That Just Happened!

Sorry I have been MIA the last two weeks.  I have a good reason, I promise!  Last Thursday I went to Calgary to visit my dear friend Mille!  Quite the lovely birthday present from MPW and Mille.  The days leading up to it I was, of course, very nervous.  Travelling and me only get along when it’s over.  I like visiting and I like vacations, but I really wish there was some way to transport myself there directly, rather than put up with all the motion sickness and stress of travelling.  

What is going on with my bangs? Eesh!

Anyway, so Thursday night I arrived in Calgary and Mille and I talked and caught up until 3am her time (which is 5am my time) and it was off to bed.  What would a reunion be without a marathon gossip sesh?  The next day I went shopping with her so that she could buy clothes for her Vegas trip.  Trust me, spending other people’s money is a vacation for me!  I love shopping and I love being able to find clothes for other people that they love. Mission accomplished.  Of course, I couldn’t miss the Friday night shows, so we headed back to her place to watch TLC wedding shows, after the most delish sushi I have had in a long time. 

On Saturday I got to check out her new apartment that she will be moving to at the end of June with her two roomies.  Unfortunately, I didn’t get to meet the fabulous Jay, but I saw his deoderant, so I count that as a win.  On Saturday night it was off to the bar for some people-watching and dancing.  I realized two things.  I am too old for this sh*t and limboing is not sexy, no matter how much you gyrate when doing it (*ahem* blond stick insect on the floor).  

Sunday was my birthday!  Whoot!  It was also Mother’s Day, so Happy Mother’s Day to all you lovelies out there who were brave enough to have a baby and not kill it when it reached teen-aged years, blaming it on delayed post-partum depression.  For my birthday Mille’s lovely boyfriend Sam came with us to go to Banff.  The problem was, Mother Nature was a bit hormonal (probably all the mushy Mother’s Day cards) and couldn’t make up her mind between hail, snow, rain, and sun.  This picture was taken out the front of the car.  Half the mountains were dark and rainy, the other half was sunny. 

Mother Nature is amazing!

So we kept driving on to Lake Lousie, where my friend Krys worked ages and ages ago. 

At this point I was getting a little car sick.

Ah, Lake Lousie.  How gorgeous you are. 

The Hotel at Lake Louise

Then it was back through the mountains for a birthday dinner and Dairy Queen for dessert!  Yum! 

I have a picture of this same mountain from 3 years ago when I drove with Mille out to Calgary when she moved.

Not really 2007, the date on my camera was reset.

The next few days Mille was working, so I had a lot of time to catch up on my reading.  I should have some reviews to post very soon.  Mille also convinced me to go to a Yoga class.  Again I learned two things.  One, I am too old for this sh*t and two, I couldn’t “look inward” if someone socked me in the face and my eyes rolled to the back of my head.   Although, I do have terrific balance.  

I am glad to be back in Ontario, although I left it at a balmy 24 degrees and went to Calgary (which was 7 degrees) and then came back to 6 degree weather.  The air is also so much thinner there because they are 3500 feet higher than we are, so it did take a bit getting used to it. Oh and one more picture for you.  Sam graciously sat in the back seat on the way to and from Lake Louise, however, the seat belts in Mille’s car tend to get stuck closer to you the more you wriggle around.  In an attempt to readjust his sweater he ended up getting caught.  And I ended up getting a picture. 

All I heard was a strangled eep from the back seat and "oh man!" He was really stuck in there.

Yeah, That Just Happened!