After a civil ceremony, last minute shopping, two days of packing, hundreds (it feels like) breastfeeds, one flu, another cold, a series of sleepless nights, the arrival of a brother from BC, and after, did I say, a civil ceremony…we are finally on the road.

Indeed, we completed the official business yesterday in what turned out to be a lovely, quiet ceremony at city hall.  Now we can look forward to celebrating with our friends and family.

The car is packed to the gills, and the children — having cried throughout the entire loading of the car, which took approximately

six hours — are fast asleep…for now. With the city in our rearview mirror (which we can’t see out of), we are heading eastbound on the 401 towards beautiful Bon Echo.