Here we go (again)

It's a strange thing to start over.

We've done this before—we left our beloved Vancouver in 1997 and headed out to Toronto to attend grad school at York University. Last August, 10 years to the day (more or less—we don't actually remember the exact date we arrived in Toronto), we headed from our beloved Toronto to the wilds of the American New England suburbs (plus some extra baggage, of course: namely, 2 cats, 2 kids, and 258 boxes).

In some ways, this transition has been similar to the one to Toronto; it's different here, but not that different—different enough to make you a little more aware of who you are, and the possibilities that are available to you. This is one of those times which you know is going to be a Major Life Change, and it's both terrifying and exciting at the same time. How often does one get the chance to wipe the slate and start over? (And that's a good thing, right?)

Anyway, this is not meant to be a long entry (especially as I have to be at work in 2 minutes). My intention is to make this a blog about our day-to-day life here, things that I see around that are worthy of note, and I'll try not to be too self-indulgent. And I'll try to limit the cutesy "aren't my kids adorable" anecdotes to reasonable levels.