Week 31 - Beautiful Winter in Calgary

The weeks seem to be passing by in a blur. In no time at all, it feels like I am sitting in our cozy office trying to remember the events of the past week to relay to our faithful readers.

Monday was a work day unlike any other. Once work was over, I busied myself at home before Pete made a mad rush from work to pick me up to take me to our pastors house to help with sewing. I love teaching sewing, and I am learning heaps too. I am working with the less confident sewers. Sometimes it feels like I am saying the same thing over and over. But hey, that's teaching for you. While I was sewing, Pete was working on our pastors car. He works so hard that boy. After my class finished, I waited for a bit before Pete took me home.

Tuesday I reveled in the fact that I get sleep ins. I pottered around the house, before heading to work. I love my job, but the 3 year olds I help with on Tuesday and Thursday are hard work. Lots of them are lovely, but there are some learning issues there that haven't been assessed yet and sadly, these kids require more help than others. That night, I suggested we go out for Ice-Cream after dinner. Luckily (for me) Target was right next door to the ice cream place. So, an hour later and with a rather grumpy husband in tow, we entered the ice cream place to sit down to enjoy a sundae each.

Wednesday I got my fair share of walking as I walked to work in the morning, walked to the seniors home with the kids as we went there to perform for the seniors, walked back to work, walked home, and then walked back later to work that evening for a planning meeting. During the gap I had an awesome Face time date with Hayley. I love catching up with her. A colleague asked if I got home sick when I told her about my Face time date. I said sort of. I miss my family and friends, but am so glad we took the plunge and moved to Canada.
The meeting went well. We were fed (really well) and supplied with cookies and chocolate, so I couldn't complain. Pete came to pick me up when the meeting ended as it was dark and I'm a bit of a wuss walking in the dark.

Thursday we worked and then had dinner before heading off to connect group. We love going to connect group. We had some time where we individually asked God to speak to us. He brought comparisons to mind. I have had a tendency to compare myself to others lately. He reaffirmed His love for me and how comparisons achieve little. So as you can probably tell, this is something we worked on for the rest of the week.

Friday brought the end of the working week. And so quickly too. Work went well, and before I knew it, I was putting my feet up at home. We opted for a quiet night in. Pete had a bath while I perused the internet. We then made a simple dinner and settled in to watch a movie together.

Saturday we woke to sun streaming through the gaps in the curtains. The weather was stunning. So we did a devotional together and made plans for the day. We found a coffee place called Phil and Sebastian that had rave reviews. One man stated in all his travels around the world he had never encountered coffee that good. Needless to say, we entered the coffee shop with high expectations. Did the coffee measure up. Nope! I drank my cappuccino in one minute as it was that cold. My cappuccino that had no froth. I stated to Pete that the man who placed the raving review obviously hadn't been to New Zealand. We then ran a few more errands before we found ourselves in Fabric Land. I was looking for my next project for sewing. While flicking through patterns, I doubled over in pain, so we quickly took off for home so I could get into bed. Nothing to panic over folks. Just that time of the month. So we opted to stay in that night.

Sunday dawned bright again. I had made a sneaky purchase the night before with my pocket money and wanted to pick it up that day. I finally brought a sewing machine. It's nothing flash at all (total cost $25), and it makes my sewing machine in New Zealand look super flash, but nevertheless, it does the job. So, we picked up my purchase before heading into downtown Calgary. We had an awesome time walking along the river. It was stunning. (See photos) We then came home for a rest before heading out again to do our food shopping. Shopping was a success with us spending $205 for the fortnight. Whoop whoop.

Beautiful Bow River.

My brilliant husband!

Gorgeous.

The river is right next to the city.

On the bridge.

This bridge apparently caused some conflict as it was designed by a famous Spanish designer. Locals felt it should have been designed by a local.

A gorgeous winter day.

The bridge from the other side.

Another bridge heading into the city.

To prove I was there.

The water was crystal clear.

Hate to see him go, but love the view. Hehe.

Despite the snow, the temperature was pretty warm.

Selfie!

Had to get a shot of the squirrel.

And so another week has passed us by. It is now daylight savings. The sun continues to bless us, but the locals are saying more snow is bound to come. I am choosing to be optimistic and am looking forward to spring!