Hello from Saskatoon!
Last week was pretty darn busy. I had my dance recital, which turned out to be awesome. One of the girls in our tribal number brought a big group of friends who ended up sitting in the front row. They were hooting and hollering during our number and we got more excited and danced even better. We got lots of compliments on our piece and my dance teacher even congratulated a group of us by saying, "How much did you guys rock?" It was great.
I danced well in both of my pieces and had a great time.
The day after that, I went to the doctor to renew some prescriptions and talk about this red spot I have under my eye. The patch developed last summer, and it took me a few months to clue in and realize that not all funky skin things are benign. So I went to the doctor and she gave me a prescription for some cream. Unfortunately, I had to wait at the doctor's for 2 hours, which sucked ass. Fortunately, I read almost a whole book while I was waiting.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday were filled with the Northlands Farm and Ranch show. The Edmonton Expo centre has been redone and was wonderfully designed. There are lots of spots for hanging out and relaxing in between seminars. I attended numerous agricultural seminars, worked my butt off, and got to hang out and read in between sessions.
I also attended a session for STARS air ambulance. The Cattle Feeders Association of Alberta has raised over $250,000 for STARS in the past 13 years. As a result of their huge donation, they got to have their logo put on one of the helicopters. STARS is a helicopter service that helps rural people. If there's an emergency, the STARS pilot, flight nurse and flight paramedic go get the person, and bring them to a hospital in one of the province's major centres. I admit that I thought this presentation would be kind of dull, but it was actually interesting and moving because many of the guys who attended had had some sort of experience or connection to STARS. One poor man had lost his granddaughter in an accident, and so he was really moved by the experience and started crying. However, he was comforted by some of the people there and it was quite beautiful, in a weird way.
Yesterday I hopped into my car and Fergus and I drove to Saskatoon. I'm returning him to my parents, who just got back from China. They also redid the house, and it looks completely different. Today I'm doing some work and then Mom and I are going to the bridal shop so I can go get fitted for my bridesmaid dress.
I danced well in both of my pieces and had a great time.
The day after that, I went to the doctor to renew some prescriptions and talk about this red spot I have under my eye. The patch developed last summer, and it took me a few months to clue in and realize that not all funky skin things are benign. So I went to the doctor and she gave me a prescription for some cream. Unfortunately, I had to wait at the doctor's for 2 hours, which sucked ass. Fortunately, I read almost a whole book while I was waiting.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday were filled with the Northlands Farm and Ranch show. The Edmonton Expo centre has been redone and was wonderfully designed. There are lots of spots for hanging out and relaxing in between seminars. I attended numerous agricultural seminars, worked my butt off, and got to hang out and read in between sessions.
I also attended a session for STARS air ambulance. The Cattle Feeders Association of Alberta has raised over $250,000 for STARS in the past 13 years. As a result of their huge donation, they got to have their logo put on one of the helicopters. STARS is a helicopter service that helps rural people. If there's an emergency, the STARS pilot, flight nurse and flight paramedic go get the person, and bring them to a hospital in one of the province's major centres. I admit that I thought this presentation would be kind of dull, but it was actually interesting and moving because many of the guys who attended had had some sort of experience or connection to STARS. One poor man had lost his granddaughter in an accident, and so he was really moved by the experience and started crying. However, he was comforted by some of the people there and it was quite beautiful, in a weird way.
Yesterday I hopped into my car and Fergus and I drove to Saskatoon. I'm returning him to my parents, who just got back from China. They also redid the house, and it looks completely different. Today I'm doing some work and then Mom and I are going to the bridal shop so I can go get fitted for my bridesmaid dress.