Georgia on my mind...

Georgia,
Georgia,
No peace, no peace I find
Just this old, sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind

Last day at work today. Not the sense of relief I expected, rather, kind of blue and really hoping we're doing the right thing. I know in my conscience that we HAVE to go back to Canada, and leave the US, but today was hard.

Since coming to the US in the summer of 2000, I've met so many good people, real people, real friends. Who are these 50% that we hear about in the news? This 50% who's beliefs and values are so very different than my own?

Spent Wednesday with J&C watching the StoneMountain laser show, an adventure in redneck. Lots of flag waving, lots of patriotism. How can I have loved this state so much?

Spent last night with the Desai's, great food, great company. All of us trying so hard not to show how hurt we are at us leaving and knowing that the likelyhood of us meeting again is low. M and J holding hands walking into the restaurant just about broke my heart.

Today, goodbye's starting with my boss at 9am when he gave me a totally unexpected departing gift. Tears flowed shortly after and continued until a hug with Jinny at shortly after 4pm. The lab was rather dramatic and damp.

Life has been great here, we've been very happy. But we have to go...there are too many things that we can't reconcile with what our souls know are right.

And he played Fire on the Mountain
Run boys, run
The devil's in the House of the Rising Sun

Gettem'up! Roll em'out!

Momniscient!

Raine: McKay, if you want to go get icecream at ColdStone you have to put your shorts back on.

McKay: I don't know where they ARE.

Raine: You could look for them.

McKay: I don't know where to LOOK.

Raine: If I were you, I'd look in your dresser drawer.

McKay: If I were you, I could find them!

Mi Casa

We're back safely (although tired) from our scouting trip to Vancouver.

We found a very very small townhouse that will be fine for the year if I keep all my books in storage. Since this was the ONLY place we saw/talked to that would allow pets and it has the added bonus of being 5 blocks from work for Dan, we decided it would do JUST fine.Rent includes radiant floor heating and hot water which is a bonus. Here's the view from the living room, and the living room set up for our first picnic.


Biggest thanks for Ry for going Commando (different than going regimental) and getting us some stealth shots of the unit from his work. Still trying to figure out what sort of "bed" to move McKay up to...a Queen would allow for guests to sleep over, but might not leave much room for toys. A twin would work for him, but not for most of our friends. Maybe a double, and people can decide how much they like their spouses when they come visit. Holiday Inn is 3 blocks away.

Things are getting a bit crazy here, forgot to renew the Corolla's plates so we've been driving with expired plates for a month. Eep.






Trying to map our our drive to Vancouver...
ATL->Nashville
Nashville->Kansas City
Kansas City->Boulder
rest/rehab/frolic
Boulder->SaltLakeCity
SaltLakeCity->Portland
rest/rehab/frolic
Portland->Vancouver

So 7-8 days...which is ok, other than our stuff will arrive in Vancouver in 7-10 days, and the fact that McKay will be postal by the time we get there.

Depths of the Human Mind

I had a very curious (and short) conversation with McKay two days ago.

We had just gotten back to the hotel, McKay having fallen asleep in the car about 20 minutes before our arrival. I open the back door of the rental car and start to extract McKay when...

M: (out of a dead sleep) MUNCHIES!

D: ...what?

M: DADDY?

D: Yes?

M: What! Are! Munchies?!

D: Munchies?

M: YES!

D: Well, I wasn't expecting a sort of Spanish Inquisition...

Then he fell asleep again.