hey there...our new home

Hi all,

last weekend we've been looking at our new rental home and it is great.
It needs some cleaning but that's no problem.
the house has 5 bedrooms 2 bathrooms a large living room and kitchen and a large basement..
it really is a cute house with lost of possibilities...
even the dogs loved it,..
guess thats because of the squirrels (what ever that is spelt like)

here are some pictures from the outside

hello ya'll

Here a new update again..
pretty quick after the other one I know..

Lets see..
I finally did my written test and past the second time.
the first time for some reason I was very nervous en had a lot of problems reading the questions..
I just didn't really get what was asked so the first time I failed with having only 23 questions answered...
Went back home read the complete book again and did a new exam the day after and past with only 2 questions wrong..not bad for a Dutch hey..
the only thing I don't like is that I had to surrender my Dutch drivers license though they had to ask..OK this is Dutch but from what country is that...yeah right...
So now I am not allowed to drive my new lovely car untill I have past my roadtest..in about 3 weeks..
Got myself a new car..a 2001 chevy tahoe 4x4 with all the luxury you can think off..very cool...
And a new BBQ you just have to have out here..

And I think we're going to move in about 2 week to another house way bigger and way more space around the house..so we don't have to walk the dogs in the offleash park anymore..
No more fights with other male dogs..
Gerard is off to work again had to start at 4 am.. idiotic times that are.. who on earth starts working in the middle of the night..

that about it for now..
take care
C

I know it has been a while

Hey everybody,

I know it has been a while since I posted here.
After we've been to the Rocky Mountains we had to get Gerard his Canadian drivers license.. and I have to say to start all over again is a struggle. He has been a truckdriver for 18 years now and has his car license 20 years now he had to start from scratch again..
with the written test and getting his learners class 7 wait 2 weeks then do the roadtest..
poor boy failed the first roadtest but I think that was more because there is so much hanging on that..his new job is waiting for him to get his license..But he was lucky and past 2 days later.
Now he is doing a lot of courses to get on the road. I think that will be next week..
He even has been to MooseJaw to get some lessons...

And for me well It has been a long time being together and I have to say it is kinda hard the first few days being alone again..
thats when you realize you can't go to friends for a cup of coffee..
man i missed that.
But I had a good time driving around exploring the area and walking the dogs..
talking to some friends here and talking with mom and dad on msn..
using the webcam is so much fun and makes it easier to be so far from Holland.
Last weekend we were invited for a BBQ by a collegue.. The people there all arrived about a year ago to Canada from the UK and a couple from South Africa..
We did have a good time and the best part is they all know what we have to go through.
They all offered their help and friendship. that's very kind of them and we certainly wil use their knowledge.. don't have to invent the wheel again right..

now today I came acros something that made me realize I can't do a thing here the first year.. I know I am not allowed to work,, ( hate that big time). I did have some offers for work but it is a bit dangerous to accept them.. I didn't come here to get kicked out again did we.
But I studied a bit for my own drivers license..yes I gotta start from schratch too..and wanted to take the written one today but couldn't do it..cause they didn't allow the copy I made of Gerards workpermit.. they want to make a copy themselves..damnit I did so well made sure I had copies over everything even official translations of our marriage certificate and my driverslicense..
ohh and they didn't believe I live here so I need to show them a bill or something..
great..got back home without a written test..
oh and when I pass that one I can't drive for 2 weeks or so cause they take my Dutch lisence..

Ahh well all takes time and I think I have to surrender to that..
I don't wanna be patient..I never was and now I have too...
I will survive
and in the end my ROCK AND ROLL DREAM COME THROUGH..
right Meat..

now I gotta go to Edmonton pick up Gerard from work..
I'll give this blog an other update soon..there are a few more things I want to say..

LOVE

C




We did find a lot of opportunities to start a campground after the first year.. and believe me this one will be petfriendly.