Wednesday Thoughts

1.) I have a leak in my bathroom, it is coming from the shower up under the tiles through the grout. The plumber came, and hopefully temporarily fixed it. After my parents leave they will dig up the floor and inspect the damage and repair. Hopefully the temporary fix holds out.
Oh, and the plumber is a Habs fan. We had a nice conversation.

2.) I get to see my cousin Andrew hopefully this weekend! YAY family!

3.) Speaking of family, my parents and brother arrive here in 12 days. 12 DAYS!! I can't wait! I am super super SUPER excited to see my brother especially! He's bringing his guitar, and playing 2 new songs for me that he learned. And, he hasn't been out here so I'm excited to show him some of the sites. He's really excited to see Banff. Keep your fingers crossed for some nice weather!

4.) I'm hungry, and too lazy to make myself any food. I don't feel like cooking. And money is tight, so I don't feel like buying anything. Plus, that would also involve getting off the couch and going outside. And as I said before, I'm too lazy today.

5.) I heard the icecream truck a few blocks away. Back home, its a Dickie-Dee guy on a bike with a little thing full of icecream and a bell. Here, its a big white van that plays songs such as Battle Hymn of the Republic, and Oh Come all Ye Faithful. In July. I like.
I also almost ran after it, but there was numerous fences in the way. I really wanted some icecream from the icecream man. I felt my inner kid come out, and was reminiscent of church picnics and Dickie-Dee icecream.

6.) I miss Yvonne, and my horse. And Stephan. But Stephan comes back. And Yvonne is far away, and Blaze is....well....I printed off pictures of him, because that's all I'll ever have again. Most likely anyways.

7.) FYI: just because I miss home, doesn't mean I'm dissing here. I like it here, and I like the mountains. And the many other things I can do here like Spruce Meadows (love!), and the dinosaur museum, etc. I just miss home. I miss my people.

8.) I wanted to walk by the river last night, we found a really nice park near our house on Sunday and spent some time there. But this is Calgary. And dinner time, or after, I cannot go out to secluded parks by the river and walk by myself because things can happen. Even in public parks out in the open, things can still happen.
This is not something I'm used to, because you could go out at night back home anywhere by yourself, as long as you didn't go on a path into the bush. I like to be near water, and it frustrates me that I can't go because I don't have Stephan here. Water calms me, and makes me happy. And its so close here, but so far away at the same time. I need to get used to being in a big city like this.