December signifies the end of an era. It is the beginning of new dreams and a different life. We will be starting a whole new life by moving from Niagara Falls where we have lived now for quite some time now to Oakville where I will be starting school at Sheridan to major in advertising. Since being married we have lived our life in stages.
The first stage of our lives that Kyle and I find the hardest to forget was just after we got married. We felt so wonderful coming home after our wedding in Ontario to our little basement apartment in B.C. There was something so special about that apartment. It was everything that we loved to call home. At that time in our lives I was the only one working so we didn’t have any money for extra things so the time we spent in our apartment was precious. It was our little haven. Kyle would cook dinner for me after work and we would enjoy going grocery shopping and spending our free time finding deals at Ikea that would spruce up our home. We would make extras money on Ebay by finding anything we could sell around the house. Kyle would take many trips to the Bone Yard. This is the place where he would find parts for the Taurus so he could fix it himself because we couldn’t afford to pay for repairs on it. I worked at the Chevron gas station 4 days a week for 10 hour shifts and when I was home with Kyle we would enjoy our days making grilled cheese sandwiches and just enjoying each other’s company. We would appreciate getting the chance to eat out if we could and we planned ahead for Christmas weeks before it ever happened. We didn’t have enough money for presents but we wanted to buy a Christmas tree and still celebrate. For $100 we were able to buy a tree and some decorations a Christmas door hanger and a really nice meal to enjoy together. That Christmas was the most amazing Christmas I have ever had. We wanted to stay forever in this stage of our lives because it was so meaningful to us. We would conquer the world all on our own, defeating the odds and making the most of life. It was love at its finest, we only had each other and that was more then enough to make us happy.
The Second stage in our lives was when we moved from our little apartment in B.C to Niagara Falls. This would be the more challenging stage of our lives. I am not sure what made it so difficult, there were a lot of good things that happened but I felt like we were thrown out of our element. We lost the simplicity in our love that we had in Surrey. Simply put we were not in our own world anymore. There were many more influences around us that we never had to contend with before. We still enjoyed each others company and we still had precious moments but the over all general feeling was one of unsettledness. Kyle has worked so hard since we moved here, once he got his work visa he hasn’t stopped. I admire him so much for providing for us. This stage has been about working hard and trying to sustain the simplicity of our love. It has been a challenge the whole way through, but we have known all along that it would not be forever.
This leads me to the third stage of our lives. This stage hasn’t happened yet but it will start on December 7th 2007, just a little over a month and a half from now. We will be ending our jobs on this day in December. We have spent the last months working hard and saving all of our money for school and moving and having enough money to make a smooth transition into the next stage of our lives. December means so much to us because it’s the end of a really challenging time. Once we stop working for Apple we will have most of December off to relax and enjoy each other again. We will be able to go to bed late and wake up and snuggle with each other in the morning. We will be able to go apartment searching and buy our first new couch for our new place. We will be able to cook meals together and go perusing Ikea again for ideas for our brand new place. One thing I’m really looking forward to is decorating our little Christmas tree and going for late night walks by the falls while the snow falls. Our last month in Niagara Falls is going to be precious and special which is how I am happy we will be able to remember it.
Moving to Oakville is going to be a new beginning. It will be a new opportunity to find the simplicity of our love. It is my dream for this next stage of our lives to surprise us with its ease and joy. I want to feel comfortable and aligned with myself and with my relationship with Kyle. I am looking for a routine that I can just fall into and be at peace with. I want our love to be easy and not contending with everything around us.
I believe that it is possible. You might think how is this possible? But I know that it is possible because the stage that we are leaving behind was one of determination and was geared by working hard to achieve our goals. The stage in Surrey and the one we are about to begin in Oakville are not stages working towards goals rather they are living within those goals and enjoying life as we live out our dreams. This is why I am so excited for the next season of our lives. We have worked hard and we have earned it.
I don’t know what the next time in our lives will look like, but I know that I am excited for what is to come. Kyle and I have become so close through these happy and hard times in our lives. We share our joy and excitement and we share the struggles and pain as we make our way through these challenging times. I wouldn’t change any of these experiences for the world. They have made us who we are and I love what we are together.
Here is to new seasons, new beginnings and embracing new life.
Cheers ,
The first stage of our lives that Kyle and I find the hardest to forget was just after we got married. We felt so wonderful coming home after our wedding in Ontario to our little basement apartment in B.C. There was something so special about that apartment. It was everything that we loved to call home. At that time in our lives I was the only one working so we didn’t have any money for extra things so the time we spent in our apartment was precious. It was our little haven. Kyle would cook dinner for me after work and we would enjoy going grocery shopping and spending our free time finding deals at Ikea that would spruce up our home. We would make extras money on Ebay by finding anything we could sell around the house. Kyle would take many trips to the Bone Yard. This is the place where he would find parts for the Taurus so he could fix it himself because we couldn’t afford to pay for repairs on it. I worked at the Chevron gas station 4 days a week for 10 hour shifts and when I was home with Kyle we would enjoy our days making grilled cheese sandwiches and just enjoying each other’s company. We would appreciate getting the chance to eat out if we could and we planned ahead for Christmas weeks before it ever happened. We didn’t have enough money for presents but we wanted to buy a Christmas tree and still celebrate. For $100 we were able to buy a tree and some decorations a Christmas door hanger and a really nice meal to enjoy together. That Christmas was the most amazing Christmas I have ever had. We wanted to stay forever in this stage of our lives because it was so meaningful to us. We would conquer the world all on our own, defeating the odds and making the most of life. It was love at its finest, we only had each other and that was more then enough to make us happy.
The Second stage in our lives was when we moved from our little apartment in B.C to Niagara Falls. This would be the more challenging stage of our lives. I am not sure what made it so difficult, there were a lot of good things that happened but I felt like we were thrown out of our element. We lost the simplicity in our love that we had in Surrey. Simply put we were not in our own world anymore. There were many more influences around us that we never had to contend with before. We still enjoyed each others company and we still had precious moments but the over all general feeling was one of unsettledness. Kyle has worked so hard since we moved here, once he got his work visa he hasn’t stopped. I admire him so much for providing for us. This stage has been about working hard and trying to sustain the simplicity of our love. It has been a challenge the whole way through, but we have known all along that it would not be forever.
This leads me to the third stage of our lives. This stage hasn’t happened yet but it will start on December 7th 2007, just a little over a month and a half from now. We will be ending our jobs on this day in December. We have spent the last months working hard and saving all of our money for school and moving and having enough money to make a smooth transition into the next stage of our lives. December means so much to us because it’s the end of a really challenging time. Once we stop working for Apple we will have most of December off to relax and enjoy each other again. We will be able to go to bed late and wake up and snuggle with each other in the morning. We will be able to go apartment searching and buy our first new couch for our new place. We will be able to cook meals together and go perusing Ikea again for ideas for our brand new place. One thing I’m really looking forward to is decorating our little Christmas tree and going for late night walks by the falls while the snow falls. Our last month in Niagara Falls is going to be precious and special which is how I am happy we will be able to remember it.
Moving to Oakville is going to be a new beginning. It will be a new opportunity to find the simplicity of our love. It is my dream for this next stage of our lives to surprise us with its ease and joy. I want to feel comfortable and aligned with myself and with my relationship with Kyle. I am looking for a routine that I can just fall into and be at peace with. I want our love to be easy and not contending with everything around us.
I believe that it is possible. You might think how is this possible? But I know that it is possible because the stage that we are leaving behind was one of determination and was geared by working hard to achieve our goals. The stage in Surrey and the one we are about to begin in Oakville are not stages working towards goals rather they are living within those goals and enjoying life as we live out our dreams. This is why I am so excited for the next season of our lives. We have worked hard and we have earned it.
I don’t know what the next time in our lives will look like, but I know that I am excited for what is to come. Kyle and I have become so close through these happy and hard times in our lives. We share our joy and excitement and we share the struggles and pain as we make our way through these challenging times. I wouldn’t change any of these experiences for the world. They have made us who we are and I love what we are together.
Here is to new seasons, new beginnings and embracing new life.
Cheers ,
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