Chad and I are on his semester break right now and we chose to go to Alberta, Canada to spend time with my family. I came up a week early while Chad had finals and arrived to a lovely surprise of a snow storm so the
flights to Calgary from Vancouver were cancelled and I ended up having a layover of 8 hrs instead of 1.5! I finally arrived to Calgary where my mom picked me up. Chad came a week after me and a snow storm welcomed him also but at least his flight wasn't cancelled! I'm beginning to think the snow follows me because everytime I have a layover it's due to some kind of icy or snowy condition. Needless to say, I don't have much luck with layover's! I'm just glad that there is no possible way the snow will come to Vegas although it does seem to taunt me when it has a chance! Oh well, this may sound crazy but after living in Vegas for 1.5 years I happen to love any weather even if it is 3 feet of snow all in one day! You can't beat living in a place with seasons... Vegas just does not have that wonderful feature! Here are some pics of how much snow came to us in just a few days...
It doesn't usually snow in April in Alberta (and certainly not this much) but it can definitely happen. You can't really go by the forecast because it changes so quickly! This snow storm lasted for about a week!!! It's nice to finally see the sun! Today it is 17 C (65 F) so we are finally able to start enjoying some time outside! All this snow melted in only a day!
Chad was excited to come up here and build a fire thinking it would be cold... he got his wish! There's nothing like sitting in front of a hot fire while there's a snow storm!
We are really enjoying our time here visiting friends and family. We are getting more and more excited to move here after Chad graduates. The weather isn't as warm here as in the states but everything else we enjoy here makes up for it. We aren't much for city people so we're excited to leave Vegas but in the meantime, we are having a good time there.
My darling niece makes me so proud! She had career day at school and so she had to dress up as what she wants to be when she grows up. I remember when she was 3 she asked questions like "how do you make money to go to college?". I also remember passing a restaurant when she was little and asked if she could work there one day to save up money to go to college. She never ceases to amaze me! Ever since then she's always wanted to be a veterinarian and has a passion for caring for and loving animals. She's 12 now so she is still holding onto her dream and I know she will be an amazing doctor one day! She went through a phase where she wanted to be a marine biologist but I think she started to realize that she didn't want to live far away from home and not to mention, she's afraid of sharks! Me and my mom went shopping one day to find her a pair of scrubs to surprise her with and I made her a name tag to make her look official. We love you so much Sadie! 
