So, what have I been doing?
- celebrated my 33rd birthday
- had breakfast with my cousins
- had my first visitor from Ontario
- attended my first conference for work
- survived my first work conference
I'll do a separate post for my birthday - there are pictures and a good story.
After thinking about it for weeks and then talking about it - I finally met up with my cousin MM and his wife LM - and their two kids BM and EM. It was great to see them again - and to notice the growth in their kids since January! We had a great time over breakfast - and I got to pass along a gift from BM and EM's Oma to EM. It was HILARIOUS!!!
So, my aunt B (their Oma) sent along a gift with me. It was labelled nicely, and for anyone who knows my aunt B, that's not a surprise. For some reason, I thought it was a blanket... But it was an outfit that my cousin NS wore when she was little. Well, NS wasn't nearly as little as EM is! Check this picture out:
The "soakers" (bottoms of the outfit) are almost twice as big as her head!!! Oh, it was so cute. EM is such a tiny baby. She'll have to wait until she's 7 to wear this outfit!
I had a great time with DS from Toronto. She was in Calgary for work for two weeks - so decided that since she was "so close" she'd just come by Winnipeg over the weekend. She and I met through KT - my friend in Winnipeg I've known since high school. So, it was great for the three of us to have the weekend together. I don't think we've been together for at least 4 years!!! I've seen KT and I've seen DS - but not together.
While she was here, we went to the Exchange District for lunch and to roam around...we went to the casino to play bingo...we went out for dessert at Baked Expectations (DS and I had cheesecake - it was fabulous!). DS slept over, KT went home - she was coming down with something big and bad... On Sunday we went out for a walk... that lasted 9 hours... It was like the Giligan's Island of walks. :)
We went from the Provencher bridge up to North Point Douglas. It was an interesting tours. And at least this time we didn't get "as" lost as the other walking tour KT and I did. Here's a great shot of me being REALLY helpful! DS got a bug in her eye and KT was trying to help. I just wanted to get a photo to capture the moment... Yeah, it didn't go over well with either of them. LOL
So, that leaves me with my conference. I got a chance to meet the field staff who my entire job is focused on. It was great to meet people - put faces to names... And it was overall a fabulous event. This past week has felt like three weeks! Since I'm now "local" I stayed at my apartment and just met everyone each morning at the hotel. On the first day, I brought a bag and then for the night event, didn't want to take it with me... So my colleague SH said, "Just leave it in the closet" you can grab it tomorrow..." well... That happened EACH day! Here's what I had to carry home on the last day:
At the end of our conference, our final guest speaker was Clara Hughes - the Olympic cyclist/speed skater. Wow. Was she ever impressive! She is so down to earth and fun. And her presentation was very articulate and expressive... you thought you were reliving the race with her. It was a fabulous presentation. All of the attendees were impressed - afterwards people were still talking with her and getting photos for almost two hours. I grabbed a picture with her before her speech:
Phew! I got through it all!!! I'll write another post later about my birthday - this one was jam-packed enough!
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