Nova Suites - Edmonton

... made a really good meal for her mom's birthday and my mom and dad were quite delighted to share a delicious meal and catch up with their friends. I had a bath, which felt good! Tomorrow my parents are taking me to the Badlands, I'm not sure what that is, but it doesn't really sound like a place I want to go, I'll let you know tomorrow how it goes!

... He was a super nice guy who explained to me that I couldn't see any of the rooms because they were all booked but he could take me to see their revolving restaurant up top that looked over the whole city.  We went up the staff elevator and I got a private tour of the restaurant.  If that wasn't special enough the views from the window were incredible.  From all sides you could see Edmonton sprawled out before you.  I took a lot of different photos of ...

... my shoes and self screen with the portable detector) and also getting my bag checked. How nice! No wonder boarding was an hour early lol After that ordeal the plane was delayed by an hour because they didn't finish loading cargo I believe (I dozed off as we were waiting and only glimpsed when we were actually in the air already so I didn't know how much of a delay til later). This delay will come to haunt us as we only had 30 minutes to connect to San Fran from Dallas. AND ... we ...

We both awoke early, the landscape so flat, field after field, hardly any trees. We stopped at Edmonton, the capital of Alberta at about 09:00, we had a little stretch before pushing on! Hours later at about 11:00 the landscape had changed, the forests of birch and pine had returned albeit much more developed. The topography was gradually changing, becoming more rolling, the train crossing numerous gorges. We went for lunch at 12:30ish, we got ...

... questioned, connected, and decided. Still, in spite of all that, these past 2 days I'll suddenly become overwhelmed with excitement and trepidation. I'm finally, finally starting out on this dream, but am I ready? Is there something I've missed? What will I do if...? I credit myself and recall improvisation and communication skills I know I possess, comforted believing that, no matter the situation, even if I have not imagined it, I'm fully stocked with the skills I need ...

... visit lots with friends and family, Slowly the aches and pains in my back knees shoulder are fading... Really it doesn't feel at all like I'm leaving just another day... I guess it never really hits me until the plane lands and everyones speaking a differnt language, And you get bombarded by a variety of new smells and sounds. I'm almost finished ...

... doors. Anyway. 25 years later not much has changed except that now I can offer these little abandoned orphans penthouse living with all the kitty vittles and cuddles they can take. And they don't have to hide in the closet until the parents go to bed. ;) Well, I will never be "that cat lady." Two is enough so Magic and ??? will have no more additions. So, I have a new addition to my family as she is just starting to eat solid food. She is very fluffy grey with eyes that match ...

Just a quick blog to get that map updated and fill in our last day. Yesterday we rented bikes in Amsterdam for the day, which happened to be the rainiest day of the whole trip. Still, it was probably a good thing that we had the bikes on a Sunday, since the streets were pretty deserted. We managed to cover most of the important part of the city in a few hours, with a falafel stop while it rained heavily. We took it pretty easy the rest of the day, then grabbed our ...

... order?" Then i got home And noticed 3 missed calls, It was my friend Jayson, And he brought with him words of good news, The long awaited seat sale from Edmonton to Vancouver we were crossing out fingers for had arrived, 50 dollars each way! (plus taxes) 91 dollars each way! So We all picked the flights that worked best for us and now we are fully booked for our long awaited Vancouver trip aug 2nd to 6th, During the "festival of ...

... I have gone to some outdoor events such as music festivals and plays. I have even gone to see some movies but I am finding the real gems are few and far between. I have attempted watching some TV but that didn't work out very well. Again, the short attention span won out and I would find myself going for a rollerblade or inventing some new recipe. I skipped the Capital Ex which is Edmonton's main carnival, formerly known as Klondike Days ...