feburary 2010

Busy month here in Banff. I still work no where near as much as i ever have previously while living overseas but time is filled with days of snowboarding and trips into Calgary or Canmore to fix our car. Successfully however, this month we have managed to fix all the little things with the '91 Honda civic, and are safe and legal on Canadian roads now! Wooohoo!One trip to Calgary this month was most triumphant, with a visit to a 'real' thrift store/Op shop. Carl and I picked up some RIDICULOUS bargains; including a hoover vaccuum for $5, a Hamilton Beach blender looks like brand new - $5! and ski racks for the car! I also got a brown 100% leather jacket for $4!!! woohoo

This month we have found a new place to move which will be amazing for the summer weather as it has full views nearly 360' of the mountains around town. It is a brand new bulding with a big balcony and we move in at the end of this month so now we have to say bye bye to this apartment which has been perfect for the winter. An oversized basement apartment with lots of character :(

fresh

I've just treated myself to a coffee grinder. Now I can indulge in fresh Central American coffee any time, thanks to a little package i received in the mail all the way from Panama...thanks Anna! yum yum!My new Burton Blender. It's a 141 and is a pleasure to ride. Best way to spend a ridiculous amount of money ever!

New year, new things

With the start of a new year, I have decided to post updates and photos on here from my travels and fun times as it seems I am not planning to come back to the land of Oz any time soon. Life is amazing here in Banff, AB, Canada. Four or five times per week I will go snowboarding with Karleigh as we perfect the art of jumping, which obviously results in a lot less bruises on a powdery day. I'm working in a hotel bar 5 nights per week. It is wierd working for tips, but I seem to do okay so money's nto a big issue. The rest of my time is spent cooking up some amazing feasts, keeping an eye on expedia.com, my Bible for cheap holidays! and sampling the joys of living in a snow filled winter -ice skating, toboganning, attempting skiing and hopefully to come - ICE FISHING!!! Last year was amazing and crazy. I lived in the small island of Lombok, Indonesia for two months, got the warm spring snowboarding in at the end of the Canadian winter, followed by a beautiful summer in the Rockies, in amongst that was a trip to Argentina to hang out with Corinne and fill up on Malbec and steak, a trip to visit Anna and Dynn in Nicaragua where we stuffed ourselves with delicious coconut bread and flor di Cana rum and risk life on a microlite plane which required not only our bags, but us as well, to be weighed before boarding the plane to ensure it was safe enough for take off (which definitly wasn't, but we made it there luckily!). Hollie and Keegan's wedding in Vegas was another highlight as they were wed by Elvis and the six of us (Hollie, Keegan, Luke, Adam, Carl and myself) tested out margarita thresholds which proved exceptionally high. With a great 2009 behind, I feel this year will be even better and who knows what it holds?