The Hilton Chronicle

We just returned home from Alabama today and apart from the airline loosing Dianne's luggage in Calgary everything went swimmingly. We had a lovely visit with Chris & Nikki and although the weather in Alabama was a little cooler and wetter than we had been promised we had an enjoyable time exploring the place. Nothing too hectic, mind you, as there is not all that much to see there, but quite a pretty little city with some gorgeous countryside as well. We also ventured into Georgia and I had Ray Charles on my mind as our flights in and out were from Atlanta. We had to stay overnight in a hotel there last night as our flight was at 6:10 this morning and we had a high school volleyball team or something running the halls to all hours making a racket so we didn't get much sleep. But after all we made it home safely and were disappointed to still see snow on the lawn.

Posted 9:56 PM by Jeff

Monday, March 30, 2009

...With My Banjo On My Knee

So, obviousley a little time has passed since our last post, but we have spent the last couple of months just working and getting through winter. It's now the end of March and still spring is nowhere in sight. We have deep piles of snow everywhere and the temperatures rarely get above zero. It seemed like a good time to get away from it all for a while and that is how we find ourselves here in Montgomery, Alabama. The temperatures are quite a bit warmer and there is no snow in sight. We are here to spend a little time visiting with Nicole and Chris and seeing what their life is like here in Alabama. We arrived on Friday morning after an all night flight via Toronto and Calgary and we spent the rest of the day resting up. On Saturday we did a little shopping and touring around the neighbourhoods looking at the interesting houses and various sights. Yesterday was Sunday and so we went to Nikki and Chris church, Fresh Annointings where we enjoyed the service and I was even able to play my sax during worship time. We then went out for an afternoon lunch with the pastor and his wife and spent some time getting to know them. Other than that we have been just relaxing around the apartment, visiting, watching movies and just chillin' out. It's kind of nice not to have much of an agenda and just spend time doing nothing. It's great not to have to go to work. We have kind of a loose schedule for the rest of the week and will mostly play it by ear until Saturday when we have to drive back to Atlanta to catch our flight home early on Sunday morning. We have booked a hotel near the airport and will check in there sometime Saturday afternoon. Our flight leaves at 6:00 am so we will have to be at the airport by 4:00 am and should arrive back home in Edmonton around 3:30 pm local time, probably to a batch of newly fallen snow.

Posted 11:26 AM by Jeff

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Visit Home

We are back in the deep freeze after a few days of luxurious above zero weather. The roads were getting nice and dry with the melting during the day and now it's nothing but ice everywhere.
We had a nice visit from Nicole and Christopher and their friend Pastor Fred last week. They were here for only five days and we were only able to visit with them after work in the evenings. Nonetheless, we had a chance to get together with the family and a few of Nikki's friends for a meal on Thursday night. Then they were off, their flight back to Alabama leaving at 6:30 Saturday morning. It was a short and sweet visit but it was good to see the kids again as they have not been home for two years.

Posted 1:03 PM by Jeff

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