Point no Point

Just got back from a weekend girl's getaway at the Point-no-Point resort on the west side of Vancouver Island. A rejuvenating location for a night away and great eats at the Tea House there. 

-Stacey

An odd state of being

I find it very strange to be a non-resident Canadian visiting Canada. And what makes it more odd than other times we've been home is that we no longer reside in California and we have not arrived in Singapore so we have absolutely no address to speak of. Filling in forms and doing 'normal' things like banking is awkward when you don't live anywhere. We are forever agonizing over what box to check off or what address to put on things and eventually we've had people just bend rules for us after some pleading. Aside from just the general oddness of being gypsies with bank accounts we've had to re-enter the world being ex-pats requiring all kinds of weird and wonderful services. Looking forward to having a real address soon!

Toronto

 

Having a great visit in Toronto with friends and family which is going by way too fast. We were on Toronto Island on a beautiful sunny afternoon yesterday and have enjoyed some great nights on the town catching up with people here. Today is Joel's 30th birthday which is another big milestone for him. 

I'm heading back to Victoria tomorrow but Joel is still working here till (Canuck)Thanksgiving. It looks like our Singapore departure date will be October 13th. Three more weeks! 

-Stacey

Victoria, week one

Joel is just coming to the end of his week in Victoria and will depart for Toronto tomorrow morning. It's been a frenetic week to say the least. Our days were just action packed with all the moving details: the truck arriving at customs, moving things into storage, long meetings with the bank to open accounts in Singapore and all the things we are trying to sell on craigslist at the same time. Anyone need a projector?

Our evenings have mostly been spent in our parents homes with family all around, cooking and enjoying multi course meals fit for royalty. Heirloom tomatoes, duck, steak, freshly caught Sockeye, breads from local grain, wonderful smelly cheese and so so much wine. We got to see Joel's family from up island, my uncle and aunt and Grannie, all our siblings and of course parents and a few friends too. It's been another week of good-byes, non-stop food and good company.