Hours driven by Andrew: 10.5
Hours driven by Melissa: 0
Kilometers: 800
Pee Stops: 2
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. ~Lao Tzu
Today marked the first day of a new chapter in our lives...and we couldn't be more excited/nervous! We finished our good byes to our family & friends and set off on the 4500 km trek across the States & Canada to our new home: VANCOUVER.
Our hope for today was to arrive in Marquette, MI around 9 PM, but as any avid border-crosser knows, you can never guess how long your wait may be at the border. We were probably about a kilometer away from the Blue Water Bridge when traffic came to a dead stop...by dead I mean people were shutting off their cars and going to the porta-potties! Once traffic began to inch forward everyone had to merge from 6 to only 3 lanes (well except for those Nexus pass holders, I shook my fist at them and their zero wait times!)
This black car kept trying to sneak in & Andrew was hellbent on keeping his spot in line, but I convinced him that one car wouldn't make a difference. Well the car ended up being driven by a traveling Christian speaker who was just returning from a conference in Toronto (Andrew's dream job). We talked for about half an hour while we waited to get on the bridge & Andrew got his information & promised to call him up one day. The gentlemen wished a blessing on us & as we were crossing the toll booth the cashier told us that the black car had paid our way...amazing! So 1.5 hours later we were successfully in the States & a whole $3.00 richer....I know it was only $3.00, but that $3.00 to me was yet another sign that this is where we are supposed to be...God has been so good to us and everyday He gives me more confidence in this decision to move.
Our hope for today was to arrive in Marquette, MI around 9 PM, but as any avid border-crosser knows, you can never guess how long your wait may be at the border. We were probably about a kilometer away from the Blue Water Bridge when traffic came to a dead stop...by dead I mean people were shutting off their cars and going to the porta-potties! Once traffic began to inch forward everyone had to merge from 6 to only 3 lanes (well except for those Nexus pass holders, I shook my fist at them and their zero wait times!)
This black car kept trying to sneak in & Andrew was hellbent on keeping his spot in line, but I convinced him that one car wouldn't make a difference. Well the car ended up being driven by a traveling Christian speaker who was just returning from a conference in Toronto (Andrew's dream job). We talked for about half an hour while we waited to get on the bridge & Andrew got his information & promised to call him up one day. The gentlemen wished a blessing on us & as we were crossing the toll booth the cashier told us that the black car had paid our way...amazing! So 1.5 hours later we were successfully in the States & a whole $3.00 richer....I know it was only $3.00, but that $3.00 to me was yet another sign that this is where we are supposed to be...God has been so good to us and everyday He gives me more confidence in this decision to move.
Funny thought for the day: We passed through two towns today that gave us a chuckle:
- Gaylord...need I say more?
- Christmas... can you imagine going to visit someone there..."Yep I'm going to my parent's for Christmas in Christmas"...
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