What the hell… It’s FRIDAY already? Why can’t my work weeks fly by as quickly as this week off has? It’s been a busy week of mostly studying. My brain feels full and foggy at this point. I think I’m done studying for today. At 4pm. Oh well. I’ll be bringing my study guide with [...]

Hey kids! Thanks for popping by! Today is day 1 of 9 for me being an out-of-work bum student. So far, I haven’t gotten nearly as much studying in as I would have liked. It’s been a bit of a stressful day, actually. Mostly, because I headed over to Barry’s office, where we did some [...]

Oh oh… It’s the first grey day here in Calgary in over a month, and it’s starting to remind me of the frigid temperatures that we experienced last winter. For. Months. Don’t get me wrong – I’ve chosen to enjoy sun most of the Calgary winter over constant grey skies we got in Vancouver during [...]

This blog entry has been a long time coming. You see, I didn’t want to write anything else on this blog until I was able to share this entry with you — I’ve been struggling for months with this… And, my stubbornness has resulted in a sort of writer’s block, or blogging crisis, as it [...]

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 [...]

Good grief! Ever since last Thursday… A week ago today, this bloody volcano has been the bane of my existence. And, to think it’s located where my ancestors came from! Too bad I can’t go over to Iceland and kick it in it’s nether regions. Maybe one day. Because of the volcano and flight upheavals, [...]

Our Vancouver wedding is coming up in two weeks, so I thought I’d talk about our wedding venue. We chose a dinner cruise with Accent Cruises on the Vancouver waterfront over a traditional hall, or restaurant — Mostly because we wanted an intimate setting, and one unique to the Vancouver area. What better, then, than [...]

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: