My little Hiatus

I way away, visiting family. I finally got my permanent residence, which took over two years from beginning to completion. It felt like the longest wait of my entire life, because while I waited I could do nothing to hurry it. I could not work, I had to pay for my health care, and I was not allowed to leave Canada once the process began. I could leave, but I could be denied entry back.
I went to NC. I couldn't believe how much I had missed it. We spent lots of time in VA at Busch Gardens and That was a lot of fun, but it really hit me when we went to the beach. I have always loved the beach and for the 9 years leading up to my immigration, I had always been within a 2 1/2 hour drive from it. Something about it dispels all my stress. There is not a problem in the world that surfing can't fix. As I was there showing my son the Ocean for the first time, I realized how complete and content the beach has always made me, and how much I had been missing it during my two plus year wait.
I now look at the road ahead of me, and realize how much adjusting it is going to take. We will always have to be near the snow, for Avery to play hockey, and give him a chance to do it. I am OK with that, but I could live the rest of my life by a beach and never see snow again and be happy, it's just who I am.

My boys however feel the same, only with the snow. So for now I am just going to love and enjoy this summer, and make the most of it.