Compared to the xmas card, we’ve got a lot more snow now (although the last days were a lot warmer and a bit of it melted)! And as I’m still behind on updating the gallery, I thought I’d post a few of our favorite new pics:
The view from our … » full post and pics!
Here’s our xmas (email) message of this year! Happy holidays!
2008 was no doubt our year. Monday, February 18th our dream came true when we moved to Canada!
The last months in Holland were very hectic and we didn’t want a party, but our friend Els arranged a surprise party … » full post and pics!
Little over a week ago, on Friday November 28th, Cortney and Tim finally had their little baby boy, Lucca! Isn’t he the cutest?! He’s been named after the Italian town Lucca (not all that far from the Swiss town Geneva that his big sister is named after), Tim’s dad … » full post and pics!
SNOW! Yes we already had the first winter storm, which covered everything in a 10-15cm thick blanket of snow. But it’s too warm to stay, so it’s already melting. I’m posting a pic made at dawn this morning.
Happy thanksgiving! Today is thanksgiving here in Canada, but we already … » full post and pics!
Six months! Today we’ve been here for six months already! It flew by, but at the same time our time in Holland already seems like a lifetime ago. To me anyway, Nico says the goodbye parties seem only a few months away. Anyway… I think we can proudly say that … » full post and pics!
I got the job at Canada Life!!!! After 3 weeks I finally was called by Alisa from HR to offer me the job. Yay!! I’ll be starting next week (Tuesday) and I’m very excited! Here’s the description from the ad:
| FASCORE CASH ACCOUNTS ADMINISTRATOR |
| Job Type: Casual |
| Location: Regina, SK, |
Hello guys!
We’ve been doing really well here in our first week as Canadian residents. We applied for our SIN number and health card and did a lot of shopping (so much to get, so many stores, so much to … » full post and pics!
YEEEEEAAAHOOOOOOOOWWWW! We got the letter we’ve nervously been waiting for, THE letter, the mother of all letters: the letter from the Canadian Embassy that says our application for the work permits (for both of us) have been approved and we can now travel to Canada!! WOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!
Tomorrow we’ll go book … » full post and pics!
We wish everybody a happy, healthy and safe 2008!!! Here’s a bit of video from last night’s fireworks in our neighbourhood… I’m gonna miss that in Regina! I also uploaded an album with pictures in the gallery.
I’ve got a couple of … » full post and pics!