Continuing across the country on our Mooch-a-Thon, we had a great chicken stew with Jan & Les Wed. They are flying out tomorrow, trusting us alone in their house & looking after Zeke the cat! Thursday caught up on newspapers, walked to the mall for lunch food, back to enjoy the outdoor hot tub at -10, snow & icy walk on barefeet, ahhhh! Off to visit nephew Edward & Ruth, yummy home made spring rolls. Great appetizer before our amazing dinner at the Red Water Rustic Grill with G's former consulting colleague Gord & wife Gail.
Friday met up with Mark Dunlop (our Ottawa friends' son) for coffee, just moved here, what a sweetie! Got stuck in Fri aft traffic on our way to check into hotel before family gathering at nephew Steve & Jaime's. Pot luck at their designers' dream condo, with nieces Jeanette, Jamie & Kaden; Lisa, Bob, Sam & Jesse; Deneen, Ken & Keaghan; G's sister Estelle & Ian & Jaime's parents. Great planked salmon, Steve!
Hit the exercise room Sat am, then drove to Carstairs for lunch with S's cousin Mel & Annette. Homemade soup by the HomeEc teacher, yum!
Off to Red Deer for dinner, B & B at niece Deneen, Ken & Keaghan's. Barbecued steak & delicious fixins. After too much wine we decided a cowboy bar was a must see, so Ken took us to Billy Bob's (what else would a country bar be called?). What a hoot, great dancing, we need new lessons on the 2 step now!!
After hanging out Sat am, a walk at Bower Pond with Deneen & Keaghan & a tour of the Arts Centre where Ken works, its off to Edmonton for yet another meal with our friend Ruth.