Tough Days Ahead!

We were in Ontario for Alan`s nieces wedding on August 29th.  The bride was beautiful and her sister Kate was stunning as well.  There were approximately 200 people in attendance and the bride arrived in an ATV...*(it was an outdoor wedding complete with hay bails and cattle...LOL)  Here are some pics you might enjoy.

At Mum's house getting ready...
Front row:  Me, Mum, Jeanette, Jill
Back row:  Alan, Tom & Pete

Far left is the Maid Of Honor, Emma's Big Sister, Kate

Emma & her father, Gord arrive in style!

Bride and groom along with minister signing the register!

Words of wisdom from Uncle Alan!

The first dance!

Few uninvited guests!

On Saturday, August 30th, we went to the house in Bowmanville...first time I`ve seen it since April 2014!  OMG....I am so upset over the condition of the inside as well as the gardens and exterior of the house.  The entire house needs works, paint, repairs, new carpeting!  The gardens will all have to be redone and started over.  The swing is wrecked and so much more!  In short, not what I was expecting. There is even a broken window in the garage door...WTF!  An email is in order but I`ll let someone else write it because I wouldn't b e so kind!

Glass is broken or missing but it is gone from my stereo set.  What a mess!

How do people live like this!

The TV that was on the wall in the living room 

Hole in wall in master!

Overgrown and not taken care of, this will all have to be removed and redone and why are there beer bottles in my gardens!

Back to work tomorrow and I already have a headache and feel nauseous,...I can`t do this much longer.  I have 60 major projects on the go...another lady in the department has 1....how is this right!  I have tried to get another job but every time this company finds out I am blocked from leaving....even within the company.  The ONLY way for me to get out now is to quit.  

Well the weather has turned much colder here...high over the next few days is something like 12 or 14 with the low one night going down to 2!  Winter is coming and this is the last place I want to spend it.

We have 3 weeks vacation to take before the end of December (or loose it) but every time I put in for a week, guess what...denied!  I practically begged for 1 day off and it was three weeks top get the 1 day approved and even with that I got a lecture!

Well I better run and get the normal stuff done before the day is over and the alarm is set for another day in `paradise`...NOT.

Have a great week everyone!

Turning Colder Already!

Well the low low last night was 9 C or 48 F and that is cool for the beginning of August but I have been told you can get snow here this time of year.  Great!  As if  I don't dislike this place enough already, add some snow this time of year!

Calgary is the HAIL capital of Canada!  Damages from a storm earlier this week!

Hail the size of loonies!

I was very disappointed this week, I didn't get the National Accounts Coordinator position I applied for and my better half and I know why.  IF I had to go back to Ontario to work, they would have lost someone else and that wouldn't be allowed.  This is the second job that I didn't get on account of the same reason!  More changes coming this month at work, just don't know what they are!


I have 1 more day off planned, a 2 day trip to Ontario for a wedding and then nothing else.  I still have 16.5 days to take vacation but every time I submit a request I get denied....so not sure when I will be allowed to take it.  August 29th, fly to Ontario and back here August 31!

Nascar race today...go 24 Gordon!  He is doing great this year. When we were in Vegas at the M & M store, they had Kyle's car there...one of my fellow bloggers is a Bush fan so I'll post a picture for her!  (Carol, here you go!)

#18 Kyle Bush @ M & M's in Las Vegas

Here are some more images of Glacier National Park and our mini trip last weekend!  Whens the next loooooooooooong weekend???

For the car enthusiast!

Scenery in Glacier 2014

No rocks fell on my car!

The road ahead and yes that's snow!

Tunnel

Beautiful waterfall!

Yeah right!

Well that's it folks...lets see what the week ahead has in store.  

Somehow some way, we will make it happen!
Have a great week ahead my friends.

Is it really over????

What a great 4 days....left after work on Thursday, back on Sunday, today was spent with chores and getting ready to go back! NOOOO!

Along the way...note the windmills in the background!

The first night was spent in Fernie, BC.  Had dinner at a steak house food wasn't great....beer was good though! 

Doesn't even look real!

From our hotel room!

Scotch & Cigar Time Fernie, BC

Fernie, BC

Fernie, BC

Next day headed to Montana and the border. Scotch at duty free and we were good to go! Kalispell and Whitefish here we come!

Driving through the mountain!

WATER!  Haven't seen many lakes or water since B'ville!

Along the side of the road in Kalispell!

Shopping was much better in Kalispell than Great Falls, at least they have more stores one can visit....and the best part, no tax!

Kalispell, Great Northern Railway

The next ride!

A fish with FUR!  At the museum in Whitefish!

We ate twice at "Famous Dave's" and had a fantastic waitress, Deanne!  Service couldn't have been better!

Dinner for Two!  It was delicious!

On Sunday morning we got up early to head back....went through Glacier National Park....the scenery was amazing and YES, there was snow on the "Going-To-The-Sun Road".

Who would have thought to do this with Herby!

Along the way in Glacier National Park
MORE to come!  Stay Tuned!

More scenery!

Tomorrow is back to work...one person in my department was let go just before I left on Thursday...and more changes coming this week.  I am DREADING going to work...,.not where I want to be. That miracle of getting out of here better happen real soon!  Alan just asked what I wanted to do the rest of the day.....I said start packing our chitt!  LOL  (PS:  no news on the job I applied for yet).

Have a great week my friends, will post more on Glacier in the coming weeks!

Patience! OMG what is that!

It's Saturday, cloudy and cool!  Someone made a funny the other day that winter is back!  Calgary gets about one really warm week a year and they classify this SUMMER!  OMG...really...  I am back to the heavy sweaters and complaining already about being cold!

OK it's not that cold but by the feel of today, the white chitt will soon be here!

The week was something else...good news is I still have the job and look at it in 5 minute segments now.  I can't even do it day by day or hour by hour now.

This is about 1/2 of my work load

The interview went fantastic and I should know by next weekend if I am the chosen one for the position.  So many things are happening for us at the moment...don't dare put things on here, never know who reads this and can't have stuff getting into the wrong hands....LOL

I managed to get 1 day of bank time...APPROVED...so I am off next Friday.  We are heading to the US...we are leaving after work on Thursday but will stay close to the border that night.

The City of Kalispell

City of Kalispell, Montana

Kalispell is a dynamic community located within a thirty-minute drive of Flathead Lake, Whitefish Mountain Ski Resort, Glacier National Park, several National and State forests and parks, and the Bob Marshall Wilderness area. Kalispell is the retail, professional, medical, and governmental center of the Flathead Valley serving approximately 140,000 people in Northwest Montana. Between 2000 and 2010 the population of Kalispell increased 40% to 19,927. While the growth of the previous decade has slowed with the nation's economy, investment in the City of Kalispell continues and tourism remains a strong economic driver for the region.  

Kalispell, MT

We may even take a drive to: Sandpoint, Idaho

Sandpoint is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Bonner County, Idaho.  Its population was 7,365 at the 2010 census.
Sandpoint's major economic contributors include forest products, light manufacturing, tourism, recreation and government services. As the largest service center in the two northern Idaho counties (Bonner and Boundary), as well as northwestern Montana, it has an active retail sector. It is the headquarters of Coldwater Creek, a national women's apparel retailer; Litehouse Foods, a national salad dressing manufacturer; and Quest Aircraft, a maker of utility aircraft.

Sandpoint lies on the shores of Idaho's largest lake, 43-mile-long Lake Pend Oreille, and is surrounded by three major mountain ranges, the Selkirk, Cabinet and Bitterroot ranges. It is home to Schweitzer Mountain Resort, Idaho's largest ski resort, and is on the International Selkirk Loop and two National Scenic Byways (Wild Horse Trail and Pend Oreille Scenic Byway). Among other distinctions awarded by national media in the past decade, in 2011 Sandpoint was named the nation's "Most Beautiful Small Town" by Rand McNally and USA Today.

Of course will be taking lots of pictures and sharing when we get back.  Don't leave home without camera.

Flights are scheduled for the 2 day trip to Ontario for Alan's niece's wedding.  Will be a very quick trip and won't have any time to see friends.  I am hoping to get to B'ville to see the house.  I miss that place so much.  Also miss family, friends, familiar doctors and specialists, not to mention an easy commute to Daytona Beach!  And being able to DRIVE again......Think Alan misses JR's as well!

Have a great week everyone!

What a week!

2014 Calgary Stampede Grounds

The Saddledome and City of Calgary 2014

Most people who know where we live know that it was Stampede week....very little work gets done as companies are busy "entertaining" their clients at the big event.  Alan was supposed to go but apparently there weren't enough tickets....(talk about an unorganised company).  All festivities come to an end tonight with a big fireworks display.  Another year that I did not attend.  I hurt my back somehow and for the last few days have hardly done anything. Work had a big Stampede BBQ and about 500 people attended. YES, I somehow got delegated to stand behind the BBQ and serve!

Calgary Stampede Parade 

The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo, exhibition and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ten-day event, which bills itself as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth", attracts over one million visitors per year and features one of the world's largest rodeos, a parade, midway, stage shows, concerts, agricultural competitions, chuckwagon racing and First Nations exhibitions.
The event's roots are traced to 1886 when the Calgary and District Agricultural Society held its first fair. In 1912, American promoter Guy Weadick organized his first rodeo and festival, known as the Stampede. He returned to Calgary in 1919 to organize the Victory Stampede in honour of soldiers returning from World War I. Weadick's festival became an annual event in 1923 when it merged with the Calgary Industrial Exhibition to create the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede.

Reba in Concert Calgary Stampede 2014

Cher in Concert Calgary Stampede 2014

OMG, almost forgot, I had my interview this week as well for the National Accounts Coordinator for Westburne....I was one of three chosen to be interviewed.  The guy who interviewed me could not believe my portfolio.  When I applied I was told the position would either be in BC, Winnipeg or Mississauga, ONTARIO!  Well I told the person that interviewed me that I still owned a home in B'ville, ONT and that I was 10 minutes away from the Oshawa branch and could work out of there and travel to Mississauga as necessary! Fingers crossed everyone.....I want to go HOME!  The other two people will be interviewed this week, they are from Mississauga.  I will know by end of month!

B'ville prior to fence (that I haven't seen)

Hubby has a few irons in the fire as well....there is the possibility of him getting a transfer to Ontario as well....we would have to pay our way back, but  at least we would be home with jobs!  He is also working on some other things so it seems things are changing day to day for us.  May need some "packers" soon, any volunteers?  LOL (OK, a girl can dream!)

Move to AB

I saved all the boxes!  All ready to load again for the move back!

What a mess!

Sunny here today so may go for a drive later...just to get out of the house.  Or should we start the painting in the ensuite????  We've had the paint for about 3 weeks now but the motivation to get it done was left at Home Depot I think...LOL
Have a great week everyone!  Fingers crossed for good news for both of us!!