July long weekend

The Lundquist's annual father/daughter bonding time took place last weekend in B.C. with the great Funtastic slo-pitch tournament. Since everyone who reads this thing is probably from the Okanagan, or participates in the tournament, I'm not going to explain Funtastic. As usual, we had a great time and this time we were pleasantly surprised by our team's record: we only lost one game (the final for second place). This is much better than our usual 5th place runner up finish. So, I left with a surprisingly-cute brown Funtastic zip-up hoodie in size 'S' instead of a XXL t-shirt. There's something to be said for winning. Oh, and the weather was absolutely amazing. It was 30+ every day (it reached 34 on Saturday....even though our vehicle was convinced it was 37 degrees outside).

Sadly, we had to leave the Okanagan on July 1 and make the trek back to Calgary. The traffic was pretty decent and after a quick stop in Banff to see Brodie's sister and brother-in-law, we were back in the big City by about 8:30.

The next day I had to make the dreaded drive from Calgary to Fort McMurray. I was pleased with the small amount of traffic that was on the road heading north from Edmonton. It's a good thing because Highway 63 is just as everyone describes it - crazily narrow. If you get behind a semi, you nearly have to put half your vehicle in the oncoming traffic to see around him. I can't believe people actually travel that road in the winter. While it's straight, it's very dangerous. There isn't one single passing lane for more than 300 kms. Sure, there are places where you can pass, but no actual third lane. Hopefully I wont' have to make that drive too often - and you definitely won't see me on that highway in the winter.

Since returning to Fort McMurray, it's been pretty boring around here. The weather has been stormy and rainy, which sucks because I finally got my golf clubs yesterday. Yay!!!

Well, I'm about to go make some lentil and barley soup. Sounds delicous doesn't? :)

Muah xoxo.

Lanette