Friday

It's Friday, and I'm taking it easy.

I had a rough night.  I've been dreaming a lot lately.  And it was the one night of the year where the heat actually hit the basement, and I tossed and turned, sweaty and uncomfortable between dreams.

So, the city has gone crazy, because it's Stampede, and even crazier than usual because the Royal Newlyweds, Will and Kate are in town for the first days of Stampede - the last official stop on the Canadian part of their first tour.  That means I'm pretty much going to avoid downtown for the next ten days.  Stampede is a major tourist attraction, but mostly it seems to be an excuse for the entire city to party and drink to excess for ten days every summer.  Calgary actually has a baby boom every year nine months after Stampede.

That said, Stampede always means free food.  If you know where to look, you can get a free pancake breakfast every morning and usually a BBQ lunch and supper somewhere too.  I'll definitely be getting pancakes at least once or twice, and I'm going to my first BBQ, hosted by Dad's church, tonight.  (I'm providing the country music CDs for that one!)

I accepted a two week temp position as a receptionist, starting next Wednesday.  It'll be good to have a bit of income again.  And, in the mean time, I'm going to take it easy for a few days, see a few friends, do some reading and resting.  And then, then it'll be time for new things to start again.

I'm thankful for Fridays.  For time to be quiet and rest.