Today we celebrate 18 years in Canada!! Looking back at all that we went through as a family, I have nothing but gratitude to my parents for making the difficult decision to move in search of a better life. It was a cold (yes, brrrr cold) February 8, 1996 when we were listening to Alanis Morissette's 'Ironic' on our flight to Toronto while anticipating our arrival anxiously. This time it's via Facebook that we'd like to send a huuuuge shout-out to ALL those who welcomed us with open arms, and helped us with our big transition (although we were complete strangers to them)! St. Gregory's Parish (now a part of Good Shepherd Parish) Community has chosen our family out of thousands of hopeful applicant who were drained by the war and its aftermath. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Most importantly, to those who 'forced' my family to leave, we also say THANK YOU for making us move to this great country