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How ironic...we headed south for Holidays last year, (instead of British Columbia), heading for Waterton Lakes National Park, because the weather in BC was supposed to be awful, and we'd never been to Waterton. It turned out that the weather we encountered was among some of the worst we'd seen. (And we've seen some pretty bad weather).

Also, the truck kept having all sorts of issues that kept us in places like Red Deer, Alberta, and Okotoks, and we never ended up making it to Waterton... (made me end up thinking, maybe it wasn't meant to be?)

One thing I learned last year, is that the journey not only isn't always about the destination, sometimes it's not even about the journey...

I learned a lot about myself last summer when we were stuck in Okotoks for a week, while they were trying to figure out what was wrong with the truck, and were fixing it, that I think of Holidays 2011 as my "personal journey". ♥

Another positive side-note is, that I learned a lot about southern Alberta, saw some great sites I may never have paid as much attention to, and fell in love with Okotoks, and its people. ♥

As I write this today, (on my birthday March 2nd), reflecting on my now 48 years :-o, I realize & continue to learn so many lessons from our "Holidays" last year...
- I am so blessed. - ♥

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA!
I took a sick amount of mini-videos for Canada Day, and ended up only posting the finale.

- Canada Day is the July 1st celebration of our Country's federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867, enactment of the British North America Act, 1867, (today called the Constitution Act, 1867, in Canada), which united three British colonies into a single country, called Canada, within the British Empire. -
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Day
*(But I know one of you, [and you know who you are], would've gotten a kick out of my silly comments, and bug-slapping giggles, from earlier videos that night).

Traditionally, these fireworks are held all over the place in Canada, at 23:00. I know it's from far away, but, by the time I got off work, and made it to anywhere near some fireworks where I could be with Dale, (in this case Millwoods Park), it was almost eleven (23:00), so, this is the best I could do. The finale, (not all of the fireworks of course), is traditionally in red & white, to symbolize and represent the colours of our Country's flag.
Dale, Zoé, and I used to go to the fireworks every year, and count our blessings as citizens of such a great Country.

Please don't feel the need to comment on such indulgence...it, (like always), was posted mostly for my record.

One of my faves at work...a Tim Hortons toasted Turkey Bacon Club sandwich, (no lettuce), with a steeped tea...
...It doesn't get much better :-)

- The last time I heard these little guys, last June...♥

A second visit to my froggy friends at the 7-11 last June, proved to be just as awesome...♥