TO BEAUVAL

Our last few days at the Westman residence were very busy. We found out that our lovely car was completely rusted out where you would normally put a trailer hitch, so we had to figure out a different way to ship all of our stuff. We fit as much as we could in our car, and then decided to ship the rest on the Greyhound bus. We bought five 6 cubic ft. boxes, and stuffed all we could into every box. 3 of them were over 90lbs! I packed 3 all by myself while everyone else was at work (but I had a little bucky’s to give me that extra little kick hehe!), and then Mark and his parents helped pack the last two and drag them all into the garage.That same day, I made dinner! I have always wanted to try making stuffed peppers, so I finally did. They are so easy to make, and so so so delicious! The best thing about them is that you can make them countless different ways. You can pretty much stuff em with whatever you want! A great way to use up leftovers.Well now it’s been 5 days since we’ve arrived here in Beauval, and we are loving it! Our drive up was long, but a lot of fun. It felt as though we were on yet another leg of our road trip to the West coast. We bought the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes audiobook set and they were very entertaining. I highly recommend them! We also brought along some homemade chocolate chunk cookies made by our lovely almost sister-in-law, and they were delicious (as is all of her baking)! Thanks LS!! And of course we stopped for multiple coffees and teas to keep us awake. Unlike our road trip where we camped and stayed with friends and family, this time we got to stay in 3 hotels! Much more comfortable than sleeping mats. When we arrived, we drove around a bit and then did a home inspection. Everything was pretty good, except for the infestation of sand flies!! Luckily the maintenance guys came by and used a little Raid to help the problem. It’s been a lot better now. Mark also patched a hole we found in our front door where we think they may have been coming in, and that’s made a huge difference. Other than that, the place is pretty nice! We just got our boxes on Saturday, so I’m starting to decorate a bit and make it feel homey. Although to be honest, it already feels like home! Here are a few little pics so far:
That’s right – a REAL FRIDGE and a REAL OVEN! We are quite thrilled. No more mini-fridges and hot pot stands! We seriously feel so blessed. We have an awesome situation here, and that goes far beyond just our house. We have amazing next door neighbours. We went to their house for dinner on Wednesday when we arrived, and we had such a great time. We went over again on Friday night to play games, and ended up just talking until 1:00AM! We have really just clicked with them, and their kids are already calling us Auntie Rebecca and Uncle Mark.
Mark’s first few days at school have been great. All the teachers are so welcoming and helpful. He’s taught some grade 9 math and worked in the grade 2 class so far. Who knows what he’s doing this morning! He finds out what he’ll be teaching every day when he arrives at school. He comes home every day for lunch, as the school is just beyond our backyard.
We went to our first church service on Sunday which is held at the school, and there we met a lot of the other teachers. Again, we just seemed to click with everyone! I’m going to join the guy who does worship next week, so I’m excited about that. Luckily we were able to fit my guitar in our car (in my brand new mint condition case that was given to me!), so I can practice.  Anyway, there is still quite a lot to do, so I will update again soon. XO!