Kiwis Take Flight: Week 28 - Normal with a Twist

Another week here in Canada. Boy the time seems to be flying. Even though life here is normal now, we are enjoying every minute of it.

Monday was a fairly non-eventful day. We both worked and then equipped with list and cash, made our way to the supermarket. The time there went swiftly and in no time at all we were packed up and heading home. My issues with the supermarket have subsided as I go to God for help. It really helps.

Tuesday was another day of work. Pete arrived home on time so we could hang out before I had to go to sewing. Sewing that night was awesome as I finished my cape jacket. This is a project that I am super proud of. It turned out exactly as I had planned. I got home and felt like a peacock as I proudly strutted my stuff as Pete admired my handiwork. I wont put a photo in here as I want to put one on Facebook and I have to get Pete to take the photo for me.

Wednesday was strangely my last day of work for the week. The reason being that Thursday and Friday were teacher convention days for Calgary. So no work for me then. That day at work we celebrated Valentines Day. They do this in a big way here, and all of the kids brought treats and cards for each other. Even I was lavished with sweet gifts. A perfect way to end the work week. That night was a quiet one as Pete stayed late to work on Jelly.

Thursday was a day off for me. Well, sort of. Daphne (my pastor) has a sewing studio in her basement and teaches kids sewing. As she had bigger numbers that day, I helped her out. So I arrived at 8:30 and left at 3. The day was awesome as I combined my passion of teaching with my passion of sewing. Daphne has been sewing since she was young, so she teaches me heaps as well. There were two kiwi girls in the class and I admit that it was so nice to hear a familiar accent. Once the class finished, I rushed to pick Pete up from work. That night we went to connect group. It was so nice connecting with others again. We had been missed which made us feel good.

Friday I enjoyed the comfort of being able to sleep in. I then pottered around the place until 1pm when I then headed to work for a meeting with a colleague. The meeting was about a summer camp that I am teaching at. To reduce the work load, we are planing together. The meeting went smoothly and it was awesome getting to know my colleague more. Meanwhile, Pete had worked his socks off getting Jelly ready for an out of Province inspection. I know, strange that as we brought the vehicle in BC it needs to be inspected ($180 later) to prove it is safe to have on the Alberta roads. Anyway, the guy inspecting was a mate of John's (Pete's boss) so passed us even though a couple of things need to be done. But that is another big thing off the to do list. I stopped off at the bank on the way home and then settled in for a night in.

Saturday dawned bright. We got ourselves ready for the day and ran a few errands. We visited the local mall as I am on the hunt for a new bag. I had no luck in that area, but it was so nice to hang out with Pete as he has been at work a lot lately. We then went straight from the mall to church. As we got there early, it was cool catching up with people and meeting new people. As it was Valentines Day, we had 5 people speak for 5 minutes on love. It was an awesome service. We then made our way home to Face time friends.

Sunday morning Pete received a text from our pastor Darrin asking if Pete would be keen to have a coffee with him that morning. He was, so headed out to Starbucks while I had a nice quiet time at home. Once he arrived home, we jumped in the car so I could enjoy one of my favorite past times. Thrift shopping! The reason was Pete is looking at investing in snow gear and I suggested we check out the thrift stores. I admit that I may have found a couple of things for myself along the way. Pete was unsuccessful in his hunt, but we had a great time regardless. We also visited Fabricland as I needed a new project to start on at sewing next week. I decided on pants for spring. We then made our way home to relax for a bit before heading out to a going away party for a friend who is leaving Calgary for Toronto. The night was eventful as Pete got into a cream fight with Kirsten (our pastors daughter). I foresaw that it was going to end badly for her as Pete always has to have the last action. After Darrin pinned Pete down for Kirsten to smother him with cream, Pete got her back quickly after by dunking a container of guachmole on her head. We left not long after as I had a Face time date with my sister. Let's just say that cream and a warm heater didn't equate to a pleasant smelling journey home.

And now for the twist. Monday was Family Day (a public holiday), so we decided to head to Drumheller with friends (Peter and Carol). We had the best time. It was so nice getting out of Calgary. It was even better spending the day with friends. We spent a large portion of our time at the museum about Dinosaurs. Apparently Alberta has had huge dinosaur finds where they are still finding dinosaur bones today. I won't elaborate too much on the day, I'll let the photos tell the story.