GORGEOUS Good Friday!!

Today started like any other day, a sleepy-slow wake up at 6:30 when I was supposed to be ready to leave my place when Curtis pulled off in 5 min... I was pretty hyper by the time I had to go downstairs in my Taz PJ and pink sneakers... haha At the end, C had to wait for at least 30min for all of us (parents and myself) to get ready. The sun rays started to illuminate the sky as we drove out of Calgary heading to Banff National Park, a beautiful blue sky. We stopped at Timmy's as always to get some breaky... I finally got to redeem my free coffee and muffin and had a breakfast sand.

Today was a gorgeous day!! =D

Itinerary:
Lake Louise - walk to the end of the lake, saw ice climbers on the falls, started to learn how to slide down the icy hill, pretty cheap lunch in LL, saw dog sleds getting ready, saw beautiful blues in ice sheets on the river
Drove down the scenic route to Johnston Canyon - went up to the Lower Falls, improved my ice/snow slide skills, stopped at a nice look out point and took some pics














Banff - walked around town, saw lots of tourists and their ski-burnt faces which were quite funny
Calgary - yummy Vietnamese soup that was a bit spicier than before, so full still!!

It was just a great day spent with Curtis and parents! Took lots of pics too... I'm really thankful for it!! Thank God for this gorgeous day, for babe and parents!! I'm glad we're able to take mom out even though she was kinda complaining... couch potatoes... sigh... hahaha

The weekend will be good, I know it because it's EASTER!!! Jesus LIVES!!!
HAPPY EASTER!!! God bless you and your family!!!

TGIF but not really...

I wish I could be more excited about today being a Friday because it would be great to be able to rest a bit, but I'm not because I have to work tomorrow at 7AM for some extra hours they asked me to do and I could use the money too...

Right now, I'm just purely exhausted... more the mind than the body + headache which is a bad combo... It was a busy day, busy week... last week too... next week as well... what's going on!? =( I guess am I bit frustrated because simple things at work don't work when you have to rely on others to do their part... It was frustrating to have to email back-and-forth and not seeing what you requested done properly... Nothing seems to be easy, even in the private industry!!

To add to my exhaustion is the idea that we're not closing the restaurant on March 31 but April 15 now. SERIOUSLY!!!! Enough about work...

After my extra hours, I'll be baby-sitting Sophiah with Curtis. It'll be nice. Kids are just so awesome! Last weekend I baby-sat my lovely triplets while their parents were gone. I was a bit nervous since I've never baby-sat the 3 of them on my own, but they're very easy and co-operative. I felt pretty much in control, just more work during meal time... hehe What annoyed me was trying to get the stroller to open! That monster did NOT want to open!! I spent maybe 1 hour?? I even had to call the grandma!! LOL N-ways, we went "off-roading" with the dog because the sidewalks were extremelly bumpy and icy. It was a bit hard and people were staring at us...

Well, they stare because of:
1. triplets,
2. girl pushing (yes, me!) looks like she's 15 (and have 3 kids?),
3. girl having a hard time with the stroller and the dog running away

BUT, it was a great time with them!! =) It could have ended really well if the s..... cop didn't give me a ticket. He said I was speeding!! COME ON!!! Driving for 10 years and I NEVER got a driving violation and he tells me I was speeding?! $124 + 3 points!!! ARGH!!!!! I'm going to fight it!!

k, enough complaining for today... I do look forward to spending time with Curtis and Sophiah, church and then dance practice with the ladies on Sunday. No sleeping in cuz of set up breakfast, but it's nice to spend some time with the ladies. I'm thinking of baking something... maybe some carrot cake... It's been a while since I've made that...

I hope whoever reads this, if anyone, had a nice week and have an awesome weekend!!!

Much love!

I'm so bad at blogging...

So sorry for those who come in here and not find anything new...

I've been back in Calgary for almost 8 months now. Time flies!! There are days that I truly miss Milano, Europe, but mostly all the friends I've met in my 10 months abroad...

It's been good to be back, be able to see my friends and be with my love. The first few weeks were really hard though... Yes, culture shock!! =( Even though Canada has become my home, it's always weird to be back... I guess after all it's still not HOME... or just the culture/people make it "hard"...

I spent August and September busy with my Brazilian performances during the many festivals in the city, re-adjusting, spending time with people and relaxing... I started looking for jobs but the economy decided to take a new turn and slow down which was quite frustrating because I didn't catch the boom... I didn't get a job till Nov as an admin assistant contractor... The job has been good, the people are nice, but I hope to be able to get a job in my area, Business/Int'l Business that is, sooner than later... It's "funny", I catch myself interested in "career change" subjects in the newspaper when I haven't even started my career which makes me wonder if I was at all interested in business or if I'll be interested in it when the economy recovers...

So, the last few months have also been hard and stressful for my family and I because of finances; the slow economy and some bad management/decisions have majorly affected our family business... I've been working my normal 8-hour + 3-hour shifts everyday at the restaurant + trying to go to the gym and getting home by 10pm... This has been quite tiring, and yes, I've not been able to go to the gym many times because my body complains about it and I just have to stop before I get sick which is a NO-NO at the moment.

We're closing the business as it's the best solution now... Dad went through a surgery as well, so he's supposed to be resting and recovering from it. I'm glad we're closing it but at the same time a bit sad, it's just a weird mix of feelings. Well, looking at the bright side, at least I'll be able to have a life again, do what I want to do after working for 8 hours, go to the gym, be able to socialize with people, spend some time with my boy who I've been negleting but so patiently putting up with my bad moody days...

God is not just good, God is great! God provides all the time. I'm so thankful for all that He's done for my family, for His miracle healing over dad's surgery and for all that He's going to do in my life and in my family's. I'm thankful for all my friends who have been by my side, powerful prayer warriors!!

Many changes on the way, many promises to be fulfilled, many miracles to unveal.

Life is a journey!! I'm excited to see what God has in store for us!!

Thanks for reading my blabing... Have a wonderful day!! God bless!