Day 40?

Heard today that we'll only be working 2 days a week until the hotel gets busier. Occupancy is much lower than usual. No one is coming to vacation here. I'm a bit worried...I do need to make some money. The situation is much more serious for most of our coworkers though. Many of them are supporting families back home, in places where the dollar goes further. Guess I'll put off thinking too hard about it for now...Victoria's family is staying with us for another few days and much quality time together is planned. Tomorrow, we're taking a snowcoach through the national park. Things with all of them are going very well. They're an active group, so we're out there skiing or sledding or something every day - which is great to offset the bountiful meals Vic's Mom has been cranking out. I'm very glad they could come here for the holidays. Her parents have finally met mine, and we've had the pleasure of introducing them to this beautiful part of the country. On top of the mountain today, taking a break from snowboarding, I toasted Vic's Dad and Brothers, saying I've never known another family that was more 'get along' than theirs. All three of the guys said it was an act. P'shaw! We had a laugh, slugged our beers and headed back out on the trail. Great to be here still...great to have Vic's fam with us for a bit...hope work picks up so that we can keep earning, and so our international, coworker/friends don't have to leave after having spent the last month getting used to life here...LOTS of good kids I hope to keep on knowin'.