One week left!

Well, one week until I arrive at the Halifax Airport to meet my parents and begin my "vacation". Things have been quite busy the last few weeks with trying to wrap things up before I head east. My supervisor leaves for a conference on Saturday and I have to have everything re-edited for her so the next couple of days will be spent in front of the computer (not so different from the last month, really!:)). But, it's getting there which is a relief! Once I send the "finished" copies to her on Saturday, I am going to spend the following few days getting ready to go east: some shopping, a hair appointment, cleaning the apartment, packing....so it'll still be busy! Plus, I was just invited to a friend's b-day party on Saturday evening to a Thai restaurant (which surprisingly I haven't had yet during my time here in Calgary). I've known her for a little while (first from church and then through the FLT program I work with) but we don't really see much of each other. She lived with another girl I know from church (they were friends for like 20 years) but they recently had a falling out. I've never had a close friend for that long so I can't imagine what it must be like but I can tell that it's been hard on both of them. Hopefully they can work it out- it's a shame when you lose friends! I find it's easy to lose touch with friends but that's certainly different than having a falling out. In both cases, I think you always wonder if things will be the same again but I think with a falling out, it's probably harder to get back to where you were beforehand. Anyways, we'll have to wait and see!
Yesterday, I had a "retreat" with colleagues from where I will be working in September (oh, I guess I should say that I have 'officially' accepted the position with the 'Estelle Siebens Community Services Assessment and Intervention Team'). After yesterday's planning sessions, I think I will enjoy the experience. It's a small section of a private school right now but they are going to begin building a $10 million dollar extension for the Community Services next year which will mean we will all get offices if we stay on for a couple of years. It will also mean a little traveling for myself (just to different places in Alberta, really) which will add a little change in pace and continuing with social skills programs which is really becoming a passion for me. Also, two girls who completed my program last year (and are still finishing up their thesis work) will be working there so it'll be nice to have some "newer" colleagues to learn with and from.
Ok, must go do some work now. The end is coming near!