Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving dinner at my sister Claire's home, where we're staying (still!). Really feel like I have so much to be thankful for.

In these pics: Gerald (Ashley's fiance), Ashley, Jessica, Gerry, Claire & of course, us.

I think it was the first Thanksgiving I've ever had without my parents, so that was a little strange. It was weird not to be with Jose's family too. We did talk to both parents on Skype though - yay for Skype!!

So Jose starts his job on Wednesday - finally!! He's looking forward to it and we're hoping his impressions were right and that we made this move for a great job. I'm pretty sure it will be.

The weather here has been so amazing - warm (21 degrees) and sunny. Unusual for October apparently. It is supposed to be cooler tomorrow (13 degrees) but then warm up a bit later on in the week (17 degrees). Why do I keep writing about the weather??? Because so many people made such a big deal about it, that I just gotta tell it like it is. I know it's going to be cold, but so far it really has been lovely. I've been walking around in a t-shirt & jeans all week, and I wasn't wearing that in September in BC!

As far as the home goes, the inspection is tomorrow afternoon, and the financing should be through by Wednesday. Subjects get lifted on Wednesday at 9pm (extended from last Friday as the bank wasn't ready), so hopefully everything goes smoothly. We really want to get into our own home, unpack, and get settled. And give my sister and her family their home back. They've been so accommodating and easy-going, but I know it must be hard for them, especially with our "lively" little girls!

That's all for now. We missed seeing our BC family and friends this Thanksgiving, and send you all big hugs - hope you all had a lovely long weekend.