Ups and Downs..

I have to admit that life has taken me through an emotional rollercoaster the past 2 weeks.. Both ways to be honest.. From feeling okay to going absolutely out of mind from happiness, but also to being so sad that the only thing I wanted to do was cry.  So no, life over here is absolutely no different than in Belgium! :-) The only thing that gets me through everything and just keeps me going, is that I’m able to smile through everything!

Little bastard!

A couple of weeks ago I unfortunately lost a piece of my tooth while chewing on something. I’m really reluctant when it comes to going to the dentist, for the simple reason that it’s always bad news.  But on January 9^th there wasn’t any other option left than to drag my ass up to the dentists’ office. A few minutes later I had to make a choice…. Getting my tooth pulled or getting a root canal done. Since dental care is extremely expensive in Canada and I didn’t want to spend more than $1100 on a tooth, I quickly made up my mind.

Little bastard!

I first had to battle the infection on the tooth, which led to a dozen of sleepless nights in Panorama. But it’s all good now :-) It only took about 2 minutes to get rid of tooth n°37, $100, one painkiller and a lot of ice on my face to overcome the ache. One happy, smiling Julie again! :-) 



 

Happy Helisking-Bunny

Last Wednesday,January 29^th, I went heliskiing again. I know, I know. The expression ‘little spoiled brat’ is probably the first that comes to mind when you read this. And I totally get it, I would be the same :-) But yeah – I had the day off, there was an empty seat in the helicopter…So, let’s GO GO GO! The conditions weren’t that good to be honest, since we haven’t had some snow for a long time. But who am I to complain about it if I get to go out for free? :-) That’s right, just shut up and ski! After 5 Runs my legs were just jell-o, especially since I had to charge really hard on my knee with the windblown crust on every upper half of the run.

Unfortunately, the joy was of short duration.. Since our ‘Moeke Lint’ passed away on that same day. While I was having fun playing around in Rk’s backcountry, she lost her battle against Alzheimer’s. It feels weird to be here without your family if you have to deal with something like that, but I’ve got my Rk Heliski family that’s very supportive! Thank you all, I love you guys so so much! I have to say that I’m doing pretty okay, since I kind of said goodbye to her before I came here. Alzheimer’s is a pretty nasty disease…Her body was still there, but her soul was just gone. Enjoy the rest Moeke, you’ve deserved it!