pish posh

Little UKish type sayings are still randomly flying out of my mouth - as my dear friend Norrain has just departed from her 9 day vacation with moi in good ol' Alberta :)

I always hate to say goodbye, not that I tend to get overly emotional at the time but it's still that letdown sorta feeling you get eh? (oh, seems I still have my Canadian connection afterall :)) Today at the aiport though I decided at the end of a vacation, it's better to be the one flying home than the one dropping someone off at the airport. Not sure completely why I think/feel that. It just seems to me like you still have a bit of some excitement that way???

Anywho.........we had a grand time this past week. We drove up to Grande Prairie for Canadian Thanksgiving (for all my international friends out there :)) . I had to work for one day after Thanksgiving but other than that had the rest of the time off. We were discussing what to do for the remaining days, whether to hit West Ed, go south or what - when I 1/2 jokingly said we could go back to GP.

We both had a great time on the 1st round so we decided - hey, why not?! :)

So off we went for round 2. I also decided on the 1st round, that I'm more of a road trip driver! Ok, nevermind that I actually don't own a car - minor details (that I pray change SOON!) but I just really enjoy being on the open road, pedal to the metal............um, Dad you're not reading this, right?! hee, hee

Seriously though, I really enjoyed it. Norrain did too cause she ended up seeing a moose on the 2nd trip, which was a very "Northern Exposure" moment for her.

& here's a bit of news.........I splurged on a guitar at last..................was that wise??? :) Well I've been wanting one for a while now and so went for it. So callused fingers, here I come!

It is so awesome to have friends, to have family.............perhaps it's a bit sad now that my English, wanna-be-Scottish, but living in Belfast friend is gone........but I'm so grateful to have had her friendship close by for a time again.

Sadly as well today I found out another very good friend of mine, her mother passed away. So there's a lot of emotion today.......so yet another "goodbye" for a time...........she's the one getting to fly to a much better place, & the ones left standing at the proverbial airport have that ache in their heart.

I'm so thankful for each moment with the ones I love, life is so precious and it's days like these you see (& feel) it more & more.

my "relational" quandary - well sorta :)

You've heard of eHarmony, right? Well for those who haven't - it's this relationship site online. Probably just one of many.

So the story goes that years ago...............no really, it must have been like 2002 or something I signed into it. Some well meaning married co-worker(s) were suggesting to a few of us single ones that we should try this. Great...........just what I was looking for - sarcasm intended! :)

But to humor her I went online to check it out and.... what's that? - they're offering a free personality test?! Well if you don't know anything about me - just know this - I love anything to do w/personality tests!!! & it also seems I don't discriminate these tests based on their scientific analysis, or lack of, either - as evidenced by my earlier post of "what kind of coffee I am"! ha, ha

Anyway - so as the story goes.........recently I logged into my account there. I was actually looking to see if I could re-take the test and get a more current result (you're starting to realize that I really just can't help myself eh?! :))

In the process I discover it is with the mere click of my trusty mouse that I can suddenly be inundated daily by potential "matches" - oooo la, la!

Well don't get too excited. I've never been much into that whole thing - but I found it slightly amusing to read the profiles sent to me. I felt like I was spying or something...........or a teacher grading some exam to say if they pass or fail.

It didn't really occur to me that other guys were doing the same to me until from one I got a "closed communication" message from someone and I hadn't even got around to seeing that he was on my list in the 1st place!?! I think based on statements I made in my profile he decided I wasn't the one for him................ha, ha I find that so funny. I suppose there are lots of times/places in life that we make quick instant decisions like that, based on very limited information - which isn't necessarily bad, just in this instance I found it interesting.

So still, up to this point I hadn't done the so-called "communication" thang.....til this one guy was requesting communication with me. Still a bit hesitant as to whether I really wanted to or not, finally I was like - well why not? & then I found out "why not"? They (eHarmony) want my money! for me to communicate with anyone. It's not like I'm extremely surprised by that - but you see, paying money for all that - well that's a whole other "ball game" that at the moment this chica just doesn't relish.....

So hopefully the love of my life isn't waiting around online somewhere for me :)

Which leads me to say - that is why I really like that movie, Sliding Doors. You see her live her life, as well as the proverbial "what if" life............& she meets the guy in both.............but in the real world - she gets him & lives!

All I can say to that now is...................Amen!

this prairie road

Hey my vast readers out there - hee, hee - I fool no one but myself to say that - ok not really :)

Apologies for the seeming absence - though I was with "you" in spirit. I'm back online - connected once again to the lovely World Wide Web from my little corner of Alberta, where the grains grow tall, the milk flow "free" - but the oil definitely doesn't! (flow "free" that is, uh... I won't touch that subject!)

So in the space of a month, I have secured myself a total of 3 jobs! Nevermind I'm quitting one but ya - it's all good. As my friend so genuinely congratulated me back to the Canadian workforce - I'm thinking it'll be nice to finely have an influx of cash (on a somewhat regular basis).

In other news - well the social life still has MUCH to be desired.........sigh........but it's coming (I speak prophetically :) ) I've been to a couple churches in town............one in particular..........how do I describe? The last time I was there I felt like it was a breath of fresh air - something I've needed after many months.

I'm setting out to force myself into social situations :) I always find it funny when some people get to know me, then I mention that I tend to be the "shy type" & I always get reactions of disbelief. I suppose I'm comfortable enough in a group of friends whom most, if not all, that I know fairly well - but set me in a room where I don't know people & I'm thinking - ok, how do I make small talk again?

For goodness sake - when I trekked across to Toronto many moons ago - it didn't seem to be too much of an issue. But then again - everyone else was sorta in the same boat too, being that we all came from our corners of the world to live in that warehouse! ha, ha - a fact I still find hilariously funny. Definitely stories for the grandkids (again I am speaking prophetically - ha, ha)

One day I suppose I'll wake up, social life in high gear & wonder what the heck this blog was all about but for now it serves its purpose.

This is going out to all those who've traversed the road of transition...........or you who will as well. May it be somewhat about finding you & all about finding God!

Happy Canada Day!!!

It seems that slowly I am making my way through Canada to live in each province........ok maybe not. But for real - I am now going to be calling Alberta my new home province. I'll find my niche yet..... :)

I was out at the farm last night - the farm where my Dad grew up. It's so strange cause I've always heard the stories of milking cows, shelling peas & who can forget - PICKING ROCKS!?! But I've never seen - or at least not too often - that side of him. It's interesting the places we come from, the experiences we have in life......... They play a part in who we become I suppose but still I think there's deeper deposits of "stuff" - for lack of a better descriptive word :) - that define who we're created to be.

& man - the experiences I've had in just a year! Last year on this day - I was sailing w/my friends on Lake Ontario. It was an amazing day - but for the announcement of 2 moving south! Which seemed to start the ball rolling in other people moving out too :)

& speaking of moving out.............l8r!