kicking back in cowtown...

This weekend I went to Calgary and I think I'm in love with the city. Don't get me wrong, Edmonton is a wonderful and amazing place but Calgary just has a different feel to it. I especially like Downtown Calgary. It was a nice little two-day vacation.

The reason I went down was to see a friend from High School. He is getting married this summer and I will be his best man at the wedding. I just wanted to go say congratulations in person and spend some time with the happy couple, because it has been awhile. During the trip I ate the biggest Banana Split I had ever seen in my life.

Well someone mentioned my blogs are too too too long... so maybe I'll end things here. I think some people had questions in their comments so I'll check that out a bit later. Until next time, I'm Mr. Robertson...

Why my weekend was 'incredible'...

Saturday night I convinced my friends to go see The Incredibles with me and it was really really... well... incredible. It had been awhile since I had seen a movie at the theatre because things have been crazy busy with school. We loved it. The movie was really funny (I LOVE Edna), really well-written, and really really well-animated. My advice: see it! When I was there, I even saw another teacher from Meyonohk so now I need to see her reaction too.

Tomorrow is election day, and this will be my sixth government election that I have participated in. I have done a lot of research on who I am voting for and am excited about going and casting my ballot. Did you know that I did part of my grade twelve year in Ottawa to learn about government and a part of the government called "Elections Canada"? When I was there I was even able to sit in the Prime Minister's chair in the House of Commons. Also, during the program we had a mock-election and I won the Premier of Alberta election. I spoke in front of hundreds of people and everything I said was translated into French. At university I have also taken courses on government and laws. Sometimes people think I'm a little "politically crazy"! Oh, well. Until next time, I'm Mr. Robertson.

Saturdays are our friends...

Today is Saturday. I love Saturdays. It seems like Sunday, though, because I've already had two days off from teaching. It was pretty much just a relaxing day and a bit of a 'catch up on keeping organized' day. I feel good because I just bought my friend a small gift because he is having a rough week. I decided I really like buying gifts, and I think I'm going to do that more. Even if gifts aren't big or expensive, they always seem to cheer people up.

I read all of your blogs (at least the ones that were posted on the class website) and it's so fun to hear about your lives. I love reading your comments on my blog too. Someone asked the question, "Did you always live in Edmonton?" The answer is no. I grew up in a small town called Trochu. It is between Red Deer and Calgary about three hours away from here. There are about 1000 people in Trochu so it is a pretty small town. In fact, I only had 22 people in my graduating class. After I graduated I did two years of school in Red Deer and one year of school in Lethbridge. So, I've only been in Edmonton for a little over two years. I love Edmonton, though, and I'd really like to stay here if I can.

Until next time, I'm Mr. Robertson... :)

let the blogging begin...

Did you know that the word "blog" is short for weblog? It's kind of like shortening hot chocolate to "ho-cho" or frozen yogurt to "fro-yo". It seems like we need to abbreviate everything we write and say these days. How hard is it to type the "w" and the "e"? I guess it just sounds more hip to say 'blog.

Since the only people that will really read this page are my grade six students I won't bore them with the details of my daily Meyonohk routine... instead I will talk about my passion for "smiling burgers" and Buckles (the p.f.d.)". Confused? Well in order to have enough money to go to university I have worked at both Red Robin (hence, the smiling burger comment) and as a lifeguard and swimming instructor (hence, the friendship with Buckles).

Serving is an awesome job. It's fast-paced, fun, and never the same twice. Plus, people love to eat so they tend to like having you around. Did you know that one time I had a tray with five milkshakes and I fell so hard that there was milkshake on the roof? That was embarassing. I was a complete mess.

Lifeguarding is a great job too because you get to have fun all day. You get to swim, listen to the radio, meet great people AND get payed for it. My favorite thing to do as a lifeguard is teach Bronze Medallion and Bronze Cross. It's neat to know that you are helping people learn first-aid so that they can save lives.

Until next time... I'm Mr. Robertson.