Friday, July 16, 2010
The Jist
Ok well I may as well start at the beginning. Kyle got a big envelope in the mail from the u of m. He was so excited to open it, that he didn't want to wait for me to get off the phone. I was talking to Laura at the time. I got off, he ripped it open and the top page said "Certificate of Acceptance." I wasn't all that surprised because, hello- big envelope? That always means yes. Kyle was thrilled because this is the first university to accept him into the environmental design program he does for a few years (sort of unclear on how many) and then his masters in architecture. We were still waiting to hear from Calgary, and I was honestly holding out for Calgary because that's where I wanted to move. Even though I was happy for Kyle to get in to the u of m I didn't accept it as where we were going to go. We still needed to hear from Calgary and then we'd make a decision...
We had to decide pretty quick if we were going to accept Manitoba's acceptance because they needed to know right away or something. That evening we made a pro/con list for each city. I pleaded hard for Calgary's case, suggesting things like Banff- that's a pro! (I still think it is) Kyle was more objective although at the time I accused him of being biased seeing as he'd already been accepted to one of the schools and not the other. Out of all the programs that Kyle applied for across the country, Dalhousie was the most appealing and U of M was second. Calgary was on the bottom of the list. One of the reasons for this was, Kyle would still be taking courses he wasn't all that interested it, and architecture would be his minor (I don't totally get how universities are set up- I'm uneducated.) We went swimming at the lake that evening with just Adriel. We talked about it while treading water and relaxing. Kyle mainly talked about the program at U of M and all the things he would get to do, right off the bat- Like touring around the city and surrounding areas and taking pictures of different buildings and sketching them. I know he would love that. Kyle had mentioned earlier that if we were just picking a city to move to for the heck of it, he'd probably pick Calgary too. We've both already lived there, we know people there and we know we like it there, it's closer to home for us, etc. Then I thought about how were weren't moving for just the heck of it, we were moving for Kyle to get a good education and I know he'll get that at the U of M. Calgary would have been ok for him if no where else had accepted him, but that wasn't the case. I said "I think we need to move to Winnipeg." (in my head I was being very brave) He said "Yes, I think so too." I immediately felt really good about the decision. Winnipeg will be an adventure for us. It'll be new and exciting. I'm actually excited. I look forward to seeing more of the country I live in and experiencing something different. I know as a family this is right for us- for Kyle to get an education, I know we will be blessed for that and that's something I have to hang onto sometimes (because it can be really hard never seeing him because of school and work) and I also know that it's right for him to do it in Winnipeg. Knowing those two things is what makes it ok. There are a LOT of things I'm really going to miss. I know it's going to be hard for me, and there will probably be days where all I want to do is move back. I just have to remember the bigger picture.
Kyle
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Sarahstottle posted @ 4:39 PM