This year, Calgary was a popular place for me. I saw it three times in 1976 WITHIN THREE months, which gave me a great deal of pleasure. First, my cousin David, who now lives in Victoria, picked me up in June to spend a weekend with his wife’s parents (Former Sicamous-ites) who live in Sundre Alberta. We picked up his sister & prospective husband in Calgary. Then on Saturday, the whole gang of us, in two cars, went exploring the back country. On Sunday, we headed home, having a good restaurant meal (mid-day) with other friends in Calgary. My original plan was to stay overnight at home & then keep on going to Victoria. David, his wife & two girls (ages 5&7) are great fun. But their trip was delayed two weeks late, thus conflict with my camp week.
My 2nd trip to Calgary with Dad & Mom & Terry & Linda. T&L were going back to Quebec on the plane. We all spent overnight in a motel and then wandered around the zoo for a few hours. T&L left on the plane 4pm and we left in the opposite direction. Man I hated to go home. It was like my body was being forced by the air currents. A large part of my mind was with T&L. The rest of me ached to be on the way to Edmonton. The assembly was starting there within a couple of days & a whole slew of my friends will be there. It was the same program as it had been in Vancouver, but I’d love to have been there. I have always wanted to have a chance to attend 2 “District Assemblies” in the same summer. If I had previous arrangements I could have done it this year. I was kicking myself for not doing so. But as things turned out, other thrills were in store for me.
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