I really love Edmonton. Yes, there are things that I would change for example I would make autumn a lot longer and winter a little shorter but overall we have a great city.
Oddly enough one of my favortie things is that addresses make sense to me. Unless of course it is in Millwoods but we won't talk about that. This morning a woman stopped me on the street asking for directions and because our city is set up like a grid I could tell her exactly where to go and even knew which side of the street it would be on because the address was an even number. One of the many reasons I am happy to be an Edmontonian.

The Wonder Years

I spent last evening with three women I really love. I grew up with them and they are a part of me. We pulled out some old videos from the days when we they lived together, I was always over, and we were in a constant state of hanging out. Angie had purchased a video camera and decided it was a good idea to film us doing everything. She was right. Those days going to University and spending all of our free time together were the best of my life. I loved watching the videos but it was also hard. It gave me a pain in my heart longing to go back and wishing things had not changed. But things do change and people move on and get married, move away, become parents. Life happens and there is no point clinging to the past. My life now is pretty awesome and I am happy to be older, wiser and (I must include) thinner. I am still friends with these amazing people and even though I do not get to see them as often as I would like I know they are always there. I am looking forward to watching more of these videos and continuing to laugh my ass off. We have made a promise to start filming ourselves again doing awesome things so if you receive a prank phone call in the near future...it wasn't us.

Ain't that lonely yet

I am not the kind of girl that turns heads. I am not an obvious pretty and I am fine with that. So when I do turn the occasional head it throws me off guard. I was heading to Starbucks the other day to enjoy an iced beverage when I noticed a guy checking me out. When I exited the store he was still standing there. As I walked past he said " Wow. How are you doing?" Okay, nothing offensive but really how should I respond to this? Needless to say I kept walking. Men this is not the way to start a meaningful relationship. Honestly, not sure what would have made his quest a successful one but a smile and a polite hello would probably have been a good start.
Hanging out in Regina this weekend for the folk festival and having a lovely time. The smaller city has a certain appeal to it. Summer is moving along far too quickly but I am loving it. Wishing I did not have to work so I could enjoy it even more but the irony of the situation is I need to work to afford the enjoyment.