Well here I am, sitting in civilization. I am in a very quiet room, listening to a lot of traffic...I heard 3 ambulances in 7 hours...which really isn't too much - though I may have slept through a few :)
I came to be here because it is holiday time. I love to jokingly say that I am currently unemployed...which is not untrue. I had my last day at the daycare on Tuesday...and not a full day at that. Then I begin my new job in mid August...so until then...unemployed I am.
Since my husband is on holidays for July we have flown on a small company jet to the big city of Edmonton. The flight left 40 minutes late, leaving our beautiful and warm (27 degrees) home and friends to fly towards projected rain shower. We had a turbulent landing in Rainbow Lake and due to extra passengers had our 2 year old on our laps for the second leg. The 4 year old chose to nap, the 2 year old refused.
The second leg was more turbulent than the first, I was in the front row which means no window....which seriously irritated the 4 year old. I could however see out the pilots' window. I saw clouds....I saw rain....we all felt the hail. On our descent into the Edmonton area we hit a patch of hail...which I later saw on the Global news...and did a fast up and over to get away from...which almost caused my lunch to reappear...or would have if I had had lunch.
We landed safely. We got our luggage. We got in a taxi...and almost had a car accident as our taxi tried to turn into another lane which was currently occupied by a car. Minus that little scare, we arrived safely at our car rental...we got a Toyota Corrolla Hybrid...I love the idea of driving a new vehicle...but driving a Hybrid is super cool!
We found our hotel, checked in, and then found the mall. It was almost 6 and we hadnt had a real meal since breakfast. We had A&W....which doesnt sound interesting, unless you know I'm a fast food junkie, and I haven't had a fix since October! We wandered the mall and did some shopping...couldn't find what we were looking for...can you ever? Returned to the hotel, watched some TV, put the kids to bed...and 90 minutes later the 2 year old was finally asleep!
I however, had a fitful sleep, as I usually do in a hotel.
But I'm thrilled to be here.
And we're heading for BC in 2 hours......whoo whoo!
Thursday, July 17, 2008
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