and so it begins... || vancouver photographer

we got the keys to our new home last night..we signed the rental agreement..walked thru the house with the landlord..he handed us the keys..we can begin moving our stuff over there.

i got home and suddenly it hit me: we are moving.

i knew we were moving. the missionburnaby house sold quickly and we had 2 months to find a new place. thankfully we found a place. we had checked it out before we left for our roadtrip..and got the "yes" a week ago. :)

so last night as i was laying in bed my brain was whirling...

* have to go thru everything and get rid of stuff we don't use as we dont have the space like we do here...the bedrooms are smaller...the closets are incredibly small.

* the tables and chairs we used to use for dinners we would host, they need to be put up on craigslist..sigh..memories..

* the garage & shed... oh dear... to have to go thru that...eek.

those are only 3 noted things..and 3 noted things that my brain completely seizes up on...so much so that the last time i looked at the clock last night was 1:30am...made me not want to leave my bed this morning...

and so here i sit..at my little breakfast table in the kitchen..drinking coffee, surfing for some inspirational/encouraging words on the interwebs.

i finally stumbled upon a daily thing i used to get sent back to me in the early 2000s (boy does that sound weird!). when i read the verse i was stopped in my footsteps:

"My grace is sufficient for thee."

2 Corinthians 12:9

nuff said. :) i will get thru today.

with a hopeful heart,

trace

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the run-away olympics - day 6

after our 14 hr trek from calgary to south junction, MB, we slept until 1030am the next day!
we ate lunch at SHAKERS INN, where we were staying (there's a blog post on shaker's inn coming!) we drove the hour & a half to see jonathan's grandpa mcleod..

it was such a great time with him..he was so happy to see us and the kids just listened as he told stories.. we also went to the old church that jonathan's mom's family grew up going to..it was a cooooooooool old building.. :)









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"the run-away olympics road trip" - day 5

the 15-hr trek from calgary, AB to south junction, MB...a few photos from out of the truck windows..and a quick stop in whitewood to photograph the gorgeous grain elevator. jonathan was a little boy here and so it has lots of history for him...it was really cool.

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we got a road trip comin' on... || vancouver photographer

it's 8:53 on tuesday. we leave friday morning for our family road trip thru the prairies to manitoba and back, with stops in between. it should prove to be a good time for our little family of 4. the last couple months have been awfully stressful all-around as a family, so it will be good to re-group together on our little adventure. :)

i have yet to pack...really, are we surprised? i intend to do the rest of the laundry tomoro while i'm at home hacking away at my lists of to-do's so i can pack thurs.

pacey gets groomed tomoro...he is staying at our house with our best friends. should be nice for him. :)

the torch comes through our neighborhood thursday morning between 10-11.. yay not at an ungodly hour. plan to see that.

did i mention i have a trillion things i would LIKE to get done before we go? ya.. giggle..

i plan to blog more on our trip..i plan to photograph for ME on my trip, as well as i have several gigs across the prairies on the trip too. good times.

we plan to visit the grandparents j has left, in calgary and manitoba...plus a few close friends along the way.

i feel emotionally tired and spent..so i am really looking forward to "laying low".

i will email..when i can. i will do my best to keep the www.vancouverphotogs.com up to date..as best i can. i plan to tweet some.. not lots..but some.. i will read my blog feeds and twitter feeds when i can. i plan to play an obscene amount of bejeweled and scrabble on my iphone, and if my words with friends decides to start working again, i'll resume that too.

we still haven't found a new place to live when we move out of here march 31. haha.. no i'm not stressed.. ;)

but my mother was gracious enough to pack up my christmas decor/tree while we were in idaho when she was here with the kids..chuckle..yes i had my tree up last monday.. dont judge. :)

we plan to continue to build our other business (www.saferforyourhome.com) on this trip too. i'm excited about that. financial freedom is on the horizon and that makes me very happy. :)

our best friends who live downstairs...ya..that's gonna suck when we move out..so much change.. not a fan.. gah..

well..that's the "real me" for a few moments.. it's now 9:03 pm and time for this chiquita to hit the hay and take some meds to get this headcold/cough/flu out of here..no time to be sick.

talk soon..thanks for reading.. :)

oh, and another photo from jackson hole, WY for good riddens. ;) these are our elk friends from the elk refuge. :)

xoxo
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