Wow! It is hard to believe that it has been one year since my last post! Time really does go by to fast.In January and February, I tried to ski every week up at Castle Mountain. Once time I tried to ski through the trees, but came close to a 15 foot rock drop. It was interesting to say the least, but I was able to get out of the situation with some help from some little kids and Lorne. Team Alberta came up to Castle Mountain to ski. The Rockstar Alana Ramsay is going to Sochi Paralympics ski racing representing Canada. Congrats Girl! I'll be cheering for you. Alana is the one in the Blue Jacket on the Right!
In March, The Lethbridge sledge hockey players participated in the 9th annual sledge hockey tournament in Calgary. The players from here joined the players from Grande Prairie and one from Manitoba. We won, one game against the Calgary Scorpions. 5-4, I believe.
In April, we had a surprise 50th birthday for my mom. She had all of her sisters there as well as other family and friends that celebrated with all of us. We truly surprised her and kept the secret from her, which is really hard to do. None the less it was a success and we partied till 5am.
In May, I went with a friend to Las Vegas for a weekend. We were in the city for less than 48 hours. We were able to see Fremont Street (old Las Vegas), the strip, The Blue Man Group, and Cirque De Soliel, "O," which were all fantastic.In June, Calgary and the surrounding areas had a lot of rain over many days, which flooded many parts of the city and areas. Some areas are still recovering from the damage that it caused. My sister also graduated from High School, which is something she should be very proud of.
The summer was a relaxing one, to say the least. I worked few shift at the hospital, but was able to work at the Calgary Stampede and volunteer at Camp Horizon.
In August I celebrated my 22 birthday. I started by playing in a basketball competition. Later, we decided as a family to go go-karting. Once we got there we were told that my dad and sister couldn't go because they had sandals on and you need to have closed toed shoes. My mom and I continue to fill out our forms. The lady asks me to stand up on the wall, she told we I was to short to drive these. I thought that was crazy. There is another place we went to, but they were cash only. Needless to say, we went to Julios' Barrio and had dinner and a few drinks, which was great. Later we had a bonfire with some friends over.
One day in August, we decided to go on a family road trip, we ended up past Field BC at a place called Takalaka (or something like that) which was beautiful. It is located near Emerald Lake which is also beautiful. We went canoeing and I got this shot after we were done just before we left.
Also in August. I went up to visit my grandma with my sister. We did some cooking and some shopping. The goal of this trip was to learn how to make perogies the way my grandma does. It was a success. We all had a lot of fun and learnt how to do everything.
In September, Britt and I went on a road trip around local touristy places. We have lived in town for many years but have not seen the historic places around us that we should see before we leave the town. We went to see Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump and Frank Slide. It was very cool to see these places and we both learnt many things.
In October the sledge group in Lethbridge had a Sledge Hockey Try-It day were people of all abilities came out to try the sport. You can follow us on twitter @Lethsledge or like us on Facebook at Lethbridge Sledge Hockey Association. Thanks to everyone that helped with the organization and continuation of the program thus far.
The last term of school was busy, not for the course load, but for 10 weeks, I was never in town, always traveling to other places. I went on a road trip to Kelowna with a friend, which is so beautiful. I got to see some great friends from high school.
I have been playing with the Calgary Rollers, the wheelchair basketball team. One weekend we went to Saskatoon, I had the biggest cheering section. It seemed that all of family was in Saskatoon for that time. It was great to have cheering fans.
In November, there was the first women's sledge hockey camp in Western Canada. There were members from the women's national sledge team that attended along with other female players across the country. It was very cool to play with other females of varying abilities. I was able to learn many new things to try and improve my sledge skills.
I've been going to many concerts over this last year. I've seen Tim McGraw, Mumford and Sons, Little Big Town, and Keith Urban. I got Keith singing one of his hits, Days Go By, which I attribute to this blog. Days go by, things happen, and life goes on. Enjoy it and surround yourself with people who make you better and challenge yourself to be better too.
