Thursday, July 28th, 2011

Well, I'm off to Calgary!  Got up earlier than I would've liked, got dressed, and headed out the door.  The drive was pretty good. I was a little worried about possibly falling asleep at some point, since I didn't get enough sleep and this was the fifth trip between Calgary and Chilliwack in about three weeks. The first few hours hardly had any traffic, and the sun was shining the entire way.  My car was so full, so it was a little heavy, which made for some slower climbs up the hills.  I saw some big horn sheep through Golden, which was the only wildlife I encountered.  I made some pretty good time, arriving in Calgary around 5pm Mountain Time... just in time for rush hour traffic.  It took me an hour just to make it from the highway to Lurline and Dave's house.  Here's a photo of my very full car - notice all the squashed bugs and dirt on my car.  It needs a good wash!

Saturday, July 9th, 2011

Mom and Dad went out shopping today, but I wanted to stay home and work on some projects.  It was great to have the place to myself and get some writing done outside on the back patio.  There's nothing like sitting out in a beautiful garden, listening to the birds and water from the pond.  It's so relaxing.  I did some writing and watched some design tutorials, then went out front to hand wash my car.  The sun was so hot that it was drying the water and soap before I could rinse it off.  Anyway, my car finally looks cleaner than what it was.  Later in the evening, we got comfortable and watched a movie - I'm trying to get my parents caught up on the X-Men series and next is the Matrix series.

Here's my self-portrait: