The other day I got that same feeling you get as a kid that is just a few days away from going to a new school.\u00a0 You’re looking forward to it because everything will be new and different, but at the same time there’s some anticipation\u00a0because\u00a0well…\u00a0everything will be new and different.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
We’re now a couple of days from our move, and our place is filled with boxes, labels, and things are just a bit chaotic right now.\u00a0 Erica and the cats have been noticing the escalating change, and the past few mornings e has woken up and not been happy.\u00a0 All her familiar things are now in boxes.\u00a0 Her room is filled with boxes and garbage bags.\u00a0 The cats are also needing extra attention and reassurance.\u00a0 I’m guessing the move will be hard on them as well- I read that cats get attached to places whereas dogs are fine as long as their humans are around.<\/p>\n
As for the move itself, we severly underestimated the number of boxes.\u00a0 In the end, E went online, at Jennifer’s suggestion to Frogbox.\u00a0 They are a company that drops off these green, stackable, sturdy plastic boxes (similar to ones we used to move at the office) and pick them up again when you are done.\u00a0 No need to go out and buy cardboard boxes (they are expensive!), tape them together, collapse, or recycle them.\u00a0 I imagine they are a lot more environmentally friendly.\u00a0 We very much recommend them.<\/p>\n
I think back\u00a0to when we moved here\u00a0almost 8 years ago, and how much has changed since then.\u00a0 We weren’t married, we had hand-me-down furniture including a used futon and sawed off love seat for\u00a0the living room.\u00a0 We had E’s\u00a0double bed on an ikea frame… and a foosball table\u00a0with a cover and 4 bar stools for a dining room table.\u00a0 We were one of the original owners here at Madison, I think 4th or 5th to move in.\u00a0 We’ve seen neighbors come and go, and neighbors turn into really good friends.\u00a0 As with any strata, we’ve also seen our share of drama, but also a strong sense of community.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow is Erica’s last day at Cecelia’s daycare, and if we’re emotional about missing daycare, then I’m sure the same goes for Erica and all of her\u00a0friends (Fay-fay, Cah-is, Di-da, Annabelle, etc).\u00a0 We know she likes going there and playing with her friends.\u00a0 It’s definitely one of the reasons why she’s so well socialized.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For us,\u00a0the location has been great.\u00a0 E works nearby, and for a few years I worked about a mile away from Madison.\u00a0 Family lives nearby, good restaurants and grocery stores, Brentwood’s an ok mall, Metrotown is close by, the Heights is a 10 min walk, my local fishstore is on Hastings, Making Memories (the\u00a0place where E should work!) is\u00a0by\u00a0Safeway, lots of nice parks nearby, Eileen Daily pool, Burnaby mountain golf course, 8 rinks, skytrain,\u00a0North\u00a0Van, etc.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Don’t get me wrong, we’re looking forward to the new place,\u00a0finding new amenties and friends… and I think we’ve found a good place\u00a0for our kids to grow up.\u00a0 Many milestones in\u00a0our lives happened\u00a0while we lived at Madison… a lot of really good memories.\u00a0\u00a0But in a few\u00a0days, we’ll be starting out in a new environment, and part of the fun will be discovering all the things that will turn into more good memories in time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0Yeah, tomorrow’s going to be a tough day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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