It's 11:51pm, all three of our bags are packed and in just 7 hours a car will show up at our house to take Ryleigh, Avery and I to the airport. Jeramy has been in St. John's since Sunday and tomorrow we will join him.
I'm a little nervous about tomorrow. I have gone over the entire day in my head over and over. I have made lists upon lists over the past few weeks and have checked and rechecked to make sure that every item has been packed. Everything should be fine. Just fine. Really. If I tell myself this enough, it will be so. It must be so. Fine. Fine and Dandy. Just a little nervous.
So, thnk of us. I'm sure that it will all be fine and if someone cries on the plane, well, they won't be the first child to cry on the plane. They won't even be the first child of mine to cry on the plane. Oh, and yes, I will soooo be bragging about the great weather on this blog while I'm there.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
That Crazy Internet
I came across one of those random internet polls today. The poll asked: "Do you think you are a better/same/worse mother/father than your mother/father?"
My answer: I try to equal that woman every day.
Strange thing is, if five years ago, I would have come across this poll: "Do you think that you will be a better/same/worse mother/father than your mother/father?"....my answer would have been so incredibly different.
Amazing what children and time can teach you.
I love you mom...this is hard.
But, if in the end, I end up with daughters as fabulous as you did, it'll all be so worth it!
:)
My answer: I try to equal that woman every day.
Strange thing is, if five years ago, I would have come across this poll: "Do you think that you will be a better/same/worse mother/father than your mother/father?"....my answer would have been so incredibly different.
Amazing what children and time can teach you.
I love you mom...this is hard.
But, if in the end, I end up with daughters as fabulous as you did, it'll all be so worth it!
:)
Sunday, June 22, 2008
One of MY favorite things
AMC's Mad Men is one of the best shows that I've seen in a long time. Maybe ever. Yes, it's that good.
You can read more about it at amctv.com, but it breaks down like this. Set in the early 1960's, the main character is an advertising exec in Manhatten. He has a home in a suburbs, carefully tended by his doting wife, two children and a dog. His wife and his social life have little to do with each other and the only women in his office are secretaries. The show captures so much of the era from smoking in the hospital, down to the way the women shape their fingernails.
I highly recommend, though it's a little racy for the kiddos. They're running the first season on July 20th starting at noon with the new season kicking off on July 27th. All I can say if no matter where I'm living on July 27th, there WILL be a TiVo(DVR), oh yes, there will be TiVo.
You can read more about it at amctv.com, but it breaks down like this. Set in the early 1960's, the main character is an advertising exec in Manhatten. He has a home in a suburbs, carefully tended by his doting wife, two children and a dog. His wife and his social life have little to do with each other and the only women in his office are secretaries. The show captures so much of the era from smoking in the hospital, down to the way the women shape their fingernails.
I highly recommend, though it's a little racy for the kiddos. They're running the first season on July 20th starting at noon with the new season kicking off on July 27th. All I can say if no matter where I'm living on July 27th, there WILL be a TiVo(DVR), oh yes, there will be TiVo.
Avery Milestones
Avery has achieved full speed with her crawling. There are not too many places in the house that are out of her reach. She's even doing a great job at pulling up on the couch. I can't believe that it's already time to lower the bed in her crib so that she can't pull up and fall out. She's eating a pretty good assortment of solid food. Her favorites are peaches and bananas, but she eats sweet potatoes, avocado, peas, carrots, yogurt, cereal and a few others.
Jeramy left today for Canada. He lands tonight and the girls and I will join him on Thursday. We might have already found a house that his company currently has under lease, so that's one less thing to have to worry about. My dad has decided to buy our Tahoe and Rocky is currently at my sister's house for a test run.
So, all is well and we're just chugging right along around here. Avery is in bed and Ryleigh and I are cuddled up watching Pocahantas right now.
Jeramy left today for Canada. He lands tonight and the girls and I will join him on Thursday. We might have already found a house that his company currently has under lease, so that's one less thing to have to worry about. My dad has decided to buy our Tahoe and Rocky is currently at my sister's house for a test run.
So, all is well and we're just chugging right along around here. Avery is in bed and Ryleigh and I are cuddled up watching Pocahantas right now.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Chillin'
The girls and I drove up to Arlington yesterday and are spending some quality time with Aunt Becca and UNCLE BLAKE!! I write it that way because that's the only way that I can express the excitement that is in Ryleigh's voice when she says UNCLE BLAKE!! Those two are such great friends and have spent some great time together doing things around the house and out and about.
We will head back to Sugar Land on Saturday, just in time to see Daddy off on Sunday. He's heading up to St. John's to get acquainted with the place before we get up there on Thursday. We've gotten in touch with a realtor that has already started sending us links to potential homes. Hopefully we'll be able to see several next week and at least one of them will jump out at us. It's going to be weird looking for a rental again after two glorious years of home ownership. I just don't know how I'm going to adjust to not being reponsible for fixing the roof when it leaks, having to buy a new oven when the old one craters or having to watch some fat dude stick a line down the sewer trap to clear up the line. On second thought, maybe I'll be able to adjust just fine.
We will head back to Sugar Land on Saturday, just in time to see Daddy off on Sunday. He's heading up to St. John's to get acquainted with the place before we get up there on Thursday. We've gotten in touch with a realtor that has already started sending us links to potential homes. Hopefully we'll be able to see several next week and at least one of them will jump out at us. It's going to be weird looking for a rental again after two glorious years of home ownership. I just don't know how I'm going to adjust to not being reponsible for fixing the roof when it leaks, having to buy a new oven when the old one craters or having to watch some fat dude stick a line down the sewer trap to clear up the line. On second thought, maybe I'll be able to adjust just fine.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Aggieland
Last week the whole family spent the day up in College Station seeing some old friends and visiting some old stomping grounds. We got there around lunch time and had some nice greasy hamburgers at Fitzwilly's and then went around town visiting some various friends. At one point we were driving across campus and had a this conversation:
Jenn: "Look Jeramy, there's a corp guy all dressed up! Turn around, Ryleigh would love to see a real Aggie"
Jeramy: "Okay" (turns the car around)
Jeramy: "Look Ryleigh, there's an Aggie!"
Ryleigh: "I know dad, I saw him when we were driving the other way"
Apparently she's an old pro at this whole Aggie spotting business.
We ended the visit with dinner at Wings and More with one of Jeramy's grad school buddies and his family. It was a great visit overall. I always feel like I'm home when I pull into that town. We realized the other day that there's a good chance we may not be able to watch an Aggie football game for several years. Yikes, how ever we will make it through the fall!
Jenn: "Look Jeramy, there's a corp guy all dressed up! Turn around, Ryleigh would love to see a real Aggie"
Jeramy: "Okay" (turns the car around)
Jeramy: "Look Ryleigh, there's an Aggie!"
Ryleigh: "I know dad, I saw him when we were driving the other way"
Apparently she's an old pro at this whole Aggie spotting business.
We ended the visit with dinner at Wings and More with one of Jeramy's grad school buddies and his family. It was a great visit overall. I always feel like I'm home when I pull into that town. We realized the other day that there's a good chance we may not be able to watch an Aggie football game for several years. Yikes, how ever we will make it through the fall!
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Our Big Announcement
Some major things have been happening for us and our family. Shortly after we made the decision for me to stay home we decided to put in for an international assignment with Jeramy's company. We've always wanted to go international at some point and decided that now is a great time to do that. After months of talks with Jeramy's company our assignment came through.
We're moving to Canada!! St. John's, Newfoundland to be exact. We are very excited about this move. We feel like it's going to be a great thing for the girls, a great move for Jeramy's career and there is even a graduate program in St. John's that is of interest to myself.
We met with a realtor last night and she had some great things to say about our house. We're hoping to get it on the market in about a week. Jeramy will be taking a trip to St. John's in two weeks for about a week. He'll be taking a look at some housing options and getting a feel for the place. After Ryleigh's birthday party on July 12th, the whole family will be heading up for a week long trip to secure a home, find Ryleigh a daycare and to sort out a few other things. After that, it's all about the packing and shipping. We get a 40 ft. container to fill with our things which will go by sea and 500 lbs. will be shipped by air. 40 ft. is not a lot when you're looking at a whole house worth of stuff. So, we'll be doing some thinning out over the next few weeks. We'll also be selling the vehicles at some point. (2003 Tahoe and 2006 Jetta if anyone is interested) We're still on the fence about Rocky. He refuses to go outside when it's 40 degrees here, not sure how he would take to the snow. Plus, there's the trip that he would have to make. My sister is considering fostering him while we're gone, but we'll just have to see.
So, that's it in a nutshell. We are incredibly excited but it is a huge thing to be staring in the face. There is much to be done from washing windows to choosing a new bank (we're still using good ol' Aggieland Credit Union). Also there is the enormous task of sorting through all of our things. To take all the things that we've accumulated over 8 years of co-habiting and try to squeeze them into a 40 ft. container is kind of surreal.
And no, my mom is not thrilled...that's the first thing everyone seems to ask when we tell someone we're moving overseas. But, we'll be seeing her as much as possible. And, there is the internet, oh wonderful, beautiful internet.
Keep checking our blog as I plan on documenting all the ups and the surely to be downs of making this move. Pray for us and celebrate with us this great new adventure in our lives!
All our love, the montgomery clan
We're moving to Canada!! St. John's, Newfoundland to be exact. We are very excited about this move. We feel like it's going to be a great thing for the girls, a great move for Jeramy's career and there is even a graduate program in St. John's that is of interest to myself.
We met with a realtor last night and she had some great things to say about our house. We're hoping to get it on the market in about a week. Jeramy will be taking a trip to St. John's in two weeks for about a week. He'll be taking a look at some housing options and getting a feel for the place. After Ryleigh's birthday party on July 12th, the whole family will be heading up for a week long trip to secure a home, find Ryleigh a daycare and to sort out a few other things. After that, it's all about the packing and shipping. We get a 40 ft. container to fill with our things which will go by sea and 500 lbs. will be shipped by air. 40 ft. is not a lot when you're looking at a whole house worth of stuff. So, we'll be doing some thinning out over the next few weeks. We'll also be selling the vehicles at some point. (2003 Tahoe and 2006 Jetta if anyone is interested) We're still on the fence about Rocky. He refuses to go outside when it's 40 degrees here, not sure how he would take to the snow. Plus, there's the trip that he would have to make. My sister is considering fostering him while we're gone, but we'll just have to see.
So, that's it in a nutshell. We are incredibly excited but it is a huge thing to be staring in the face. There is much to be done from washing windows to choosing a new bank (we're still using good ol' Aggieland Credit Union). Also there is the enormous task of sorting through all of our things. To take all the things that we've accumulated over 8 years of co-habiting and try to squeeze them into a 40 ft. container is kind of surreal.
And no, my mom is not thrilled...that's the first thing everyone seems to ask when we tell someone we're moving overseas. But, we'll be seeing her as much as possible. And, there is the internet, oh wonderful, beautiful internet.
Keep checking our blog as I plan on documenting all the ups and the surely to be downs of making this move. Pray for us and celebrate with us this great new adventure in our lives!
All our love, the montgomery clan
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