Here we are in Jasper, visiting my aunt and uncle and cousins here. The young one is my cousin's kid, Hannah - she is adorable. We've had a beautiful day, Canyon Crawling, and enjoying the beautiful sites of Jasper Alberta.
sorry ariana! it would have been great to see you before you went off galivanting around the world! It was a struggle, but finally Jasper won over Calgary as Leigh had never been here before. Hope all the planning and packing is going really well Thinking of you...
Ah well, such is life. Everything is going swimmingly... I still can't believe I'm finally taking this trip that I have wanted to take my whole life. I don't think it's going to sink in until I'm on the plane!! (If then!)
I don't know if you have ever struggled with your "bits n pieces" of art being good enough for general public viewing. I love to draw doodley art/tangles/words... mindlessly on bits of paper especially while watching TV or listening to music. I would never classify it as "fine" art. I do it to relax - and because I'm trying to slow down, I'll often make errors in the process from impatience or distraction. They are far from perfect. Not poetically beautiful. Not necessarily powerful or inspirational. And are littered with mistakes. A few weeks ago, I saw my talented son draw a beautiful picture and half way through, throw it in the bin. I asked him why he would throw away such a beautiful piece of work and he grunted "too many mistakes" and then "Its not how I imagined it to look." Oh boy - did I relate! We want to hide our mistakes or start over... forget that we were so stupid to make such a big blunder in the first place....
I can hardly believe the big day has come and gone - the big 3-oh! Fortunately I have been informed by many that 30 is the new 20 so, I'm doing good then!...There have been no major old age mishaps - like losing my vision, having a bad hip, arthritis, or a desire to watch Matlock - I am in good condition!!! While at home my parents/family made a great dinner and gave me a few great presents like a new calendar, the movie Big Fish, Foot lotions, etc. and some cash. It was great to spend an evening with them celebrating. Also Leigh's parents, brother, and sister sent me some money to buy a guitar so now I am looking into that a bit more to see what would suit me best. I am so blessed. With a little bit of the money that I got, I went to Canadian Tire and bought a mini drawer thing used for screws, and nails, etc. and made it into a jewelry box for all my necklaces, and earrings, etc. It's fabulous! My actual birthDAY was amazing too... It all started with some yummy eggs...
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So are you guys coming through Calgary, or not so much?
Hope all the planning and packing is going really well
Thinking of you...