Well, maybe not that close. But we made it home yesterday from Calgary. After an hour delay waiting for the plane to be de-iced, I was home by 3:30pm yesterday. My dad and my in laws also made it home before the storm hit. Dad was debating about leaving Calgary on Monday or Tuesday, but when he heard that the snow might stick around for a few days, he figured he should head home yesterday morning. He got to Saskatoon by 4:30pm, which I am sure did a lot to relieve the worries of my poor mother. She gets so worked up about bad weather. And I know that I would have been worried if dad was trying to drive through this today, but yesterday afternoon it wasn't too bad!
I enjoyed my very quick trip to Calgary. We arrived there around 8pm and had to go the airport by about 10am yesterday. It was very nice to see grandpa again. It's hard to believe he is 90 in some ways. His body and mind are definitely starting to fail him. But he is 90, so I think that's okay. He is still fairly sharp, but usually has to think about things a little more before he speaks than he used to.
Saturday morning my aunt called and said there was a 50% off sale at a consignment shop that she wanted to check out with my sister and I. I have gone shopping with her to consignment shops before and usually at 50% off, the clothes are still WAY out of my price range. However, this store was quite reasonable. I realize that a consignment store is different than...say Value Village or other thrift stores. These are clothes that still have some value. Most of the clothes were brand name and in very good condition. At half price, I got two nice long sleeve shirts and a pair of Tommy Hillfiger jeans for $40. We also went into this neat store called Shanghai Girl that was mostly Asian clothes, accessories, bedding, artwork, etc. I enjoyed it and I have always admired the Asian dresses, but I am not sure what it would look like on me...or where I would wear it to if I had one. Really cool store though!
It was a good weekend, and I was glad we had the opportunity to fly. I remembered though why everyone seems to prefer flying Westjet. Westjet uses larger planes for all of their flights. Even small ones from Saskatoon to Calgary. We flew Air Canada because they offered better flight times for us. But the planes we flew on there and back were SO tiny. I think there were 13 rows with two seats on either side of the aisle. I felt a little like a sardine. The flight to Calgary was quite bumpy too. I don't usually get motion sickness, but my sister had a bit of a hard time with it. Glad to go, but it's good to be home, even though it's very snowy out there.
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