First of all, Happy Canada Day everyone!
Not only does today mark our country's 141st birthday but exactly 2 months from today, Charlie and I will be sitting on a British Airways plane en route to Madrid, Spain! This is if everything goes smoothly with our visa application.
Yes, our visas. The application has safely made its way to the Spanish Consulate in Toronto and I have been in contact with the nice people who work there. They have had a few questions for us which is actually encouraging because it means that they are in the process of reviewing our applications and they are not sitting at the bottom of some pile on somebody's desk.
And then boxes. If the 1st of July marks the 2 month departure date, then exactly 2 weeks today we will be on our way, in a Discount moving truck all the way from Calgary to Vancouver. Hence the boxes that have taken over our apartment. Its quite bittersweet to be packing up the place we have called home for the past 3 years. On one hand, we are so absolutely thrilled to be starting this next stage of our journey, but on the other hand, we have had some wonderful times here in Calgary and have been so blessed through our family, our friends, our church and our school.
And then there's this little thing that Calgarians like to refer to as Stampede or "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth" (their words not mine). For those of you who have never been to the Prairies before, Stampede is 10 days at the beginning of July when Calgary goes absolutely nuts. I have never seen
anything like it, or so many cowboy hats in one place. It's quite fun but I'm not entirely looking forward to the long hours at the restaurant! We both finish work on the last Saturday of Stampede where we will then take in the action on Sunday, pack up on Monday and move out on Tuesday. Oh My!
Before I sign off, a HUGE thank you to those who have been supporting us through prayers, and financially. We have been overwhelmed by blessing upon blessing and know that this wouldn't be possible without you all. Please continue to be praying for our visas and that they would get passed through the right hands. And for the transition of moving out of Calgary and saying good bye to those we love. And then for safety as we cross the Rockies with all of our stuff! Thank you! We appreciate those prayers and you so much.
