 | Lame update Yeah, I know, it'e been so long that even my three loyal readers have given up. I won't bore you with trivial excuses, just try and get straight to the updates. (I do have to mention though, that I blame any typos on the fact that I'm using a laptop and this keyboard is weird!) Let's see... Thursday night after work, I hopped on the Red Arrow heading to Calgary (only my fourth or fifth time on that trip in the last 3 weeks.) Stuart met me at the station and since it was well past his bedtime we went straight home to the air mattress. (Note: recently, "home" to me denotes one of three places: the Edmonton apartment, my parent's house and the Calgary apartment. Sigh.) Stuart left for work at whatever ungodly hour and I took advantage of the opportunity to sleep in. I was up in very good time though to catch the bus to my interview on campus. The bus wasn't doing as well however and I ended up walking from the University station to the Health Sciences Building. Normally not far at all, but try it in heels. Not good. I did make it in time though and everything seemed to go well. Fortunately for my blistered and aching feet, Stuart picked me up afterwards for the drive back to Edmonton. It was the last trip in the crappy rental car, because we headed straight to Sherwood Park to pick up his new car. Yup, remember way back when - it was stolen? Well, it was recovered and written off by the insurance company with three days warning to us that the rental coverage was about to end. Sooo... weekend before last, instead of packing, we were car shopping. There were some definite time crunches involved, so instead of being about to shop around for a good used car, we went for new. A Kia Spectra 5. I have mixed feelings about Kias but Stuart's parental units really like theirs, it handled and felt the best of everything we drove in that class and they were offering 0% financing. Stuart hasn't driven a standard in a loooooong time though, so that's been fun. Seriously, he's doing amazingly well, but the few screw-ups have made me laugh - probably remembering how badly I did and being glad it's not me! Early to bed again Friday night, but Saturday morning, Stuart's parents arrived bright and early with the moving truck. Terry came to help and we were off - luckily we don't have that much furniture, so his mom and I stayed out of the way and let the guys be manly. When the apartment was empty, we headed to my parent's place to get some of my stuff and have lunch. (Kindly provided by my bronchitis inflicted father who got up at his usual ungodly hour to make stew. Yummy!) We were on the road to Calgary by about 12:30 - Stuart's dad driving the truck and us breaking in the new car. Or I should say, Stuart breaking in the new car. He was so enchanted with cruise control and the ability to move his leg around to avoid cramping that he drove the whole way. lol One of Stuart's co-workers (Cheyenne, sp?) and Geoff came to help unload, because we were smart and didn't tell them in advance that it's a third storey walk-up! I'd forgotten about Geoff when I helped them move in - he's a machine; up and down the stairs carrying the dressers without doing anything wimpy like taking out the drawers. Men are insane. They got the truck unloaded in something like an hour and a half though, so I guess you can't complain at success. Stuart's mom had sent a "Robinson Crusoe" (basically a big multi-layer Shepherd's pie) and Megan showed up around 5 with the kids and beer, so we all sat around talking and eating. At 6, Stuart's dad and I climbed into the truck for the drive back - yes, back to Edmonton AGAIN. The days of getting a Budget truck for $25/day are long gone my friends and we had to get it back before our 24 hours were up. It was an uneventful drive except for two things: an accident just north of Red Deer which was backing up a lot of traffic and which we managed to dodge by peeling onto 2A at the last minute AND Stuart's dad sucked his teeth all the way home. By the time we hit the outskirts of Edmonton, I was praying for someone to die and I didnt really care whether it was me or him, as long as the sucking stopped. I got in the door just about 10, had my first shower in two days and sacked out. The next morning, Mom and I collected bleach, rags, rubber gloves, TSP, buckets, Rug Doctor and other such accoutrements before heading over the Edmonton apartment. Stuart's mom had cleaned the lino and vacuumed, so we did the kitchen, bathroom, walls and steamed the carpets. It only took about 2.5 hours, so I was pleased. (It would have been less, but Stuart and I fell into the usual trap before a move - you're always so busy and why should you clean when you'll just have to clean again when you move? sigh) I sniffled and coughed through the whole procedure, so it wasn't really a surprise when I woke up this morning feeling awful. Full-on runny nose, sore throat, coughing, over-worked, under-slept stress cold. I spent the day in Mom's bed watching TV; interesting assortment too: some made-for-tv romantic comedy, Silent Hill, Maverick, Kinky Boots... can't wait to see what I dream about tonight! The good news though was the call from the University offering me a job! I will now be working for four researchers associated with SACRI - the Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute is a very new joint venture between the Alberta Cancer Board and the UofCalgary to sponsor pure research. So, some of what I'll be doing should be very familiar and some of it should be totally new. Not a bad mix for a new city, new apartment and a boyfriend who's been around for -eep!- barely 7 months. Yes, I am completely insane, but hey, except for being sick, I'm happy. Much happier than I've been in a long time and I think that's what counts, so I'm sticking with it. Ciao! 12:31 - 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove |
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