The Lingnan on TV

I was watching TV on the weekend and came upon a show on the Food Channel, called Family Restaurant featuring the family that owns the Lingnan. It was really funny, the family was getting ready for Chinese New Years at the restaurant, complete with a Chinese Dragon dance. If you get a chance everyone should watch, the mother is hilarious.

I talked to Leeann at Bauers, and my furniture is in progress, I might even get it this week. That makes me feel pretty excited. I can't wait to see if it looks as good as I remember it to be. I think this should give more motivation to get moving on the renos.

It has been snowing a lot this week, and I am very happy I don't have to shovel it. Every morning when I come to work, cutting through the Leg grounds, the sidewalks are already done, I think those guys must start around 7:00 am.

Not a lot new here, Grace came over on Sunday, the Amazing Race is over, but there was a hockey game on, so we cheered the Oilers to vistory, and looked for Will and Tim in the stands, but did not see them. Sam and Will are coming over tonight for supper, (Grace and Allison are busy and can't make it). It does feel as though it has been long time since I have seen Allison, looking forward to hearing about the trip when we do finally get together.

Last Day before Return to Work

Can't believe the two weeks went by so quickly, and tomorrow it is back to work. Theresa and Geoff just left, to go back to Rocky, I have to finish the undecoration of my place, which I think will take all day, at the rate I move. Grace came over for supper last night, I thought it was my turn to cook for T&G, since they fed me so well while I was in Rocky. Tried to invite Sam, but he was not answering his texts.

I went out to the furniture store in the west end, to look at the different fabrics for my sofa, and found a nice mix. I called up Bauers in Rocky, and Leann is going to get back to me with some pricing, and let me know when I can get it delivered. I want two couches and the ottoman. Makes me feel excited about doing changes around my place. I may wait until spring to do any renos, think it would be good to be able to open windows when that is going on.

What is a chinook arch?

I was in a meeting the other day, and I looked out the window, and commented that if we were not in Edmonton, I would say it was a chinook arch outside. All I got from around the table was blank looks, one of them I could understand, Jeanne is from Kansas, but rest were life long Albertans, I thought everyone who lived in Alberta would know the definition of a chinook arch!!

We have had a return to winter, temps below zero, snow, I was not all that upset, because it meant I got to wear my lovely new red coat and new boots. Christmas shopping is going along, I have some people off my list, and for most of the others I have an idea, which makes me very happy. This weekend, it will be house and tree decoration, with the assistance of Grace and her roommate Leanna. I am looking forward to it, because I just could not get motivated to decorate last weekend after all the hard work shopping and schmoozing on Saturday. Not to mention getting some help with the decorating is awesome.

This week at work has really busy, only two more weeks and then a two week break. Initially I thought I might go somewhere for the second week, saw a seat sale to New York that seemed a good deal. But after thinking about it a little more, I think I will keep the car for the whole two weeks and start looking at stuff related to the renovation I want to do in the condo. I talked to Allison's fellow co-op member at Schmoozy (Jen), and she gave me the name of a good kitchen designer, and a general contractor. That got me all excited again, so 2010 will be the year of change. Having a car will also allow me to drive out to some of those nice furniture stores in the west end, and see if I can find some living room furniture. So if anyone wants to come iwth me to look, you are more than welcome to.