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I've been really crazy busy, but it's all good things. On Thursday, I went out for dinner with my friend Jenna. Jenna and her husband have some land and are starting a veggie farm on their land, so she has been out on the land since last May. She just returned to town and moved to a new neighbourhood and started a new job, working 9-5. So we FINALLY got a chance to catch up and had supper together. Then we walked over to a nearby bar to attend our friend Patrick's book launch. Patrick's dad was acting as paparazzi and was snapping pictures of everyone who walked in the door. He had a huge camera and made everyone stop and pose and smile for him multiple times. It was terribly cute.

His mom was in charge of the book table in the back. You could tell that his parents were extremely proud of him. The book was a tiny, beautiful pocket book called "Huge Blue." It was mostly haikus and haibuns about nature and the prairies, mountains and West Coast. I got a chance to chat with some nice people at the launch, and then Patrick read to us from the book. He and I traded books and he signed the nicest dedication inside my book,

"It has been wonderful having you in town. You are a great addition to our poetry family. I can't wait to read your book."

I read that when I got home, and it put a huge smile on my face. I definitely have felt very accepted and appreciated by the poetry community in Edmonton and was very touched by Patrick's words.

Friday's events

I got a much needed haircut and drove up to Grande Prairie. When I got there, my family friends and another friend hopped in a car and drove to the new Prairie Art Gallery for an art opening. The event was massive! It was the opening of the second show in the new Prairie Art Gallery and there were hundreds of people there. They had a rock band, free food (roast pork sandwiches and chips) and a chocolate fountain. The art was pretty cool as well. It was a rather surreal event for me, because I saw a lot of people that I have interviewed one or two times. However, I also got a chance to catch up with some friends and hang out at the new art gallery in GP. After that, Jon and Laura and I went home where I cuddled with the Yorkshire terrier and we watched "Mad Men", which I don't really care for. (Confession- I don't really care for Flight of the Conchords either)