The Long Weekend

What a weekend. We made arrangements for Nadia's Dad to visit from Edmonton, so that he could help us lay our subfloor tiles. He has done this for his own and his girlfriend's basement, so we could count on his experience. Myself, Nadia, and her Dad began on Friday night. A few hours later and a few more beers had us going to bed earlier than expected, but had us ready to tackle the job the following morning.

The next day saw real progress, and even with many breaks plus a quick trip to Rona, we were all done by 5:30 in the afternoon. Lucky for us because our Bar-B-Q party was less than an hour from starting. Including ourselves, we had 20 people over to welcome the first weekend of Summer. Everyone had a great time and ate delicious food.

Later that night, Nadia, her Dad, and myself went star gazing Northwest of Calgary. It was a nice night but some clouds set in and gave us a good reason to head home to bed.

The next day Nadia's Dad left for Edmonton, then my family arrived from Olds. Luckily, they brought the food -- fresh rainbow trout caught by my Dad. We had a relaxing day and ate another filling meal. Later we watched the Oilers successfully hunt for ducks, by pulling another win at Anaheim (GO OILERS!!!).

Today we cleaned out the basement so we could prepare for our next tasks in developing. Nadia's Mom joined us later in the after noon as we went for dinner and a movie (The Da Vinci Code). I'm not a book reader, so movies are the usual way I capture a story. This one wasn't bad, and Nadia thought it was a good adaptation.

Now, we begin our short work week. This weekend has been a nice recharge for both of us, but now I'm itching for our holiday in July. I know... I know... don't wish your life away...

Anyway, please enjoy some of our pictures from the weekend.