It was a short vacation, but a fun one - I got to see a bunch of cool people, meet a few awesome folks, and see some beautiful country I'd never seen before...
Saturday after work, I hopped in my car and drove to Calgary... It was a beautiful drive, and I took my time for once. Made it in about 10 hours, and headed over to Strixy's new house. It's quite nice - they got an awesome deal
Sunday morning it was brunch time, which was great - I so miss seeing everyone on a weekly basis...
After that, it was time to spend some time with my mom, and then hung out with cuteshutterbug, at an apartment down town with some good friends - We got all messed up and walked to Eau Claire Market... it was a hoot, and some good introspective time.
Monday was kind of a waste for my brain - not so much what I did, I was just physically and mentally drained. Went book shopping, and then headed over to visit Vin. We watched some WWE, and then headed out for a drink (I had planned on several, but I was just too damned tired to deal with more than one).
Tuesday was crazy. I hooked up with Spanky for an Iced Tea (he had beer), then met my mom for lunch, then visited my grandpa, then went and hooked up a DVD and VCR for my g/f's mom, then back to my grandpa's house again to visit with family. Afterwards went to Gerry's (formerly the Husky House) to meet up with Amanda and some very cool strangers... Rin is cool, let me tell ya, and her friends are fun. After a sandwich and some coffee, I hopped in my car, and started driving south. From Calgary to Fort McLeod, then west to Cranbrook, South to Roosville, and into the US.
Right around Fernie it started getting crazy - it was patchy/foggy, and the highways were wet - so everywhere around until I got deep into Montana, there were deer and elk all over the highways. Everytime I turned a corner I'd have to slow down just in case, and too many times to count, it turned out to be the right choice. Customs was a pain - you'd think in a place called "Roosville" they'd at least have a sense of humour. Apparently they're bitter they work in a dead end little bordertown.
Anyways... I kept heading south until I hit Missoula, and turned West on the I-90 until the road got so foggy I couldn't see any more (around 5am). Got a room and slept until around noon, got cleaned up, and off I went further west.
When I hit Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, I made contact with the cutest little gal I think I've ever had the pleasure of meeting, SarahJane, and had a bevvie in Spokane, Washington. It was a great little visit, and I was happy to finally meet her (I've had a few opportunities, but they all fell through - so I made sure I made it this time *lol*) - After that, it was back on the highway for another 8 hours to home. It was freaky blazing hot, and I would have killed for some air conditioning. I think I may have caught a tough of heat stroke - us Canadians used to the cold and all (It was 30 here today... 80 in American... bloody hell)
Anyways - I made it back in one piece, and maybe I'll manage to get some pics from the trip up later
Saturday after work, I hopped in my car and drove to Calgary... It was a beautiful drive, and I took my time for once. Made it in about 10 hours, and headed over to Strixy's new house. It's quite nice - they got an awesome deal
Sunday morning it was brunch time, which was great - I so miss seeing everyone on a weekly basis...
After that, it was time to spend some time with my mom, and then hung out with cuteshutterbug, at an apartment down town with some good friends - We got all messed up and walked to Eau Claire Market... it was a hoot, and some good introspective time.
Monday was kind of a waste for my brain - not so much what I did, I was just physically and mentally drained. Went book shopping, and then headed over to visit Vin. We watched some WWE, and then headed out for a drink (I had planned on several, but I was just too damned tired to deal with more than one).
Tuesday was crazy. I hooked up with Spanky for an Iced Tea (he had beer), then met my mom for lunch, then visited my grandpa, then went and hooked up a DVD and VCR for my g/f's mom, then back to my grandpa's house again to visit with family. Afterwards went to Gerry's (formerly the Husky House) to meet up with Amanda and some very cool strangers... Rin is cool, let me tell ya, and her friends are fun. After a sandwich and some coffee, I hopped in my car, and started driving south. From Calgary to Fort McLeod, then west to Cranbrook, South to Roosville, and into the US.
Right around Fernie it started getting crazy - it was patchy/foggy, and the highways were wet - so everywhere around until I got deep into Montana, there were deer and elk all over the highways. Everytime I turned a corner I'd have to slow down just in case, and too many times to count, it turned out to be the right choice. Customs was a pain - you'd think in a place called "Roosville" they'd at least have a sense of humour. Apparently they're bitter they work in a dead end little bordertown.
Anyways... I kept heading south until I hit Missoula, and turned West on the I-90 until the road got so foggy I couldn't see any more (around 5am). Got a room and slept until around noon, got cleaned up, and off I went further west.
When I hit Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, I made contact with the cutest little gal I think I've ever had the pleasure of meeting, SarahJane, and had a bevvie in Spokane, Washington. It was a great little visit, and I was happy to finally meet her (I've had a few opportunities, but they all fell through - so I made sure I made it this time *lol*) - After that, it was back on the highway for another 8 hours to home. It was freaky blazing hot, and I would have killed for some air conditioning. I think I may have caught a tough of heat stroke - us Canadians used to the cold and all (It was 30 here today... 80 in American... bloody hell)
Anyways - I made it back in one piece, and maybe I'll manage to get some pics from the trip up later
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cuteshutterbug:
Brunch was nothing with out you this week 
sarahjane:
that's good. i can be sometimes, but who isn't!?
that's good. i can be sometimes, but who isn't!?