My weekend

I got a taste this evening about what a weekend might be like in Whitehorse.  It was really nice.

Admittedly, not having more days like today is very much my own fault!  On Friday, I was in town for meetings, which ended up going until maybe 6:30 or later, so I took advantage of being in town to go grocery shopping, to run some other errands and to go to Fireweed Macs which really is the BEST bookstore in the world!  Turns out, Reitmans makes pants that fit me (2 pairs) - which is good, because I had no clean laundry until today! It also turns out that Yukoners may not cook like I do (Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook - $12!! I also could have had Jamie Oliver, had I not already owned it!).

On Saturday, I talked to some really great friends who were helping Mike pack in Ottawa (I LOVE Skype) and then spent about 12 hours starting to get our files and filing cabinets to a logical enough state that I actually know what is there (and could find it again) and got rid of so much redundant or not useful paper it made my stomach hurt. Small comfort that most of it we'll re-use as scrap before it actually goes. A lame way to spend a Saturday, perhaps, but I feel a lot better!!

Today, was a true Sunday. I talked to family, I talked to friends, I did hours and hours of laundry (first time since arriving, I guess I can't complain too much).  This afternoon was incredibly sunny and

beautiful, so I toured around the Preserve. 

Tonight, I was lucky enough to have been invited to dinner at Clare's house (my program manager) with some of their other friends. Her fiance got a new meat thermometer and, unlike Mike, wanted to USE the kitchen tool he had just purchased! Delicious, delicious dinner (turkey!) with really great wine and fantastic company. It was really nice to have a 'normal' evening again, and I hope to have many more as Mike and I get settled. 

It occurred to me as I was driving into town that none of my pictures to date have given any indication that there is, actually, a town.  I will try to remedy that in the future, but for today, enjoy a view of the North Klondike Highway approaching the Alaska Highway (aka, my view heading into town), as well as two shots to prove there really is a 'city' here! Or at least some stoplights.