It's all done but the crying...

Last night was my going away event with my office - it ended up being a three-part event!  In the middle of the afternoon, our managing partner gathered everyone around my desk (snuck up on me!) and gave me flowers...and a knife bullet (???)  He found a bullet at a gas station store that had a built-in pocket knife - he told me that's so that the people in Calgary know that we Atlantic Canadians mean business :p  At the end of the work day a bunch of us gathered in our kitchen for drinks and some munchies...then we headed to a local gastropub for more drinks and munchies.  It was a great night!  They gave me a lovely gift (even nicer than the bullet knife!) of a photo of Peggy's Cove where they all signed the matt around the edges.  I LOVE IT!!  I know a lot of hard work went into this and it means more to me than they'll ever truly know.  This will be the first photo to go up on my new walls when I arrive :)

Boarding pass is printed, bags are somewhat packed and in about 28 hours I will be landing in my new city...  last minute visiting with some friends and family today before I go.  Thankful that the weather has cooperated this week and that we didn't get our usual weekly weather bomb!

There's no going back now!

View from my new balcony

I can't believe it - two full days in Calgary and I'm about to sign a lease on my first Calgary residence!  I looked at (I think) 7 condos/apartments in the last two days and the one I decided on was the second one I saw.  I knew as soon as I drove into the neighborhood that I wanted to live there.  The condo itself has 6 appliances (no need to bring my microwave!), mountain views, unique layout (in a good way!) and it's close to work.  More than I was even looking for! Across the road from the complex is a professional centre - coffee, pizza, doctors, physiotherapists, massage, nail salon, flower shop...all the amenities!  I took the train from there to the office today and I'm looking at about a 30 minute commute, which is ideal.  I've ordered power (they have OPTIONS out here!) and also internet/cable...it's getting real now!

I now have two more full days here in Calgary before I head back home to Halifax to finish packing.  In my mind, I'm already trying to picture where I'm going to place my furniture in the new place.

Well, my poor body thinks it's 2am when it's really 11pm here in Calgary, so I better turn in.  Looking forward to dinner with an old friend tomorrow night and maybe another trip to Ikea during the day... a girl's gotta plan, you know!

xx
Bluenoser in CowTown