Now, I'm sure you're all wondering.... Rachel. How did a south western Ontario girl, raised up in the heart of Dairy country, surrounded by fields, end up in a BEAUTIFUL place like this?
Well friends, gather round because I will now tell that tale...
It all started many moons ago.... when my parents needed to move the family up to (freaking) Barrie. There is a deeper story behind all that, but here's the main point. My parents moved from lil' ol Woodstock to (what I lovingly called) The Great White North. So, when I was home from University, I needed to get a job. Let me tell you, this job is pretty much the hinge upon which my whole live pivots around. The job was.....
Landscaping.
Yes, I was a landscaper. I raked leaves, cut grass, dug gardens, spread manure and pulled weeds.
Ok so it doesn't sound that revolutionary, but trust me.... it gets good. While working this job, I happened to meet... my freaking husband (At least I didn't know it at the time but yeah...big deal.)
After meeting Jeremy (My aforementioned husband), we pretty much locked it up right away. I went back to school, we moved in together, I graduated school, we bought a house, we got married blah, blah blah.
So, we're living in Stouffville, in our TINY little 1st home. I have a great job at a Sock Company. We have 2 dogs. Everything's great. Until one day.....
I'm sitting at my desk at my great job, having a wonderful ol' time. When The Universe has a message for me. It's like
"You gotta get outta here"
Pardon...? Excuse me? This great life I have? No, I'm good thanks. Bye.
But you know The Universe. She's persistent. And EVERY DAY. ALL DAY.
"You gotta get outta here. You gotta get outta here. You gotta get outta here. You gotta get outta here. You gotta get outta here. You gotta get outta here. You gotta get outta here. You gotta get outta here..."
So finally I'm like OKAY... JEEZ! WHERE?
".... Muskoka"
Seriously? Okay, I mean I get it... Jeremy is from here. He grew up literally 6 minutes from our current home. His parents still live here. We were coming up to spend almost every weekend during the summer because we loved it so much. We hated Sunday Nights because that's when we would have to pack up and leave to go back to "The City" (Stouffville) We got married here! In his parent's back yard. But dude, I have a great job. We just finished renovating our house. Jeremy just started a business... Maybe not right now.
But you know The Universe.
"You gotta move to Muskoka. You gotta move to Muskoka.You gotta move to Muskoka.You gotta move to Muskoka.You gotta move to Muskoka.You gotta move to Muskoka.You gotta move to Muskoka...."
It just got so uncomfortable! OH MY GOD. Okay, I'll just look.... I'll just take a peep at the listings and see what's out there....
Well, my friends... THAT turned into; I'll just talk to this Realtor...I'll just get a pre-approval from this broker...I'll just take a look at this house...I'll just put an offer on this house. Of course Jeremy was involved; but he's more the type to take things slowly. And me? I've never heard the word before in my life. When I get an idea in this little ol' head, it's like a moving train. Ain't nothing gonna stop me.
So, I bought a house in Muskoka.
Well, we did.
I quit my great job, Jeremy moved his entire freaking business and we packed all our crap up.
We landed ourselves this little 1 acre slice of pure heaven. 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath, 2 car garage and 75 feet of frontage on the Severn River. Holy crap.
Don't get me wrong, it was scary as hell. I *kind of* had a job lined up and Jeremy had to almost start from scratch with his own business. But man, the Universe is hardly ever wrong. Not a day goes by that I'm not beyond grateful that I listened to that message. We LOVE it here. This is home. Forever.
Our dogs love the space to run and play. We love the riverfront so we can swim and play. We love our family close by. We love the community. UGH SO MUCH LOVE!
So, yeah! We're here! 2.5 years later, Jeremy's business is doing GREAT. My business is growing and sustaining us nicely. We're just so incredibly happy and fortunate to be here and doing what we love.
Moral of the story: When The Universe sends you a message, LISTEN GIRL (Or guy, or neither). It means good things are COMIN'.
One day I'll elaborate on our House Hunting adventure ('cuz that's always gold). Until then...
Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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