Off to Jasper!

Hey everyone,

I hope you are all enjoying this marvelous Edmonton weather (or wherever you are!). I have had a restful few days after a long and tiresome weekend. On Saturday, my family and I rebuilt our front porch and boy, was it exhausting. I am not fond of digging trenches and 2 foot holes in the ground for posts. But it won't have to be done again for a long time. Two days and the stairs look really good. I deserved a peaceful couple of days.

And now I leave for another trip. My parents, baby brother and I are going to Jasper for a few days. I love going to the mountains. We have always taken family trips to Jasper: camping, hiking in the mountains, relaxing by the campfire, roasting marshmallows. It doesn't get much better than that. And I love that Jasper is pretty close to Edmonton, just a 3-4 hour drive. We will be gone for 3 nights, 4 days. I am hoping that I can get my Australia trip planned.

I cannot believe that I leave in a few weeks. It hit me last night just before I dozed off: I have so much to do! I need to contact people I know in the places I am going. I need to figure out an itinerary. I need to look into transportation issues for Oz. I need to figure out my budget. I need to investigate the cool things to do. I need to talk to people who have been to Australia to get ideas. I need to say goodbye to a lot of people. I need to calm down! I keep forgetting that while travelling, plans change. Things happen. And usually it all turns out for the best. Relax Lisa, enjoy yourself. (Oh great, now I am talking to myself!).

I will talk to you all in a few days. I am off to enjoy the magestic Canadian Rocky Mountains!

Love, Lisa