this must be how his mom felt when he started kindergarten

Peter starts his new job at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade -or DFAIT- this morning!

He first wrote the Foreign Service exams in January of 2007. Six months later, the interview process began and lasted for another six months. Christmas Eve 2007, he received a job offer from the Foreign Service and in May of 2008 we moved out to Ottawa for him to begin his year long French language training.

So now, ALMOST TWO AND A HALF YEARS after starting on this journey, he'll finally sign the letter of offer today. It's exciting!

Although I tried to get a good picture of him this morning, all fancy in one of his new suits, you'll all just have to be content with these less than satisfying shots. (Seriously, he's almost as hard as the boys to take pictures of. He's either sneering, sticking his tongue out, or making some other obscene gesture silly face.)

If I'd been more on my game, I would've moved the slippers out of
the shot and tried to position him so that the sun wasn't hitting him so
awkwardly. But seeing as he wasn't too keen on me taking pictures in
the first place, I didn't think he'd submit to me posing him.

halfway between a sneer and a smile

Focus, Amy, focus! Peter, just come back
for one more. Fine. This'll have to do.

I imagine this is what his mom felt like sending him off for his first day of school. Excited, proud, curious, maybe a little apprehensive... Will it be what he expected? Will he enjoy it? Will it challenge and inspire him? Will he make friends get along with his co-workers? Who will he eat lunch with?? And -most importantly- will he manage to keep his suits clean for more than one day???

(A special thanks to our salesman, Jasmine, -yes, that really was HIS name- for helping us out at Moore's the other day. It's hard to tell in the pictures, but that's a charcoal wool suit, light teal shirt with a subtle white pinstripe, and a black/turquoise/white tie. Pretty sharp. Jasmine knew his stuff.)