Please and thank you

What do you do when you have a friend, who really isn't worth having as a friend- but you can't not be friends with her because she's family?

Do I fake it?

Do I be honest and tell her I don't want to be friends? Wont that make family get-togethers a bit awkard?

Or do I just ignore her and make her feel stupid?

Tell me please, what to do in this scenario.

Not a good day, kids.

My day began last night... our 3rd anniversary, btw.

I was pretty tired when I got home from my first day of my big girl job and so I laid on the floor for the better part of the evening. Finally at 8pm, we decided we needed food, and so off to Arby's we went. I love Arby's... but not this time. It was so GROSS! It gave me a touch of food poisoning, and so my stomach felt terrible starting around 10pm. I was pretty nauseated, but kept everything under control. Sleeping was hard because my stomach hurt so bad, but I finally fell asleep around midnight, which is pretty good for me. My alarm was set for 5:30am so I could get up with plenty of time to catch the bus and figure out just how long it actually took me to get there since I'm still new to the whole city transit thing.

I woke up in the middle of the night thanks to my tummy, however feeling pretty refreshed, I looked at my Nintendo DS to check the time and see how much longer I had until my alarm went off. I saw that I had 1:21 left until it went off... so I just turned it off and got up and jumped in the shower, my stomach still aching away. Warren had awoken and set himself a second alarm. After I was dressed, I went out and turned the TV on to watch the weather channel... I suddenly noticed it was not the time I thought it was. No, no friends, it was 4:30AM!!!!! The 1:21 I saw... must have been 1 hour and 21 minutes, instead of 1 minute and 21 seconds. Putting my wake up time a little before 4am. Sweet.

I felt pretty stupid and very ashamed, so I put my pj's back on, blow dried my hair and went back to bed until Warren got up. But, I couldn't sleep so I just laid there, starring at the ceiling. I finished getting ready for work and made myself a bagel, then realized it was time to leave, so I got two bites down.

As I was waiting for the bus, my good friends husband walked up and waited with me, silently and very awkwardly- this being the husband who just told my good friend about how he cheated on her and who had just returned from London (his hometown) over the weekend after being kicked out. Fantastic.

I got to the train station, and got on the train... then got off at my stop. I missed the #11 bus and I was running short on time, so I knew that the #15 took me down the same road, and it was still there at the port. So I ran over and jumped on. It occurred to me after about 5 minutes that it was NOT going the direction I needed... in fact, it was going west and I was needing to go east... The one and only bus route that makes a figure 8 and stops at 3 train depots. It dropped me off at the train station south of the one I had gotten off at. So I ran and jumped on the northbound train again, got off again at the first stop, and waited 10 minutes for the #11 to show up. The time was now 7:55, and I needed to be at work at 8. The bus sat at the port for 10 minutes... longest 10 minutes of my life- I was definitely late, and unfortunately, didn't have a phone to call to let my boss know I'd be late thanks to the buses. AWESOME (not!).

I got off, and ran (yes, RAN!) across streets and private parking lots and luckily everything was okay and my boss understood. This all happening before 8am.

The rest of the day went well. But Warren decided not to pick me up since he was now feeling the affects of Arby's, so I had to take the dreaded transit home. I'm off at 5pm, and I walked into my house at 6:05pm. BLECH to you public transit! We're not friends. Good news is I get to do it all over again tomorrow. And the next day, and the next day.
Love, Kelsey

I gots myself a job!

I love my job a lot- however, after I came back from the States, things were so slow that I wasn't really needed until the fall. Music to my ears. If you know me at all, you know I love to stay up late and sleep in the next day. So having to wake up early to drag myself to work is not something I look forward to, so I was really happy to have some time off and enjoy whats left of my summer. However, not having a job made things a little boring the during the day. It also meant that I didn't have as much spending money. I had applied for a couple jobs here and there, with the hopes that things would pick up in the HVAC business so I wouldn't have to quit just yet.
My first interview, I ended up being 5 minutes late to. My mom was totally looking out for me though, and made all the intersections turn green for me. Thanks mom! I ended up getting the first job I interviewed for. It was an insurance company, doing basic admin assisting (aka getting people coffee, and being everyone's peon). The next day I got a phone call from the other place I had applied for, I went in and the owner ended up interviewing me, and by the end, told me he was very impressed and had a few more interviews to do "just to be fair." I knew I had landed it, and I was totally psyched! This job is a receptionist position at a major real estate office that handles 80% of Calgary's real estate (because our area, the SE, is the fastest growing).
Today I decided, with the help of a pro/con list (don't mock my pro/con list) and my good friend Tressa, that I would take the real estate position. SO I DID! It's my first full time job. I'm only 23 and just now getting my first real big person job. Actually, I take that back. I worked my bum off in college- though my position at the hotel was not considered full time, I took shifts at the drop of a hat and went to school full time. I'm counting that as full time work!
So tomorrow will be my last day to sleep in, as I start on Monday 8-5. I'm so excited you guys, you don't even know. I know my mom had something to do with it... I don't know what exactly, but I know she did. If you know me at all, you know that this is probably the best industry for me to get into. I play The Sims (yeah, I just admitted it all over the internet) just so I can build houses. One of my favorite things to do here is go look at show homes. Warren had to point out to me that I love houses, he also reminded me of the time span in my life where I wanted to be an architect so I could build homes. Even though I will only be doing reception work, I will have opportunities to move up and be working for one of the most well known real estate companies in the US and Canada. I'M PRETTY DANG EXCITED! Just thought I'd share it with everyone!

Doctor Leo Marvin

Meet the newest member of our family! His name is Leo! We got him on Friday from the Humane Society. He's super cute, super playful and really cuddly. He's really good at using his litter box, and makes blogging really difficult because he loves the computer. He totally fits our family... 

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He likes to sleep on the playstation.

I'm not really a cat person, but I've been wanting a kitten for a while... and Warren loves cats, so it wasn't really a hard decision. We love him!

Glacier National Park and Whit's Wedding

On our way back up to Calgary, we drove the scenic route, and went through Glacier National Park. Seriously awesome. That place is probably one the most majestic and beautiful places I've been. I'm really excited to show you some pictures I snapped!

Last week, Warren's step sister Whitney got married! We drove the whole 18 hour drive in one day... Denver is one of my favorite places also. I think I will live there one day. I think. I was really excited because it was so hot! 100's the whole time... I miss the heat!

Whitney looked beautiful and Alex, so dashing! It was a perfect day for a wedding- congrats again you two!

We had a lot of fun in Denver, thanks Cheryl and Mike for letting us come and eat your food!

One of our fun things we did (besides lots of shopping)-- we made a balloon and house with the left over helium and balloons. It floated south... still no word if anyone found it yet. We left a note inside with Cheryl's email address, saying to email us if anyone found it. It was super fun! We also played with old BB guns, had push up contests and laid in the hammock... a lot.

Denver = success!

Mammoth Update

This may sound crazy (okay, I know it sounds crazy) but blogging means a lot to me, and I hate being so out of the loop. I feel so behind, it feels like I'll never get completely caught up- and not just with my own life, but reading [and commenting on] everyone else's blogs. So please everyone, bear with me.

This summer has been so busy, I cannot even fathom that it's August 4th already. The last day I remember, was June 18th.

First things first, as I mentioned before- my mom passed away on July 10th. I'll post more on that later. Be sure to bring a box of Kleenex.

My brother in law, Graham, got himself hitched. Unfortunately, I missed their wedding in Victoria. I was upset I missed it, my plane ticket was already paid for, and I hadn't seen Warren in three weeks. However, considering they were married on July 8th, and my mom was no longer conscience by that day, I'm happy I didn't leave. Here is a picture of Graham and Hayley on their wedding day!

We drove the scenic way back to Calgary... and stopped at the family reunion in Montana to break up the drive. The lake was so high [9 feet higher than normal] there was a 'no wake' rule put in. So no boating this year. It was fun to see so many people in Warren's family. I'm happy we got to stop by!

 [this is in McCall, Idaho]

 [Tom Cars!]

[this is the road to the lake... barf]

 [cabin on the lake]

[some cabins were under water... so sad]

After our one day stop at the reunion, we drove through Glacier National Park. This is by the far, the coolest thing I've done in years. I was glued to the windows pointing out thousands of waterfalls and even a bear. And some goats. Glacier will get it's own post though... sorry!

After Glacier, we finally came back to Calgary. We were house sitting however, for Warren's dad who was still at the reunion, so we never actually made it to our house. We were there the whole week. On the 21st, I had an interview with Immigration Canada. I was kind of nervous, but everything turned out just fine and I was granted my permanent residency! It only took.... 18 months and $1,500 but I've got it now! In a couple of years, I will be able to apply for duel citizenship. I haven't made up my mind about that yet, but I've got a while to figure it out. 

We also attended an engagement party on the 26th for our good friends Stefan and Amanda who are getting married August 20th. It was a lot of fun to see friends and forget about everything that was going on in my life. Of course, everyone came up to me to offer their condolences... so much for forgetting about it. But it was still fun. Also, can I just state that for the record, my president in YW's was there and said nothing to me, she did however, shoot me a dirty look. She's so awesome you guys. I can't over hype her enough.

The very next day at 6am, we packed up our car and picked up Graham and Hayley and drove the whole 18 hours to Denver for Warren's step sister's wedding. I told you it has been a busy summer. I'll probably give Denver it's own post, too. 

So now, I am home as of 1:30am on Tuesday. I am getting my house put back together. By the way, I am never leaving Warren home alone for longer than a day ever again. He told me he had been 'nesting' since I was gone for 4 weeks. Everyone just take a deep breath and sympathize for me... so I'm putting my house back together and cleaning out the fridge, scrubbing the toilet and doing a thousand dishes. On top of that, and on top of grieving the loss of my mother I am now combating the fact that I have been basically laid off from my job that I worked so hard and took me three months to finally get. So I am back on the job search. I really have no idea how I'm still here, but I am. 

Alrighty, so you have three more posts to watch for and comment on... because you love me, right? kthanksbye!