Hey guys! How was your weekend? Mine was awesome! Nancy came into town from Yellowknife, and although she actually needed to be in Edmonton for Tuesday, she make an extra trip down to see us for the weekend. It’s always great to see good friends, even if it’s only a short visit. Barry and I [...]

…I sure can’t. Thankfully, Christmas is going to be very simple for Barry and I this year — as Barry has just started a new job with a new company a week ago, and me still on the job hunt in Calgary, we’ve elected to share a very inexpensive holiday season this time around. Let’s [...]

Heh… I’m actually talking about the weather here in Calgary. But, the rest seems to feel much lighter, too! I confess – I’ve never really experienced a Canadian winter. I’m now living one first hand! Two days ago, it was 15°C and beautiful out. This morning, I woke up, and our new city had become [...]

Hello from deep, dark South Calgary, where we’ve been dealing with floods, exams, the work hunt, and other such fun things. I’ve got three other posts I’d like to get to very soon — first and foremost, one about meeting some of my extended birth family a couple of weekends ago. I’d hoped to get [...]

Hey guys! I’m back! This will be a short post for now, because I have study and looking for work to do… Which is what I’ve been busy with since we got home — it’s been crazy times here trying to catch up with everything, and get settled into our new home. And, let’s not [...]

Barry and I have been incredibly busy since we got here with furniture shopping, weekend road trips to Banff and Edmonton (and Radium next weekend), and getting used to the new city. So… What are my first impressions of my new home city? Allow me to put them into point-form:

Sorry for the radio silence, folks! I had hoped to be able to have many more updates for you, but… Here’s why: We just removed conditions on our new home earlier today! We move in THREE WEEKS! In just one short week, we’ve accomplished the following: