I just got HOME! I went down to the parade route at 5am and put our chairs in place! We are RIGHT at a bus stop, so we are taking the bus down. It leaves about 2 blocks from our house! There were a TON of people already down there and in place! I am off to find one more little boy cowboy hat and then off to the Calgary STAMPEDE PARADE! SO EXCITED!!!!

Calgary Stampede Parade Route, originally uploaded by EuroBoysNh.

SERIOUS SERIOUS SERIOUS Paraders!!! There are chairl locked to poles all over downtown Calagry! When Claire got out of work at 5:30 she said that she saw a TON of chairs locked down and spaces reserved for tomorrow’s parade….TOMORROW’s PARADE!

I am so excited about this !!!

I am so excited about going to my FIRST Calgary Stampede PARADE!! I have ALWAYS loved parades. I marched in Mardi Gras parades from 5th-10th grade with the band (super band geek!) and then stopped when I moved to Poquoson, Virgina. I went to my first day of “band camp” at the school and one of the boys told me that that girls do not play the trumphet! SO I QUIT!~!!! Now, mind you…I was a HORRIBLE trumphet player…but, I LOVED IT! Truly loved it! So, the thought of seeing all those bands is just exilerating for me! 40 BANDS!

Anyway…here is the plan. You have to sort of “mark your territory” by 7am. So, Rod (Tanya’s husband)..the one with the accent in the night video…he is going to drop me off downtown at 6:30 AM and I am going to do the “marking”..with chairs and blankets. He is going to come back here and then around 8 or so he will bring down Claire, Andrew, Adam, and Tanya. We are not going to be at the beginning of the parade so it will be 9:00 or so before I see them. They shut down the traiff going into the downtown area around 7:30!

My little plan reminds me of the plans I make on Thanksgiving for Black Friday sales! I don’t know why I love to do this stuff….but, I really do! There are 4000 people, 750 horses, 30 bands, 40 floats…and I am sure it will be PLENTY to make a 4th of July celebration in Canada come off without a hitch!

Tonight I am making cookies and packing our snacks for our wait! This is going to be GOOD!

Anne

Where the heck is everyone???? Leave a comment if you come by so I know that you are here…..

Anne

Today is Canada day! Claire is home from work. Weird….just weird. I honestly have not even looked up why we are celebrating today….I assume is Canada’s day of independence ..their “4th of July”….but, I am happy about the day since Claire could stay home.

Friday is the beginning of the Calgary STAMPEDE! It is a GYNORMOUS Rodeo here in Calgary for 2 weeks. They actaully have the “Stampede Grounds” that are buildings and fairgrounds year round. It is HUGE HUGE. I really did not understand the size of it until the BOOK of events came in the mail. SO MANY MANY EVENTS! So MANY MANY things to see and do….and my goodness….WAY WAY WAY expensive! The parade is on Friday and is going to be probably one of the biggest parades I have ever been to. We have to go to the parade route somewhere around 6-6:30 AM!!!! AM!!!! DUDE….I am so excited…….honestly!

I am not sure if anyone reads this anymore, but, Happy CANADA DAY!

Anne

I came over to the blog to write an update, but my brain is sort of stuck. I have writer’s block or something…and I feel really overwelmed to write….so, that is the reason for the 2 week bump in the road. Lots of stuff is going on and I have at ton of videos to upload…that is what I will do, I will upload some videos…..

We are ok overall.  Sorry for the silence…but, just has to happen sometimes.

love to everyone!

Anne