Hello from Grande Prairie
Well, I've been in Grande Prairie since Friday, and it has been fairly interesting. After a fairly stressful day, and driving through a rainstorm, I arrived in town at about 9 p.m. at night. I drove myself to my friends' place and managed to visit with them a bit before they went to bed. In the morning, I got up and went down to see the new library and cultural centre, which was fantastically magnificent. I was in absolute awe. It's a truly wonderful building, and I got to see a bunch of Peace country friends that I hadn't seen in a while.
That night, I went back to Darrell and Debi's and ate pizza with Debi's family, which was nice because I got to meet her mom and hang out with her. D and D are getting married next month, so they're a little bit stressed and busy.
On Sunday, I got up fairly early and drove to Bay Tree to visit a llama farm and have a tea party. The owner has 30 llamas and 8 llama babies, which was pretty great. I fell in love with the miniature donkeys, who followed me around like dogs.
D and D and I made dinner and then they treated me to my first James Bond movie ever. Yes, my Bond virginity was broken with "Casino Royale."
This morning, I woke up at a decent time, and stopped in at the office to visit with a bunch of my former coworkers, which was fun. Then I drove to High Prairie, which is about a 2.5 hour drive away. I visited Kemp Honey, which is an apiary where they make body care products from honey. Pretty cool.
Now I'm staying with family friends who live in GP. They moved here right after I left. I wanted to stay with them in order to spend some time with them, and to give D and D a break so they could have their alone time to get ready for their wedding next month.
It's been really great to visit my old stomping grounds, and to visit so many interesting places while I'm here.
That night, I went back to Darrell and Debi's and ate pizza with Debi's family, which was nice because I got to meet her mom and hang out with her. D and D are getting married next month, so they're a little bit stressed and busy.
On Sunday, I got up fairly early and drove to Bay Tree to visit a llama farm and have a tea party. The owner has 30 llamas and 8 llama babies, which was pretty great. I fell in love with the miniature donkeys, who followed me around like dogs.
D and D and I made dinner and then they treated me to my first James Bond movie ever. Yes, my Bond virginity was broken with "Casino Royale."
This morning, I woke up at a decent time, and stopped in at the office to visit with a bunch of my former coworkers, which was fun. Then I drove to High Prairie, which is about a 2.5 hour drive away. I visited Kemp Honey, which is an apiary where they make body care products from honey. Pretty cool.
Now I'm staying with family friends who live in GP. They moved here right after I left. I wanted to stay with them in order to spend some time with them, and to give D and D a break so they could have their alone time to get ready for their wedding next month.
It's been really great to visit my old stomping grounds, and to visit so many interesting places while I'm here.