A New Car

We are officially back to a 2 car household (well if you count Wade's other vehicles we've never been a 2 car household but you know what I mean).  We signed the lease paperwork and picked up our new 2013 Honda CR-V on Saturday. 

 I would have to admit, I didn't have much input in the decision but I'm okay with it.  It is kind of ironic that I wanted to buy a CR-V six years ago and after Wade talked me into driving an Accord, I changed my mind.  It wasn't Wade's first choice in color, but it's even the same color as my Accord.  I'm also sure Wade will point out at some time that we have now bought two cars together and I didn't drive either of them before we bought them.

The other big news is we have heard from the movers and we are meeting the truck at customs on Monday morning at 7:30am.  After customs releases our things, the truck will come unload at the house.  We have been counting down the days till we get our things.  The air mattress and borrowed bag chairs are getting old not to mention the prepared food.

Wade was able to get a ride to work a couple days this week so Ethan and I could have the car.  Shopping still seems to be a bit of a chore...finding which stores carry the brands we like and have decent prices.  Ethan and I checked out a small portion of the West Edmonton Mall.  I think Ethan was a little disappointed that we didn't find cars or horses to ride like there was at Oak Park Mall when he went with Grandma Carol and Grandpa Charlie a couple weeks ago but there was still lots to look at and see.  

We were very excited to get our first utility bill in the mail on Friday!  Yes, I know that sounds odd but it meant we were able to apply for our health insurance cards and get our Alberta driver's licenses.  Both of these along with the car tag had to be done at a Registry Services Location (no DMV here).  These locations are privatized and then their computers interface to the government.  We also needed proof of residence to get library cards so Ethan and I need to make a trip to the library now.    

The weather did turn colder later going into the weekend.  We have had four days with the highs being in the single digits.  The lows have been around -20C (-5F) or lower.  Monday and Tuesday are suppose to be above freezing though so we might have to take a break from unpacking to enjoy the weather.