Gate C39

It is amazing how much one reflects while waiting and sitting at the airport.

I'm hanging out at gate C39 waiting to board my plane.  As I sit here and reminisce over the last week I realize how much I miss my family already.  I just left them an hour ago but that doesn't seem to matter.  You would think that the more I come and go (for visits) the leaving part would get easier but the truth is ... it just gets harder.  I didn't do anything special this week.  No big parties (besides the expected family gathering for Easter).  No adventurous road trips.  No out of the ordinary events.  This is what made the week so special.  It was my family and I hanging out and just being together.  It was exactly what I needed.  The week flew by as we all knew it would and here I am now trying to reconcile my feelings of sadness.  I know that summer will be here before I know it and we will be together again ... I just wish ... we weren't so far apart.

It really is amazing how much one reflects while waiting and sitting at the airport.  

It's Always an Adventure

Today I traveled from La Loche to Saskatoon in order to catch an early flight home tomorrow.  As always, it wasn't an easy journey.  I made it to Borden, which is a half hour drive from Saskatoon and where Chloe would be spending her break.  It was there that I noticed my brakes not working to their greatest potential.  No "brake" light had come on in my car, thus, I continued on to Saskatoon with no worries.  I did; however, leave a piece of my car in Borden as I ran into a post putting a dent in my driver's side door (which now produces a 'pop' each time it opens) and broke my side light.  This seemed insignificant and not fatal so I continued my journey.  I made it to my hotel safely and at that time my car decided to fill me in on the brake situation ... the 'brake' light came on.  Thankfully, the Mazda dealership is across the street from my hotel so I promptly drove over there and begged for their assistance.  I do have to say that the people at Saskatoon Mazda are extremely helpful and very nice and they assured me they would take good care of the "Beast" and fix all of her ailments.  Why are things never easy?!

Despite the car situation it was a beautiful day for a drive.  I saw eight deer, six of which were alive.  I also saw too many prairie dogs to count minus one ... sorry little prairie dog.  It has been an ... interesting start to my Easter break and I'm looking forward to coming home.  See you all soon!