Well, I'm three weeks into my new job with Aramark and so far all is going well. Even though I am still in training and have had only a limited time on the road by myself I am finding the job far more interesting and much less stressful than Connect was. I have made a few service calls solo, just minor fixes, and have quite enjoyed it. Once I become more proficient on the more complicated equipment I will be going on more complicated calls. The other guys in the shop are friendly and fun to work with and the whole place has a more relaxed atmosphere. Today I finally got my uniforms so now I will feel more like "one of the boys".
Sandi finally got her internet hooked up and working so now we will be able to email and Skype her more frequently. She also has a page on Face Book and has been posting videos and commentary on her experiences as she learns the ins and outs of Japanese culture and explores her new surroundings. She has been doing a bit of decorating in her house and has bought a couch that folds out into a bed, so if anyone has a hankering to visit Japan, there's a bed waiting.
Dianne and I are just getting over the effects of a rather nasty virus which we believe is the same virus that causes mono. I started about a month ago with a sore throat and feeling lousy and then last week Dianne got it and has been through quite a bit of pain, not only in her throat but also her ears. Even with antibiotics the virus held it's grip on me. Dianne is battling it with a battalion of homeopathic remedies and has seen some improvement over the past few days.
I am about to start a new project, which is the wedding video that we shot last weekend in the woodlands around Canmore. Unforeseen circumstances caused us to have the wedding in a remote piece of bush in the mountains high above the Canmore town site. It was truly a peculiar wedding but nonetheless breathtaking for it's novel surroundings with mountains on all sides and some very picturesque scenery in the foreground. Hopefully this wedding won't take as long to edit as the last one.

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