Alright, I appolozise if anyone is actually following this blog at all, but I've totally lost interest in posting here anymore. If you want to email me to keep in touch, you can email jmartin2142@yahoo.com or devonjanes@yahoo.ca.

Hi Everyone!

At this very moment, if I look out my window, I am in Narnia. We got covered in snow last night, and it's beautiful....

So, the adventuring continues here. I checked out the natural hot springs in BC's Whiteswan Provincial Park a couple days ago - wow!

We drove 2 1/2 hours through some totally amazing mountains. We saw mountain goats, deer, big horned sheep and moose on the way there. Then we turned onto this dirt road and spent 1/2 hour on that. To our left, we were at the bottom of a cliff. To our right, we were at the top of a ravine. It was spectacular. We got to a parking lot, unloaded our backpacks and started down this little path that took us to the bottom of the ravine. At the bottom, there are 3 levels of natural hot tubs, made entirely of rock. The water flows from the top one, where it's really hot, through the rocks all the way to the river.

We spent about 3 hours in the water there, chilling out with candles lit all around the outside of the pool.

Man, that was cool.

I thought I had published a post in here a couple days ago, but I guess that got messed up. Anyway, things are good here. Not on the computer as much since I stopped working front desk. I tried getting some pics up but the computers we have to use in East Wing don't have working cdrom drives. So, unfortunatly that's got to wait.

The snow is melting like mad here. It's been above 0 for a good week or so, which is so nice. I can't wait to get out and do more hiking!!! I've been out a few times, went to Johnston Canyon twice and Lake Agnes once. I'm thinking of buying a bike for the summer so that I can get around to some hikes in the area.

The snowboarding is wrapping up. I've been out a few times in the last week or so (we've gotten snow twice this week!), but the snow is getting pretty sticky. I can't believe people are still paying $70 or so a day to ride and ski there.

Well, I guess that's all that's really going on right now, I'll post again later...

When I work the AM shift at front desk I start at 6:45. In January it was still dark when I walked to work. Today it was light. And it was even brighter when I went for breakfast. Isn't it nice when the days start getting longer?

On a different note, I had my first shift in the dining room last night. I didn't do any tables on my own, but I helped with everyone else's stuff. It was so fantastic to be busy! At front desk I mostly waste time until I'm done my shift, so it was awsome to actually be doing something. I'm really looking forward to learning more and taking my own tables.

When you've worked for one of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Resort properties for 6 months you get your 6-month voucher which entitles you to one night's stay at any property and 50% off your food. I got mine a little while ago, and Samuel and I used it at Emerald Lake Lodge on Sunday night. Beautiful place. Outdoor hot tub, fireplace in the room.

We had really good food and wine at the dining room which cost, even with 50% off food, around $150.

On the way back we stopped to explore Field, BC. It's this little place on the highway that's not much bigger than Lake Louise, but it's much more residential. Saw the school and some adorable little houses, found a nice little pottery shop.

So, it wasn't overly eventful, but it was really relaxing.

I have a very wise friend who told me once "you're allowed to change your mind!" And isn't that a wonderful thing?

I saw the residences for Laggan's, and they were pretty nice, so I gave my two weeks notice here at Deer Lodge. Well, it turns out that they like having me around, so they offered me a job serving even though I have no (and I mean zero) experience serving. To be honest, I'm pretty flattered!

I thought about it and I had a chat with my friend Troy (one of my favorite people here) who told me very simply, in a way that only Troy would, "Well just do it then!" So I had a chat with Sue, our Food & Beverage (F&B) manager, and I start training on Tuesday. I'm pretty excited actually. Silly as it may sound, I've always wanted to try serving, and apparently you make some pretty good money serving here.

Well, I've been laying pretty low since my last spill. I'm going to go to Kicking Horse again in a week though, and I'm sure I'll be out before that here at Louise - I have 3 days off starting tomorrow.

Today I'm going to go check out Saddleback - one of the main staff residences in the village of Lake Louise. I might be changing jobs. I've done a trial shift at Laggan's Bakery and I liked it a lot. So, I'll make my official decicion today after I see the residences. Wish me luck!