Whirlwind

That's what our lives have been over the past month. A complete whirlwind! Packing, moving, unpacking, finishing up my job, starting a new job, finishing up daycare, starting a new daycare....but now, here we are, one week into our new lives. And so far, so good. I've definitely had my moments of wondering if this whole upheaval is going to be worth it, but I must say, I'm pleasantly surprised with how things are turning out.

Exploring Fort Royal, overlooking the Annapolis Basin

Annapolis Royal is beautiful. It is a picture perfect town, with a tiny (but thriving) downtown, incredibly friendly people (there are only 500 of them, but they have all chosen to live here for a reason), and it is located right on the amazing Bay of Fundy, one of my absolute favourite places in the world.  We've rented an old heritage home downtown and we are starting to settle in. Being in a 'city' is very different  for us. For the first time in years we can walk everywhere. Literally! To the playground, grocery stores, pub, post office, restaurants, farmer's market, daycare...And, I can carpool to work. Alan happens to be away right now and I don't need a car while he is gone. It feels truly amazing.

My 'First Day of Work' Party. Mom and Colleen came to visit and help us get settled (and celebrate!)

Caleb hasn't missed a beat. He is so amazingly adaptable, he had no qualms about saying goodbye to his friends at daycare, packing up his toys and leaving the house we promised him he'd stay in for years. He was up for the adventure and he is embracing it every step of the way. He loves his new town, loves his new school, loves making trips to the store in his wagon, loves counting the boats from the wharf and especially loves walking over to play in the 'pirate ship playground'. He'll happily tell you he lives in Annapolis Royal as if he's never lived anywhere else in his entire life. It makes me really proud.

 It still feels surreal to think that we now live in the Valley,  and it feels even crazier to think that there is a real potential that we'll be here for many, many years to come. This little town might be the place where Caleb grows up and always calls home. After all these changes I'm not going to place bets on what our future holds, but for now we are happy and excited to discover what else this little town has to offer.