On Vacation
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So tomorrow I go back to work. Actually, both of us do. We’ve actually had a week off together, which happens so rarely that it’s mentionable.
It started off with Hallowe’en. I carved a punkin while Robin scurried around downtown, trying to get his fixie repaired (long story)
Got together with Chelsea and did some yarn madness (more Noro than you can shake a stick at), and got in some rock band action. Her evaluation of Rock Band: Beatles? “Girls, you’re both pretty and you’re BOTH going to the prom!” Yep. She had recently sorta-finished a Kureyon sweater of her own design. I managed to get a photo of her wearing it, but instead of posting it here, will direct you to instead head over to my flickr site if you’re interested. Mainly because she wasn’t too keen on having a photo op at the time. 
We also managed to make it downtown. I’ve lived in Calgary for over 10 years, but for someone who used to practically live at the ROM (tuesday cheap nights for students; I had a collection of lapel pins from attending), I had never really been to the Glenbow. I had been there for the Bog Bodies exhibit a few years ago, but not to see the rest of the museum. There was a heavy emphasis on local history, as well as the political climate in Alberta. I have to admit that I’m not much for western art — bronzes of cowboys on bucking broncos tend to get tiresome after awhile. The really bright spots in the exhibits were the Real Life, Faces of Asia, and Warriors features. They also had some Group of Seven paintings that were absolutely wonderful. I’d have taken pictures, but that’s generally frowned upon in museum settings (and I forgot the camera).
We took another trip downtown yesterday and did a little wandering. Went into Campione’s bike shop (Robin owed his mechanic a sixer. Again, long story), and went to Pudding Yarn downtown. Yarrrn! I came home with some Koigu and some Shibui. Yum!
Today being The Last Day, I suspect we’ll likely stay in, do some laundry, and get set for the long haul ahead until Yule. Luckily, we’re ahead of the pack, in that some (most?) of our Yule shopping is done for this year. Yep. We did that on our vacation too. Sometimes it pays to vacation in town 
