We arrived in Edmonton on May 25th. It felt nice to be at Mum and Dad's place and take some time to unwind after so much travelling. We were told spring was slow coming to Edmonton this year; however, once we arrived we certainly had nothing to complain about. It felt very comfortable to us especially compared to some of the extreme weather conditions we had experienced recently.
Being in Edmonton gave us time with my parents, my sister, Sherri-Lee and her family. It was great to be around everyone and long enough to celebrate important family events.
We were able to be altogether for Mum's birthday in May, Fathers Day and my birthday in June and then Sher's birthday in July.
We had a chance to help Mum and Dad paint their back deck and work on some yard work around the house. It was nice to watch the last round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with Dad. Watching those final games between the Nashville Predators and the Pittsburgh Penguins ended up being the only real hockey I was able to see all year.
Shorty after we arrived we had the privilege of meeting Mum's good friend Kaethe. Kaethe is an interesting lady who shares our interest in travel and the great outdoors. We had some nice conversations with her and we were glad to hear that she has been following our blog throughout the year.
During the summer we fell into a comfortable routine of daily dog walks in the park and iced coffee frappés. We had mid week barbeques and Sundays were always built around quarter chicken dinners at Swiss Chalet.
Some highlights included taking part in the 5k foam fest in Leduc. Along with Sher and our nephews Matt and Nate, we had a blast going through, over and under a number of interesting obstacles. As we made our way through the course we crawled through the mud, slid down slides and of course played in the foam.
We got to see Queen and Adam Lambert at the new Rogers Place Arena and somehow managed to meet Alan Doyle before his show at K Days. Hey...hey... how's that for an "Ordinary day"?
We took in a couple of football games. We saw the Stampeders beat the Roughriders in Calgary and we watched the Eskimos take down the Lions in Edmonton. Watching the home teams win added to the football fun.
Last year we were at Trafalgar Square in London on Canada Day. This year we watched Peter Mansbridge and his final day on the air before we took in an impressive display of fire works in a nearby park.
In his speech, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated how, in Canada "We experience life through different cultures, and yet we are one country. Today, as has been the case for centuries, we are strong not in spite of our differences, but because of them." I thought this was a good point and even though as a nation we are not perfect, for the most part we seem to be on the right track. Happy 150th Canada! Glad we could be part of it this year.
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