All Hail Vacation!

Hi!

Well. What a week. Busy. Getting everything ready for Mom’s visit. Bansai trips to Ikea. Multiple trips to the grocery store. It’s been all go!

So work. Yep. Is good. Busy though, which is really good. To the point where I’m actually having to write stuff down because I can’t keep track of it in my head like I usually do. Man I do a lot of stuff for seeming like I don’t do much at all! And can you believe it – I actually gave my boss my cell phone number “just in case” while I’m away on vacation! Ha! Like I have that kinda stuff to do that’s soooo important they have to call me on vacation. But, am only new and trying to keep everyone happy. I don’t mind. It’s not like I’m going to be sunning myself on a beach in Fiji or climbing Everest.

And the rest of the week was running around, errands and chores. Thursday after work Alan, Christine and I made a quick run to Ikea where I picked up a couple of cool rugs, new kitchen towels, biiiiiig wine glasses, etc. Afterwards we went to Pizza Hut and discovered that they didn’t actually have any dining room, so we took the pizzas and had an in-car picnic in the underground parking lot at Ikea! It was excellent! Sooooo good! And Friday we (my new work-mates) went to the pub for lunch and then again after work, and then it was off to Cindy’s for more wine! Poor liver! But have never had a pub lunch with this new work crowd, or after-work pub drinks, so it was really good to bond. Has to be done when you’re a newbie. And I haven’t seen Cindy in a while, and that’s always a good time when we catch up. And then Saturday was haircut, errands and cleaning. Whew.

And today, Sunday – Mommy’s here! She arrived tired but fine first thing this morning. Jan took me to the airport to pick her up (that was nice, apparently the price of a cab ride has gone up $20 bucks, up to $50 now, since I’ve been here. Waaaaah, the rising cost of gas or some babble. Humph.). So far we’ve had an excellent and filling breakfast at a lovely café down the road from me, then we walked over the bridge to the Cultural Centre, then over another bridge to the Queen Street Mall, then over to the Riverside markets and then to the bus home. She’s done well. Had a short nap and seems to be surviving the first day of jet lag pretty well. It usually takes a few days, but thankfully the weather is bright and sunny, which makes it a whole lot easier. I think it’s easier to come here than it is to go back. Not sure why or if it’s true. Perhaps you get over it quicker because it’s a new and exciting place, whereas on your way back, ehh, you’re home again and pooped from so much international excitement. Dunno. I went to Film School.

So that’s about that! Oh boy! A week and a half off work! We get to go to Sydney! Never been there. Hmmm. Well, we have lots planned. Busybusybusy. Hooray! So yeah, now that I think about it, next week the little blog might be a day late as we don’t get back from Sydney until late Sunday night. But Monday and Tuesday will be chill-out days, so Monday night I should be able to check in. Either way – hooray! Adventures! You should come too!

BYE!
J!