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Last week was slow and fast. P got only called to her work once, which means she was climbing the walls at home after a couple of days. Internet only has a certain number of websites she can visit and she got restless very fast. J on the other hand had a week full of soccer. At academies, private lessons, preparing for camps, preparing for a beach soccer tournament and negotiating terms for a head coach job at a local club. Unfortunately I was not chosen to lead the college mens soccer team this time, but more experience will be good for me!
I also prepared a little surprise, a get away weekend for P at a local luxury spa, which P can tell you more about soon.
W have also began changing the paper process for permanent residency due to Ps new employer. A few easy changes on some forms we already sent in takes months to change because of the backlogged systems..
Now, I have to leave, I have a fango (mud) treatment beginning in a few minutes!
So long,
Permalink | Janne | Kommentarer (0) | Trackbacks () | 2011-02-27 @ 19:02:30
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It took a whole of one week at home before I got back out on the job market. On monday I sent out my resume to some companies and yesterday I had my first interview. Today (thurs) I had my sencond interview for that company and this time it was a telephone call with the boss and owner, positioned in Yellowknife, Northwestern Territories. I was really really nervous! Yesterdays interview showed me what the job was about and I met with the girl I would work next to and she was a sweetheart and we really hit it off. She also has two dogs that she sometimes brings to work (yeay!!). Match made in heaven. So I got the job tonight and will sign the papers tomorrow! The pay is a set monthly salory and not paid by the hour like before (another thing that is a step up from Rapid Printing).
That was the biggest news of today even though I actually got another positive notification just about the same time as the job offer. That was that I am now a part of the PCSL Premier team out of Vernon for this season! I asked the coach a couple of days ago if I would be in or if I had to wait for the try outs in april and she said she would love to have an experienced and commited player as I in the team. Double yeay! :)
To all of you people who complained about us not updating the blog enough, please start commenting so that we actually get something back for blogging!
Later
Downtown in Waterfront Park
Permalink | Pillan | Kommentarer (3) | Trackbacks () | 2011-02-18 @ 07:11:57
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Unfortunately for graphic designers in town, there is not lots of work at some places. One of these places is where P currently works, which has led to less work hours the past week(s). P's employer gave permission to look for other positions and after a brush up on her resume she fired it off to a few potential employers. She has her first interview tomorrow Wednesday!
The week that has passed has been busy with a theatre visit at the local Actor's studio, a team building event with the BU 16 team at Big White (saucer racing, music quiz, hockey, tubing and skiing/boarding on the agenda). I was somewhat rusty with my skating skills and it was P's first time on ice with a hockey stick! We must have looked pretty lost, but we had tons of fun!
Valentine was celebrated with a home cooked dinner and champagne, with pancakes for breakfast the very next day!
The week also offered a celebration of a friend's 40th birthday at an Italian restaurant in town and a few beers at a Super Bowl party. After the Super Bowl party we played soccer in our Co-Ed team, and I can sincerely recommend not to have any alcohol ahead of playing a sports game.. Ever!! Anyway, we won and I scored another goal, but somehow the refs in the league still misses my name which has lead to at least 12 goals from my feared right (and left) foot have been credited to other team members. Pernilla still awaits her first goal, though..
I have been appointed head coach for a local soccer club and prepare for the season to come (starts early March!).
P tries to get acknowledged with her X-mas present (camera) and will post some pictures soon. Long evening walks generate some high quality photos!
What have you all done? We hope all our Swedish friends look at tix to visit us! We have found some inexpensive flight deals! Ask P for details!
Permalink | Janne | Kommentarer (0) | Trackbacks () | 2011-02-16 @ 07:26:45
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Permalink | Janne | Kommentarer (0) | Trackbacks () | 2011-02-11 @ 22:15:19
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is over.. Quite a few things have happened. The major points are
- Working permits are obtained. It took a bunch of calls, emails and a few meetings before we went to the American border, got a stamp and changed our statuses to Temporary residents and changed from visitor visas to Working visas. Now we are legal, working residents in Canada.
- Began the process to obtain Permanent Residency. A time consuming process with lots of forms and letters to be gathered from all over the world. One example is that I need to get Criminal Record Checks from Sweden, USA and Australia..
- Pernilla's U-21 team decided to give younger girls the chance to play and she is currently practicing with another team who plays at a higher level. Neither of us is assisting the team with coaching anymore. This also means the team will not play in Gothia Cup, and we expect friends to visit us in Kelowna this year!!
- Jan has more and more hours of work. We are very confident the future will bring tons of opportunities and I am keeping busy almost every day. This includes daytime work at school's soccer academies.
- We have been invited to a wedding in Lake Tahoe and another one in Kelowna.
- Booked a trip to San Diego, where I will surprise P with the best delayed X-mas present ever ;). Feel free to help P figure this present out!
- Been boarding quite a few days! The conditions are great!
- Found out that we most likely can stay in the house after our landlords return from Hawaii. The only thing we have to do is to move downstairs, into the suite! Great news!
- Finishing the weirdest and toughest day with a purchase P has longed for since.... I dont even know when. Guess what it was? It begins with a B and ends with iaga....
Weather varies, some days we have 5-8 degrees Celsius, while some other days it is - 12 Degrees. No snow in Kelowna, tons of snow in the two nearby mountains!
So long!
Permalink | Janne | Kommentarer (0) | Trackbacks () | 2011-02-02 @ 02:44:54
