The end of an Era..

Last night my mom had the unfortunate inconvenience of her van not starting. As much as I hate that ugly van, I really have some good memories driving that beast of a vehicle. Whether it was to wasaga beach, the cottage, or back and forth from Guelph an endless amount of times- the van served us well over the past 10 years. Although I am sad to see it go- I can't help but think ITS ABOUT TIME! Other than being an eyesore, it was not great on gas and there were a lot of things that needed to be fixed. Long story short, it is "the end of an era" at the Whiting household. The days of horseback riding competitions and hauling couches from students house-to-student house have come to an end. RIP Shianne the van :)

On a happier note, I am heading up to Binbrook this afternoon for one last visit with my little monkey Norelle (and Allison and Daryl of course)! Its starting to become "real" that I am actually leaving very soon. In these last few days I am learning to appreciate the small things of home that I am not going to have for the next year, ex: bruce waking me up to breakfast in bed (I'm so spoiled)

Oh and some good news, I found out today that my contract up north officially starts on August 26th 2010 which is a Thursday. I am going to be done at the fishing resort on the 20th, and then I am planning on moving to the North on the 24th so that I'll have time to settle in a little bit before I get started right away......this means I am going to possibly be having a "welcome home, goodbye and happy birthday" party here at my house Saturday August 21st 2010 (which happens to be my mom and cousins bday too so we will have LOTS to celebrate)!!!!!!! This is tentative but PLEASE mark it on your calender....I want to see as many friends/family as I can during my 3 days at home as I possibly can :)

Cheers- have a great and gorgeous sunny Wednesday!