we’ll take a big hit on our home, and jobs may be scarce up there (none of my education, credentials or licensing transfers up there). But what’s life without a bit of adventure!
We sent our application off in October. Only took a month to finish it all! The instructions weren’t real clear, so we sent it the wrong office! It came back with the address of where to send it, Ontario. They approved Grant as a sponsor by the end of December and sent my application off to Buffalo. I got a letter saying I had priority, but no guess as to how long the process may take. We’re scaling down, selling off things, packing things we want to take, small home repairs… We figure if it works better we may move up there and wait for my paperwork to finish. The only drawback is that I couldn’t work, oh darn!! Soon the hard part, telling our friends and family! They’ve been expecting it. We’ve talked about this for, oh, about 15 years! Still, that will make it feel ‘real’, and I’m sure I’ll cry! We’ve made some wonderful friends here; I hope they will always remain in our lives! Then there’s all our ‘kids’! We decided early on we didn’t need children, even though we love them. So we’ve ‘adopted’ our friend’s kids, and now their kids! I see lots of tears in my future, mostly mine!
