Intermission #2 - Coldest Move To Date

I can't say today was the worst move I've ever done - that would be when I moved during a rainstorm, and the rain cleared up after we were done - today was actually quite nice after I noticed a few things. First, we had no stairs to deal with. We're on the third floor, but there was an elevator. There were some issues with the elevator making the most annoying sound in the world when the Open Door button was held for longer than 15 seconds, but at least we were able to unload the pod in two hours, and everything was in the apartment about 45 minutes later.

Second, it was cold and slippery, but we had some tobogganing sleds that we were able to use to bring stuff from the pod to the building door! Made it much easier and fun!

Third, I was ever so happy that I got Caitlin some new boots yesterday, because she was working harder and moving faster than I've seen in some time. Maybe since we went snowshoeing, but that wasn't very fast. The new boots were Merrells similar to the pair I've been wearing for the past five years. They are very warm, very comfortable, and the most important part for my wife, they have very good ankle support. While I paid $150 for mine, I also got the pair at Sportchek West Edmonton Mall. Caitlin's I got significantly cheaper for $18.99 at Value Village. It looked like someone wore them for a couple of days then donated them. I couldn't believe my luck when I found them! Not sure if I'll ever find something like that again, but that's Value Village for you.

My guess is we'll have our first overnight stay in the new apartment will be about this time next week. Depending on how quickly we can unpack everything, or at the very least get the beds set up.

It was rather frightening to see just how many boxes we had, but it was kind of fun at the same time. I imagined that the apartment was a Christmas Tree, and the boxes were presents to which we don't know what's inside, but are pretty sure we're going to like.

May sound trite, but it prevented me from doing something drastic to silence that elevator alarm.

I wonder if Ubisoft has thought of licensing the Rabbid scream to replace klaxon alerts. Just a thought.

Intermission #1 - A Moving Valentine's Day

Some people love it, other hate it, and then there are those that loathe and despise the 14th of February. No matter your opinion, we all have our way of dealing with it. I choose to look on it as a time to remember love and share it with those you care for most by showering them with affection in the form of gifts and candy. Kind of like Christmas, but without most any religious significance whatsoever.

It's changed a little over the years, and when I became a father it changed a LOT. This time next year I'll probably be working with my daughter to make Valentine's cards for her classmates.

This year, I just wait until my children are in bed, and I sit back and enjoy some time with my wife watching stuff like this:



We love to laugh and enjoy the company of each other, but today was a very different Valentine's Day. We did the walkthrough inspection for our apartment and got our keys! This weekend will be devoted to super crazy fun time, aka moving house. Shouldn't be that hard since we packed everything up in a storage pod that will be dropped at our new place on Friday.

I have pledged to post once a day for the year of 2011, and I don't plan on having something like a move get in the way of that. I'm just saying post might be a little vapid over the next while.

So things should be more or less the same.