There has been so much that has happened in the last week. If you have not already heard, I am now in Grande Prairie, Alberta as a modern-day Mary Poppins. (okay, not quite... I don't sing as well as she does and I cannot snap my fingers and make toys be put away in the right places, but I attempt to sing baby to sleep and I am a fast toy picker upper. ;) ) Being a nanny to a seven month old so far is a blessing most of the time. ;) There have already been so many things that I want to write about... this has been the biggest move I have done by myself. I got on my first plane ride and I sat by a young business man. He asks me, "What brings you to Minneapolis?" I then told him that, actually I was going to Alberta, Canada to be a nanny and this was my first flight of three more in the day. He then asks me if I have family in Alberta and I have to tell him that no, I don't and that I know a total of four people including my employers would make six. He laughs and says, "You realize you sound completely nuts, right?" That is when it hit me. I was (still am) a tad nuts. I mean, I was going to live with people I met over Skype once and be in a town that I have never been before. I stared out the plane and prayed a lot on that flight. Then again on the next, until the lady beside me had a vent session.She began with, "Men are idiots!" and told me about her boyfriend and all the harsh realities about dating. I was thinking, "God, here I am moving closer to my boyfriend and this is the lady you want me talking to before I get there?!" She was a good reminder though... no relationship is going to be blue skies and butterflies. (Though Disney wants us to think so!) When she asked me, "Should I continue to date this guy?" My response was, "Is he going to make you a better person by being with him and is he going to benefit from being with you?" In the end she said no, but I was able to say, "Yes God, you are putting me in the right place right now." I told her I was going to commit to pray for her and she told me that she wanted a boyfriend like mine. What a reality check! Funny how God is a million steps ahead of us in situations and we get to enjoy the rewards of that fact.  |
| What it looked like when I was landing in GP that night I got there! |
I also was able to show two Americans were Alberta was, ( Them: "Oh, so it's near Alaska!" and " That's where the North Pole is right?" ) met a sweet man who helped me with my huge bags, and sat by a cat and her owner on my last flight to Grande Prairie.
This first week has been wonderfully difficult. I am loving living in my cute little basement apartment with my cute mini fridge and I am already in love with Gordon my kiddie that I get to nanny for. It is great to say, "See you tomorrow" to boyfriend and have a Tim's french vanilla at roll up time.
It has been hard being brave and going upstairs in the morning and helping myself to the food in the fridge, it has been a little sad not seeing my family every day, and I have already gotten lost as I have been exploring. (tiny bit awkward when you have to knock on a door and ask for directions! ;) )It can get lonely at night when I have a few hours to myself and the sun is already gone away. I also don't enjoy being the new girl and asking people to repeat their names, but alas, I have a lot of experience doing so and it seems to get slightly better with age.
I am feeling very much like I am living up to my blog's name as a "hippy nomad" as I have lived in New Brunswick, Edmonton, Texas & Grand Prairie this year. I am learning so much about myself, God, others, and life! I'm so happy to be having this experience. So much more to say, but that is all I can handle for right now. :)
Your friend the hippy,
Summer
No comments:
Post a Comment