One Year In Canada

Well thats it, we have been in Canada for a year today so its Happy Caniversary to us..................

Its a bit of a milestone and tonight when i pulled in, i have been looking through some of my old posts, jeez, did i really write all that stuff.

I know i can be a sentimental old fool sometimes but i really cant beleieve all this has happened to our family over the last 18 months.

It all started with overhearing a conversation between two of my old work friends (Jon & Nick) talking about driving trucks in Canada, then going home after the shift and telling Jan about it.

Then there was the months of scouring the internet, joining forums, asking questions (being banned from one of the forums LOL) and making loads of great friends along the way.

Then came all the people who took great relish in telling me it would never work, people who i knew personnally and people off the internet............. hmmm, wander what they are doing now or if they read this blog. i really do hate it when people say "I told you so"......................

But guess what, "I told you so"

And yes i can say that with a big grin on my everso smug face coz we did it, we made it work. A year on we are still here, still having a great time and yes, dare i say it "Still Livin' The Dream".

We are not broke, i havent been sacked, i was never tricked, lied to, brainwashed, hypnotised or anything like that.

But what has changed..........................................

Well i enjoy driving a truck more than ever, i was never really proud to tell anyone that i was a "Lorry Driver", but i can honestly say that i am proud to be part of the North American Trucking Community.

Ive seen more of America and Canada than most Canadians or Americans (and been paid to do it) from the mountains of British Columbia to the Boulevards of Hollywood.

Jan hasnt had to work for 12 months now, she may start to work in a few weeks but that will be thru choice not necessity. Luke is completely happy here, has loads of friends and is doing really well at school. Gizmo, well is just Gizmo, he has never had such a big garden to play in.

House wise, back on the rock we had a small 3 bedroomed semi in Swindon Wiltshire, mediocre garden and the occaisional bit of graffitti on the wall, and a 6 year old Citroen Zsara. Over here we have a 5 bedroomed bungalow with a huge garden in a friendly and beautiful little township and we drive a year old (almost new when we bought it) top of the range Focus Estate, okay its not a Dodge Ram Super truck heavy duty delux, but we like it.

Has it worked out ?????????

What do you think.......................................