An American girl in... CANADA!

Well... so it isn't straight out of an episode of Sex and the City, but I thought I'd steal a bit from an episode title! Yes, after years of dreaming of moving international~ I am finally getting my wish! I am moving to Toronto!! How exciting is this! I get to keep working for E&J, the greatest company in the world, and I get to do it on foreign soil! I couldn't be happier! I also get to work partially in French, but this will expand, as my comprehension of the French language expands. First with labels, and when I travel into the provence of Quebec... and hopefully more in the future!! I am motivated and facinated to learn French, and the classes will begin as soon as I am settled in Toronto.
It's funny... at first thought, you might be thinking 'well it's Canada, it really isnt THAT foreign' well, tell that to my bank accounts, and collection of medical records, and cell phone! Everything has to change! I may not be crossing the pond (yet), but I might as well be! I will be getting a new cell phone up there, as well as new everything else! I have already started the process of opening up new bank accounts, credit cards, etc. All the little things we dont think about day to day that have to change. How about getting paid in a different currency!! Taxes, file for taxes, etc!! It makes me want to take a nap just thinking about it!
I cannot begin to convey my excitement! To get this great opportunity to move to a foreign country, learn their culture, and their language energizes me more than I can express! Granted, 85% of Toronto is anglo-phone, in the future my apartment will NOT be! I am focused and driven to speak/read/write le français fluently. Simon's 1st language is french, and so it will be my second! Besides, I could not imagine not speaking french to our kids growing up- as much as I would speak to them in English. It is such a major part of who Simon is... and it is something I want greatly to understand and appreciate.
I look forward to living in a new part of the world. A BEAUTIFUL part at that! Canada is amazing. I thought I saw beautiful countryside before I visited Canada for the first time.. and I was wrong. I look forward to seeing new countryside on rides and runs.. and even from the side of a mountain!! Maybe we can even catch a glimpse of a MOOSE! I tease Simon all the time about seeing a Moose. Maybe one day. Preferrably in a non-hostile situation where I am not fearing for my life...
Donèt worry... Simon is already a step ahead. He bought me a pair of hockey skates to skate the Rideau Canal during winter... and I plan to become proficient at all sports little Canadian children grow up playing :) I already have my 'Canada shoes' now I'll get to use them... eh?! :)

Sometimes I laugh so hard... I cry!

Muah ha ha!! Have I mentioned lately how amazingly awesome my fiance is? Well, he is. Not only has he spearheaded our wedding plans, but due to the fact that I am not yet 'in country' he has had to coordinate all the wedding prep phone calls,etc. Normally these fun tasks are left to a bride, while the groom takes the more groomly approach of 'tell me where to stand, tell me what to wear' (his words, not mine :) but the work done by my fiance has been impressive.
I also have to brag and say he designed our awesome Save-the-Date!! Uniquely 'us' with none of the girly frilly ridiculous stuff that neither of us would want on a Save-the-Date, or anything attached to us anyway...
So as a reward for my fiance's accomplishments and hard work, I want to make sure I overly impress him walking down the run way (I mean aisle). No half-ass, already done wedding dress will do for my man... OHHHH NO Gurlfriend... I want him to stop dead in his thought process and think 'yes, THIS is the woman I am spending the rest of my life with' I have narrowed my dress selections down to a few choices:
Dress #1

I like this dress because it is like a big present with bows, and lace, and ribbon. Nevermind that it looks like a phallus.. I think it's making a comeback, not to mention in Europe.. look at architecture over there!! Hellooooo obsession.

Dress#2

Nothing says 'Im proud to be an American getting married in Canada' like this dress. I think hunting boots and a Nascar garder will kick it up a notch.. Sooooeeeeeeeiiii!

Dress#3

No real explanation needed. It makes a statement. No better time to announce I'm an 8month pregnant and proud woman like my wedding day... I just hope I can find a hair dresser that can master the craft that this model has created. I feel it adds an extra something special.

I just hope Simon can contain his excitement until we finish the ceremony. I know he will be thrilled with any of these 3 excellent choices. I just hope I can narrow it down by the date! Maybe I could have wardrobe changes??