Super super quick update. The house is ours! This week was super busy. Bank stuff, lawyers, Sarah's mom flying in. And finally today was possession day! We got the keys to our own house. Immediately we started to move boxes from the apartment to the house. After two runs (Roger and Ginger were packed to the roof) everything was basically up there. Tonight we've already unpacked most of our stuff. We had some 'ahaaaa' moments but no big surprises yet. Everything is going as planned. Tomorrow our furniture is arriving (well most of it) and our mattress too. That means tomorrow night, we will spend our first night in the new home. It's all so exciting. We don't realise it yet that we are new home owners!
On another note, you won't see a quick update soon. We won't have internet access at home for the next 2 weeks. So bare with us... We will update the blog as soon as possible.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Crunch Time!
Waw the house looks stunning! We are definitely in the final stages now.
All the bathrooms are finished. Every bathroom now has a mirror. In our master bathroom the shower has been installed. All the closets now have hangers. Pfff it's too much to sum up really. The correct carpet is in! ;) They arranged our 'fake firewood' in our fireplace. Next week the appliances are going in (they are already delivered and are waiting to be installed).
I'm lazy. I'm just going to post a lot of images.... ;)
All the bathrooms are finished. Every bathroom now has a mirror. In our master bathroom the shower has been installed. All the closets now have hangers. Pfff it's too much to sum up really. The correct carpet is in! ;) They arranged our 'fake firewood' in our fireplace. Next week the appliances are going in (they are already delivered and are waiting to be installed).
I'm lazy. I'm just going to post a lot of images.... ;)
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
A little snag
In the previous post I was telling you guys that everything was going great with the house! That the hardwood and the tile were in and that they even were busy installing the carpet. Well - thanks to the observing eye of Sarah - we suspected that they were installing the wrong carpet! And our suspicions were right, IT IS THE WRONG CARPET!
But that carpet is coming out on Thursday and by the end of the day we will have the right shade of carpet in our house! Pretty funny, and yet again, not really.
So I've also told you that I was going to do a lot of photography this weekend. Well I did and it was pretty awesome.
Yesterday I spend my day around the Vermillion Lakes in Banff. I think it is gorgeous up there. Mount Rundle is one of my favourite mountains. I like the shape of it and you can photograph it whole day long. At sunrise over Two Jack Lake and in the afternoon and evening over the Vermillion Lakes. Yesterday though the weather wasn't really cooperating in the afternoon. But I wasn't going to give up this easily.
I've visualised this shot a long time ago. I wanted a reflection, some ice, maybe a nice ice feature, some reeds or grass in the foreground, Mount Rundle and some sunlight.
I picked my spot fairly early in the afternoon and just waited for the right light (while watching a little duck that was making waves in the opening in the ice). After 2 1/2 hours of waiting, I was beginning to believe this evening wasn't going to be spectacular after all and then, as by magic, a ray of sunlight broke through the clouds (and went away again). I started to get my gear ready. Maybe, just maybe, I could get lucky. And then it happened. At first there was a clearing in the clouds. Then the wind shifted and the clouds that were hugging Mount Rundle for the whole afternoon began to disperse. I was able to see a spectacular dance between the clouds and the warm sunlight. This shot was taken about 5 minutes before everything began to turn for the worse again. When I was back in the car it began snowing again and it never stopped.
Why I like this picture? Well it shows you to never give up. No matter what. Fall is a tricky season up here in the mountains and sometimes you need a bit of luck. Yesterday I was the lucky one!
But that carpet is coming out on Thursday and by the end of the day we will have the right shade of carpet in our house! Pretty funny, and yet again, not really.
So I've also told you that I was going to do a lot of photography this weekend. Well I did and it was pretty awesome.
Yesterday I spend my day around the Vermillion Lakes in Banff. I think it is gorgeous up there. Mount Rundle is one of my favourite mountains. I like the shape of it and you can photograph it whole day long. At sunrise over Two Jack Lake and in the afternoon and evening over the Vermillion Lakes. Yesterday though the weather wasn't really cooperating in the afternoon. But I wasn't going to give up this easily.
I've visualised this shot a long time ago. I wanted a reflection, some ice, maybe a nice ice feature, some reeds or grass in the foreground, Mount Rundle and some sunlight.
I picked my spot fairly early in the afternoon and just waited for the right light (while watching a little duck that was making waves in the opening in the ice). After 2 1/2 hours of waiting, I was beginning to believe this evening wasn't going to be spectacular after all and then, as by magic, a ray of sunlight broke through the clouds (and went away again). I started to get my gear ready. Maybe, just maybe, I could get lucky. And then it happened. At first there was a clearing in the clouds. Then the wind shifted and the clouds that were hugging Mount Rundle for the whole afternoon began to disperse. I was able to see a spectacular dance between the clouds and the warm sunlight. This shot was taken about 5 minutes before everything began to turn for the worse again. When I was back in the car it began snowing again and it never stopped.
Why I like this picture? Well it shows you to never give up. No matter what. Fall is a tricky season up here in the mountains and sometimes you need a bit of luck. Yesterday I was the lucky one!
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Almost finished!!!
Hello everyone. I was so anxious to see the house today! This week the hardwood and tile were going in. So I knew I was in for a big surprise. Even today tradesmen were working on the house. They are feeling the deadline! :p They were busy installing the carpet! (I didn't have a chance to go upstairs and check out the bathroom though, because I wanted to keep the carpet clean!). I don't know what these guys were thinking but it was smoking hot inside the house! Felt like a sauna!
So downstairs all the hardwood is in but it's all still covered up in cardboard to protect it obviously. Also the whole kitchen is protected in this manner. This way I still find it difficult to put it all together in my mind... Also all the switches and outlets have been installed now and all the lights are in (and working). We even have a bell already (and that's working too! dingdong). Since we could not choose the lighting package, these WILL be our first upgrades somewhere next year I think. No I don't think, I know so! Because I hate them. Why?! Well for starters, every Canadian has them in their home :). And the weird part is, they like them too.
On another note. On Friday I found out it's Thanksgiving weekend this weekend and I don't have to work on Monday. Well thanks for telling me (I didn't know)! So as a last minute 'I need to do something' I am planning on doing some photography again this weekend. Today I went to Canmore. I am trying to make a good shot of the 'Three Sisters' (3 mountains, not 3 Canadian hot chicks). And I've been looking for a good spot on Google Maps for 3 weeks now. Today I went up there to see if my theory held up. It did not. But hey lesson learned. Lets try again tomorrow!
I did see 2 bull elk and 2 female elk (a cow for you nature buffs)... strolling around Canmore (inside the city limits). An amazing sight!
So downstairs all the hardwood is in but it's all still covered up in cardboard to protect it obviously. Also the whole kitchen is protected in this manner. This way I still find it difficult to put it all together in my mind... Also all the switches and outlets have been installed now and all the lights are in (and working). We even have a bell already (and that's working too! dingdong). Since we could not choose the lighting package, these WILL be our first upgrades somewhere next year I think. No I don't think, I know so! Because I hate them. Why?! Well for starters, every Canadian has them in their home :). And the weird part is, they like them too.
On another note. On Friday I found out it's Thanksgiving weekend this weekend and I don't have to work on Monday. Well thanks for telling me (I didn't know)! So as a last minute 'I need to do something' I am planning on doing some photography again this weekend. Today I went to Canmore. I am trying to make a good shot of the 'Three Sisters' (3 mountains, not 3 Canadian hot chicks). And I've been looking for a good spot on Google Maps for 3 weeks now. Today I went up there to see if my theory held up. It did not. But hey lesson learned. Lets try again tomorrow!
I did see 2 bull elk and 2 female elk (a cow for you nature buffs)... strolling around Canmore (inside the city limits). An amazing sight!
Sunday, October 4, 2009
A quick update
Winter has arrived in Calgary. Already?! Jeps, we got 2 weeks of fall and that was it. Straight to winter it is. Last night it started to snow and it snowed until just now actually. Very lightly and nothing is accumulating on the ground but still, first snow is first snow.
So, what's going on with the house? Well big news actually. We are taking possession on the 29th of October!!! Yeeeeaaaaah. The house looks great. All the cabinets are in and the house is fully painted. This week the tiles are going in. And after that the hardwood. I am busy organising all the bank and legal stuff. But everything seems to be ok. Only 4 weeks to go!
Sarah swapped cold, damp Calgary for the heat of Mexico. She's on a ship (the Rollingstone) smack dab in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico. Communicating with her is going to be though because she doesn't have any internet or phone access. Last Wednesday she called me with a satellite phone to inform me about her situation. She is surrounded by oil rigs and apparently that's an awesome sight. I can't wait to see some pictures. It sounds neat!
At the end of the month Sarah's mom is going to be visiting us! Great timing Ann!!! You can help us move into the house. :)
I am going to leave you with some pictures I took on a photo excursion last Sunday (and the weekend before). They are all taken in a region called Kananaskis. I was surrounded by beautiful fall colours. And I saw a lot of wild life!
So, what's going on with the house? Well big news actually. We are taking possession on the 29th of October!!! Yeeeeaaaaah. The house looks great. All the cabinets are in and the house is fully painted. This week the tiles are going in. And after that the hardwood. I am busy organising all the bank and legal stuff. But everything seems to be ok. Only 4 weeks to go!
Sarah swapped cold, damp Calgary for the heat of Mexico. She's on a ship (the Rollingstone) smack dab in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico. Communicating with her is going to be though because she doesn't have any internet or phone access. Last Wednesday she called me with a satellite phone to inform me about her situation. She is surrounded by oil rigs and apparently that's an awesome sight. I can't wait to see some pictures. It sounds neat!
At the end of the month Sarah's mom is going to be visiting us! Great timing Ann!!! You can help us move into the house. :)
I am going to leave you with some pictures I took on a photo excursion last Sunday (and the weekend before). They are all taken in a region called Kananaskis. I was surrounded by beautiful fall colours. And I saw a lot of wild life!
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