I decided to sleep in.. yep 7:10am, earlier than normal. I must be excited to go. I chilled and then got ready for my nail appointment at 11
It was Cops for Kids day and locals were ‘jailed’ until they raised enough bail
It is only 15 degrees here, time to head south. Once home, I finished packing and showed Jesse all the care and feeding of Missy before Tracey and I decided we may as well go. I had pre-checked in so off we headed.
We found the Park and Jet lot and were on the shuttle by 10. We printed our baggage tags and then found out that we had to wait until 3 hours before our 8 am flight to drop our bags. Sigh. Thankfully there was one restaurant open on the lower floor where we had a delightful time with our server Natasha as well as a great sandwich and bevies
I stopped a guy wearing my fave new saying on his hoody
I am a little bit drunk, not gonna lie. I processed all I needed to today and headed to Encore for food and bevvys before joining Tracey next door to debrief our last minute over wine. We are set to go and it is what it is.
I can’t begin to explain how excited I am to take a vacation that won’t involve work.
The world lost a legendary actor. I am reminded of his humour and delicious voice as I watch an episode of Big Bang Theory that he is in. Synchronicity at its finest. RIP James Earl Jones
Missy was not in love with her new condo, but I think she will get used to it
I stalked the DJ with the flat tire and found out that I had enjoyed deep conversation with the guy in the incredible Powder cover photo
There was a news story about EdFest and even my guardian angel made the cut!
After a long day of work I stopped at RBC ATM to get $US but it was not dispensing any so I will have to go to the bank tomorrow. I stopped to see Mom and found out her friend Joyce from down the hall had died. She was a lovely lady. Also found out Covid is in the building and got out of there. Went through Arby’s drive thru and when I was nearly home the jeep started making an odd sound. I am not sure the fan belt is turning. I will have to check it out when I get back.
I slept well and connected with Lukas. Picked him up at noon and he came to help me with my make it up as I go project. We needed screws so headed off to drop the recycle, grab screws, and drive thru Wendy’s for a coupon deal. It was actually a really good burger. We mounted the hutch on the wall over the cat door and put the last of my bathroom flooring in it. It is a bit Mickey Mouse but if she gets used to it, will be perfect. I mowed the lawn as Lukas moved around furniture etc. we were all done and he was dropped off by 5:30.
I am achy so ran a bath and started watching KAOS. Good cast, looking forward to more. Now it’s time to turn in. Only 3 more sleeps.
What a day! So much fun for so many. I am beat. Here is a photo and video dump of the highlights that I caught.
Galen OlsteadCouncillor Lynette WrayAspire DanceLittle Jazz Orchestra Ethan Sawatsky and Daniel PochaGreen FoolsStrange 2ruthJeff HoldenHalf SpentDiane and DawnJeff had an issue Brent HallidayDerina Harvey Band
It was a long day having been at the park for most of 12 hours. Set up was fairly smooth until the storage trailer popped off the U-Haul that Galen was moving to park for the night. A bunch of high school guys helped and that was a relief.
Some of my favourite things were Leonard Sumner and the Lantern parade. My art installation turned out sweet and I heard nice comments. It was great to hang out with Mark who was here for an appointment and Bill who is allowed to walk again on his replacement ankle. Rae-Anne even came down for a bit to say hello
Hard to believe it’s only one week tonight that we land in Quito. I studied on the government site and feel they are common sense
Rotary lunch was a touching tribute to Bob, a presentation to Key City Theatre and a talk from our District Governor, Lorne Westnedge.
I sat with Lorne and his wife whom I remembered from the Coeur d’Alene conference. He is a very good speaker.
The Jeep started easily even after not starting it for a long time. I got to the office to a strong fuel smell. I noted that the fuel line was loose but didn’t have tools with me. I messaged Bill and he popped over and fixed it in no time.
I worked a little later to get ahead and then came home to make up a bed for Mark for tomorrow night. He and I then played two games of Outsmarted. He beat me over 11k to 450 in the first game. He won the second but it was much closer. It’s a shame I will be busy with Edfest and won’t get good time to hang out.
I had such a great day! I got lots done and then headed to the last EdFest committee meeting before the event on Friday. Like the people involved.. very much.
Next stop was Encore for a delicious quesadilla and a couple of Crown. A woman sat next to me at the bar and we made a great connection. Anita is a beautiful South Korean woman who has been living here for 19 years. I popped out to walk down to my hair appointment with Karissa and made a big change!
Upon my return to Encore, I was invited to sit with Anita and her friend Hiro. We got lost in many conversations about race, and how we all ended up here. I enjoyed their company so much and hope to see them again. It is amazing to me that a 33 year old from Japan, a 53 year old from South Korea and a 61 year old from Canada all found so much in common to chat about.
I got outside while I would be in shade working on getting all my bulbs back in the bed. I moved some into open spots along my opposite fence as well. I made a new edge with the glass blocks that I had bought from Addison. They look nice in the dark. In time, I will add more lights behind them.
It feels good to have gotten a lot more weeds dug out and I paid Jesse to bag up all the branches and cuttings as I was out of steam.
I took time to sit with Tracey and discuss what we need to bring on our trip… NEXT WEEK!!!
I have taken a break this evening to crochet and binge Highway Thru Hell. I confess to getting veklempt when I saw Jamie’s wreck of the LA Rotator.
There is a good reason that I always take big vacations in September. I went to the office after stopping to see Mom and got almost all remittances done for Payroll, GST and PST. I have two GST files to complete and two payroll. I do, of course, always have work to do, but those are the only deadlines aside from some reconciliations and reports for owners. I am confident that I will be able to enjoy my time away.
Tomorrow I will start packing and clean my spare room as a friend is coming Friday to stay over in order to go for an MRI.
All in all, it was a super hot day spent on productive indoor things.
triumphgal 