Favourite City
I really haven’t been to many places to have a favourite city. I really do enjoy Vancouver though.
I don’t know why, but I just like visiting. I don’t want to live there, but I love taking in the craziness of the city. I love the sounds on the seagulls, the smell of the ocean/smog and the lights. I love visiting Chinatown. I mean, where else can you get a lizard on a stick?
Ah Vancouver, I hope to visit you again soon :)
Tomorrow: Favourite vacation
A Place I’ve Travelled To
I haven’t really been to many places fun or exciting. Vancouver several times, Palm Springs once in Grade 9 (all by myself!), and random locations for soccer trips during high school. But the craziest place I’ve been to is Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; not really that exciting, until I tell you that it was in the middle of January.
I’m talking -35°C plus wind chills. Yes, January in Saskatoon is a bitch.
So why on Earth would I go? Well, it was for the 2009 Canadian University Press (or CUP) Conference with my awesome student newspaper co-workers. And it was a hell of a time! There was a lot of drinking, a lot of sleeping (who knew that a 3-hour time change would be so hard on a person?), and a lot of just trying to avoid the cold weather.
I also visited a random statue of Ghandi, fell into a snow bank, and toured a newspaper. All in all, despite the cold, it was a lot of fun, and a lot of fabulous memories were made, especially with Mel.
Tomorrow: A picture of your friends
My weekend started on Thursday (well, not technically, but it felt like it with a little work in between!) with a quick brunch with B, her sister and Lilly while they were on their way back up to Fort St. John.
Unfortunately, the restaurant was slow and I had to rush through my meal, but it was great seeing little Lilly again. She’s too freaking cute, even though she spit up all over my work clothes. Thank God I live close to the restaurant so I could change before I left for work!
Love my little niece! <3
Friday was a bit of a write off for work, but I did keep busy in the morning with laundry, vacuuming with Edith (more on her in a post later this week!), and a coffee date with A.
On Saturday Kyle, my mom and I headed back to out hometown for the annual Rodeo and Parade. In a nutshell, Ashcroft’s population doubles during rodeo weekend and it’s absolutely a gong show. My mom’s side of the family all comes down, up and over to my grandparent’s place and we just drink, eat, laugh and have an amazing time. The parade is one of my favourite parts, so I’ll share some photos:
Delicious homemade bannock, a rodeo staple!
I'm afraid of horses, so this huge Clydesdale did not sit well with me!
The Hare Krishna's live just outside of town and they're always so happy and cheerful during the parade!
I didn’t go to the actual rodeo (I haven’t in years!) but my grandparents live right down the road from the grounds so we can here the hooting and hollering from the crowd and announcer.
Sunday I worked at the grocery store, so it was pretty uneventful!
Hope everyone had a great weekend, and tell me, Have you ever been to a rodeo?
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