THANK GOODNESS FOR WEEKENDS
I'm not a big fan of the small town. While I enjoy having less traffic and how I don't have to spend as much time traveling to get places, I don't like the slower pace of any small town. I grew up in a city of 80,000, and while that isn't huge by any means, you notice the difference in pace coming from a place like that to a town of 10,000. And living in Port Alberni for a summer was my first experience of living in a small town, or as they like to call themselves, a small city.
That's why being in Lacombe five days a week is tough. As tempting as it is to drive the 20 km to Red Deer each weeknight to visit my friends there and get up to speed, gas is expensive and even that adds up. Plus when you're working on a journalist's salary at a weekly paper, budgeting your money becomes all more crucial. I knew if I drove the 20 minutes from my place into Red Deer I'd be spending money down there.
I live for the weekends. The closer I am to Friday the happier I am. That's why I'm happier today than I was yesterday, and why yesterday I was in a better mood than I was on Monday. I don't mind my job one bit, I just enjoy doing my own activities more. And being relatively close to Edmonton and Calgary makes the weekend a prime time to visit the city and escape small town living.
This weekend I might check out Klondike Days in Edmonton, but it's more likely I'll just go to Red Deer. I've left the area the past three weekends since I've been here, so I'd be nice to hang around for one. Sure, one of them was only to Calgary, but that still takes a lot out of you.
Last weekend I went to a wedding in Prince George which was tons of fun. I took some good wedding photos, drank lots with my friends and family, and managed to visit a pub and three bars in only two nights there. Ah, good ol' PG. I have to say I don't mind being from there. I've learned to respect it more by spending time in Port Alberni and Lacombe. This isn't me bashing Port Alberni or Lacombe, if they were bigger cities I'm sure I'd like them. Ah, maybe Lacombe will grow on me. I'll have to wait and see.
Also, in two weddings over the past year I've taken lots of photos and gotten compliments for them. I'm thinking I need to become a wedding photographer on the side for some extra cash, because God knows I'm not making enough of it right now.
I'm not a big fan of the small town. While I enjoy having less traffic and how I don't have to spend as much time traveling to get places, I don't like the slower pace of any small town. I grew up in a city of 80,000, and while that isn't huge by any means, you notice the difference in pace coming from a place like that to a town of 10,000. And living in Port Alberni for a summer was my first experience of living in a small town, or as they like to call themselves, a small city.
That's why being in Lacombe five days a week is tough. As tempting as it is to drive the 20 km to Red Deer each weeknight to visit my friends there and get up to speed, gas is expensive and even that adds up. Plus when you're working on a journalist's salary at a weekly paper, budgeting your money becomes all more crucial. I knew if I drove the 20 minutes from my place into Red Deer I'd be spending money down there.
I live for the weekends. The closer I am to Friday the happier I am. That's why I'm happier today than I was yesterday, and why yesterday I was in a better mood than I was on Monday. I don't mind my job one bit, I just enjoy doing my own activities more. And being relatively close to Edmonton and Calgary makes the weekend a prime time to visit the city and escape small town living.
This weekend I might check out Klondike Days in Edmonton, but it's more likely I'll just go to Red Deer. I've left the area the past three weekends since I've been here, so I'd be nice to hang around for one. Sure, one of them was only to Calgary, but that still takes a lot out of you.
Last weekend I went to a wedding in Prince George which was tons of fun. I took some good wedding photos, drank lots with my friends and family, and managed to visit a pub and three bars in only two nights there. Ah, good ol' PG. I have to say I don't mind being from there. I've learned to respect it more by spending time in Port Alberni and Lacombe. This isn't me bashing Port Alberni or Lacombe, if they were bigger cities I'm sure I'd like them. Ah, maybe Lacombe will grow on me. I'll have to wait and see.
Also, in two weddings over the past year I've taken lots of photos and gotten compliments for them. I'm thinking I need to become a wedding photographer on the side for some extra cash, because God knows I'm not making enough of it right now.
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