Blogs from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, North America - page 5

My good friend from highschool, Hayley Rathwell is visiting her mom for the week! What are the odds we both plan to be here at the same time? We met up at the Edmonton Mall and ate some lunch at Earls (we don't have it in Ontario). We legally ordered beer, which is a new thing for both of us, and some sushi. We then made our way around the mall trying things on and exploring stores. The mall is so large that we didn't have time to go everywhere but I found a few good deals in the time we had! As we were walking around we bumped into Justin Gracie, a guy we know from highschool and was in our history class. Small world. Hayley had to go, so I continued onto find a ... read more

This morning was very enjoyable, I got to sleep in! I decided to take Petra's bike and ride it to her work, an estimated half hour bike ride. Since I still don't know my way around I had to stop and make sure I was on the right track. I didn't even have to ride on the major roads because there were so many bike trails! The whole ride took more like an hour but the weather was wonderful so no complaints. After work we made chicken chili which was delicious and watched heat and identity thief. In both movies the main character was Melissa McCarthy, one of my favourite actresses because of her kind of humour. It was a very relaxing day!... read more

Since I was able to sleep in and go to work later, I decided not to rely on Petra or Chris to pick me up, and take the bus! I'm not that familiar with the bus system in Branford, so Alberta was even worse. I caught the bus at 12:35 and the guy didn't even make me pay! I had to transfer after 20 minutes and didn't have to pay the second time either! Being anxious I got off at a few stops too early and had to walk for an extra 10 minutes but that's okay. After work we went to Costco which is a mini trip of its own. Not one of the healthiest dinners, but was enjoyed: hotdogs and poutine. The rest of the lazy night was spent reading and watching tv.... read more

Petra came into wake me up but I was sound asleep. Unlike my mother when I'm late for school, she just let me sleep in! Chris came and picked me up later that morning and we went to the store. The area their store is in isn't the kind you'd want your kid growing up in. There are a lot of homeless people, kind of a dirty low maintenance grubby hangout area. besides the fact of the location, the store does very well and has mostly normal customers with the odd strange or drunk one. Around 4, Preet came and took Petra and I to the West Edmonton Mall, one of the largest in the world. It has everything in terms of shops to entertainment to things to do. here is just a list of a ... read more

I woke up this morning feeling absolutely rejuvenated and full of life, it's Sunday so that means a day off of work! Preet, Petra's daughter came over and we went out to tuttie fruities for breakfast. Preet reminds me a lot of my friend Victoria because she's kind of sassy but really funny and girly. We then went to a farmers market and browsed for half an hour. We lounged around for a few hours drinking smoothies on the deck, learning a bit more about everyone. Chris' grandparents invited us over for a wonderful pork roast dinner which was a great way to meet more of the family. The elderly couple are still full of energy at age 80 and show a great example of love, seeing as they are reaching their 60th anniversary this November! ... read more