This week has been super busy for me. I worked 40 hours and between shifts I was sleeping, sorting and researching our move. Its been a lot to handle. I did however get a few things accomplished so that is good.
I sent off my passport for renewal. I'm really hoping it gets back in time because its my only photo ID (they gave me a certified copy) and I need it to get through the border. There is no passport office in my town so I had to go to an office where they verify everything and send it express post for you. Fingers crossed on that one.
I spent hours on the phone with both Canadian and USA customs and border patrol to make sure we have all our correct documents and to minimize any problems crossing over the border with two cats and a trailer full of stuff. It seem straight forward enough. I don't anticipate any problems if we follow their directions.
I looked into insurance coverage. Since we'll be traveling through the USA we want to make sure we have insurance in case something happens. Well to keep my insurance an extra month I have to pay for the entire month myself and that would be $320!! Eek, I think I usually pay $35ish monthly. So I made sure to thank my boss for supplying me with awesome coverage. For two weeks through Pacific Blue Cross it would be $84 for the two of us. Now BF is looking into what his new insurance covers and trying to get me added on right away to see if we can avoid the $84.
I went down to the Service BC center where they said my business name is still registered. Yay! I want to make a slight adjustment to the name though and want to find out if its only valid in BC and if I can keep it registered while I'm away. I'm a sole proprietor so apparently that may only make it valid in one province. So I got a number there to call the head office to ask more questions.
Moving is stressful!!!
I did however make time to have a sleepover with my niece. We stayed up late eating pizza and hanging out. The next day we took the bus downtown where we ate a whole bunch of new foods at one of my favorite Mexican place. She tried her first margarita (virgin as she is 10) and loved it. She told me she wants to travel when she is older. She wants to learn new languages and travel the world. I told her the few Spanish words I knew and she promptly put them to use in the restaurant and was delighted when people responded.
We checked out a book store where we both found a great book to purchase. When I was at the counter paying I realized I had meant to go to the book store next door. Oops, but everything happens for a reason. I've been trying to sell of a bunch of my books and haven't been able to find a place that buys as well as trades. This store buys!!! So I will have to do another good sort and then haul them down there to see if they are interested in any.
Then we went down to the waterfront and strolled along with icecream cones. Mine made me sick but it was fun at the time. Then we took the bus to meet up with my mom and then went to her place for dinner. My cousin was there visiting my Uncle with her new baby. It was awesome.
Today I'm hoping to pick up something super cool that I found online. I will show you guys later on what I mean. We will also stop by the fabric store and maybe have some more Mom and daughter time. I also need to clean up this pig sty at some point.
It never ends :)
