Ashley and Brenda Hanson live in Edmonton, ALberta. Ashley is finishing off his psychology degree and working as a youth worker. Brenda recently finished her Kinesiology degree and is working! This blog is the exciting life and times of the Edmonton Hansons!!

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Mr Bean

So I start my new job on Tuesday. I am pretty excited. I don't really like the whole learning curve thing, but I am sure I will get into it pretty fast.
You are probably wondering why I titled this Mr. Bean. Well, at my new job I have to wear tan and black everyday. I have visions of opening my closet to one side being all identical tan shirts and the other side identical black pants!!! Just like Mr. Bean and his closet full of matching outfits. It was funny in my mind.
Anyway, other than the whole uniform thing I imagine the job will be fun. I will be supervising about 15 staff who are event staff. I am in charge of all the events and booking at the center. They have a swimming pool ( with a wave pool and lazy river thing), two arenas and a leisure ice, two indoor soccer fields, a gym, a child play place, a preschool , a bunch of meeting rooms and a track. Needless to say there is a lot going on there all the time. As well, we are hosting the Western Canada Summer Games this summer.
On another note, Ashley starts a sort of new job in May as well. He is going full time at the counselling clinic he currently works at. He is going to be a youth mentor until he starts his masters in OCtober and then he will be a full blown counsellor. He is working to develop some new programs there including an adventure therapy program that takes kids on backcountry camping trips to teach them social skills and build their self-esteem. I am supposed to be going on the trip with them this summer but I might not be anymore now that I have a new job and probably won't get the time off.
Also.....today is Ashley's last day of classes. He is graduating on April 28th!! We are having a big BBQ at my parents house with like 30-40 friends and family!! It should be really fun. If anyone wants to come, just let me know and we will but another burger on the grill!! We are probably going to have a big game of ultimate frisbee at the park after or maybe soccer as most people play soccer that will be there!!
Anyway, enough of my ramblings......

Thursday, April 05, 2007

WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got a new job!!! I am now the events and booking specialist for a major recreation complex in a suburb of Edmonton. I start my new job on April 24th and I am super excited. I am excited to be starting something new and learning new things, and the extra money isn't bad either!
So, things are starting to get a little better at the moment...hopefully the good times are starting for us now!

Brenda