Our Alberta Homestead
We are still settling into our little condo in Black Diamond Alberta! Moving is NEVER a pleasant experience but when you get a couple oxen like Jeff + Shelli, we git ‘er done!
After our 12 hour drive from Vancouver, we thankfully spent the night at our friends Karen + Kyle’s house in Canmore. Man, we crashed once our heads hit the pillows! In the morning we had a short chat with Karen before going to check out our new digs! Megumi contributed to the conversation one mew at a time.
Back in the car! Megumi was REALLY not happy about it because I’m sure she thought it’d be another 12 hours! Luckily an hour + 1/2 later we arrived at our summer home!
Check out all that snow! Crazy, eh?! It’s like a winter wonderland!!! But it’s April! Take that, Los Angeles!! We had no idea what to expect from our new lodgings, since I found the condo on Kijiji (it’s a version of Craigslist) + it only featured a couple of pictures. I didn’t expect a row of little gingerbread houses! So cute! And Stepford Wife-ish!
I felt like a draft horse lugging all the heavy boxes into the house…
UUUURRRRRGH!!!!!
So not fun!!! Hey now, the inside is bright!!!
The kitchen.
It’s tiny + compact, but perfect for two people for the summer! Megumi was like, “HUUUUH???”.
“WHO’S THERE?!?!”
“WHAT’S THAT??!!”
Our stand up paddle boards lie unceremoniously in the living/dining room cuz they don’t fit anywhere else! But Megu likes to take snoozy naps behind them, so it works out for the best!
After we hauled what was in our cars, we headed back to Canmore for the night since we don’t have a bed!!!! Sigh, so tired.
What’s with the sideways stinkeye, Jeff?! Why I oughta…..
More domestic hijinks to come! Thanks for all your support!!!!
how's it going, eh? 
Glad to see you got er done! Not sure if you’ve figured it out yet, but Alberta has the WORST weather in Canada. Period
It’s really fluctuates!!! But I’m digging the big open sky!!!
There are some amazing sunsets there. Maybe you can see the meteor showers this week!
???!!!???!!! I’m going to look that up right now!!! Thanks for the heads up!!!
Super cute! I was picturing the boonies…I had no idea there was an actual little town!
That’s not the town – that’s just our condo complex! But there is a one street little part of town – I’ll take pictures!
Oh, do you have a bed now?!
Yes! Now that was an ordeal!!!
Beautiful and bright Shelli!! Love it. Miss you guys already …
Miss you guys too!!!!!!!!
HAHA, luv the stink-eyed Cowboy Jeffrey,
…classice foto, Nan, well Mum & I are so
glad U 2 made it safely 2 Alberta, and of
course grumpy Meg’s….ur new dig’s look
veeery niiice,…Ok, gotta hit the road, oh
yah, Mum’sie is leaving this weekend for
Japan,…take care, miss U, Dad’s
Grumpy Megu is loving Alberta!!!
I dunno about your “summer” in Canmore, doesn’t even look like it’s close to being Spring in Canmore!
Wish you were in your old ‘hood right now, we’re out at the Lake for 2 months while we’re between housing. Moving to New Orleans in July! You’ll have to visit once you get your papers settled!
I wish I could be there to help you pack!!!!! So crazy! I’m missing you guys so much! And will miss our hikes in the Santa Monica mountains!!! I will FOR SURE visit you when I can bust out of this country! Jeff will LOOOOOVE New Orleans! I haven’t been there since I was 20!!!
What,Ad!!!!!n!!!, You too move to New Orleans ? No way! , but blessing to you.
Miss you visiting to my house with your baby.
Rocky,
think of how much cheaper rent/mortgage is there compared to rainy vancouver…!
You’d be surprised how expensive rent is in Calgary!!! We couldn’t find anything cheaper than $1300 for one bedroom apartments! That’s why we chose Black Diamond – it’s closer to Jeff’s location + it’s cheaper! But it’s literally in the middle of the country!