I'm back!

Well, we moved into our new place, waited a while to get our phone line installed, then waited some more to get our ADSL installed. We were finally connected to the internet last week after a long absence. It was hell without the internet at home!

A lot has happened over the past month. In a nutshell, the place we were originally going to rent fell through, and we found a new place, quick. We moved into a 2-bdrm apartment a few blocks from the beach and very close to Gus' new school. Gus started school and is enjoying it. Gus had his 7th birthday and we had a little party for him at the beach. Vic started a new job with a contractor who does residential building. But, the guy is a jerk so Vic is still looking around for something new. Our most recent big news is that this weekend Vic got us some wheels (a mitsubishi magna wagon).

I'm plugging away at my thesis proposal, and it goes in fits and spurts. It's been a harder transition than I thought. I went from working in the govt where I was kept busy with e-mails, meetings and a lot of other non-epidemiology related tasks. Now, I spend my days reading, thinking and writing, trying to meet my own self-imposed deadlines. Some days, I feel so lucky to have such an amazing 'job'. And, other days, I feel completely lost, craving the structure that I used to have in my old life in Ottawa.

Today, we checked out the 'Powerhouse Museum'. Gus has been missing all the old museums we used to go to in Ottawa, and we thought this might be a good replacement for the Science and Tech museum. Unfortunately, except for an appearance from R2D2 and a storm trooper, it was not a hit. It was a little on the boring side and not very interactive. We spent just a couple of hours there, then went to Paddy's Markets - an indoor market where you can get anything, cheap, from electronics, fruits and veggies to t-shirts, sunglasses and purses.

It's 29C today, so Vic and Gus have now gone to the beach for a quick dip to cool off. Here's some pics of our day: