The Whirlwind Tour

It has been a while since our last post, sorry.

We decided to fly back to Edmonton to help my mother celebrate the occasion of her ??th birthday.   We had hoped to have a nice long vacation but demands at work meant we had to be back sooner.  We were hoping to see all our friends we miss in Canada, but unfortunately it wasn't possible this trip.

I guess the above paragraph is a sort of lame attempt at providing excuses to all those friends that we didn't get to see.

We flew in on the 1st, a little disappointed to see how brown the Canadian landscape.  The grit and gravel still on the newly snow-less roads was completely different from the full-on spring greenery we left in Aberdeen.  It was all quickly left behind when we got to my parents' place. 

The place had changed a little - new floors, a wall torn out to create an open plan, and, gasp, the dishwasher that we as kids had begged for all our youth.  The city itself hadn't changed much, besides getting a little more expensive.  

We quickly got deep into the Canadiana - with some Molson Canadian beer and the Stanley Cup playoffs.  

Our week was filled - shopping, visiting, a couple of movies, walks, long breakfasts and afternoons on the patio.  We were blessed with some nice weather, including 20 plus degrees on some afternoons. 

The party for my Mom's birthday was great.  The weather cleared enough for us to sit outside and enjoy a BBQ.  As it was a fairly significant occasion I wore my kilt, which led to a barrage of the standard kilt questions - none of which were answered!

My sister and niece also flew in for the weekend and the party/Mother's day.  It was great to see them again, especially as Adele continues to grow like a weed.  

We got back to Aberdeen a little tired due to the jet lag, but a little refreshed as well.