Summer of 2010

As of June 1, 2010, my plans were to go to Fort Smith for the summer and work before starting College.
I was going to stay at my cousin Jennys place while I stayed there for the summer.
For the first 2 weeks of June, I had planned to catch a ride with someone from Fort Liard who would be attending the Dehcho Assembly in Hay River.
I had made plans to go with Jennys parents but they left 2 days before they had told me they left. I had to scramble to find a last minute ride.
My friend Trevor heard me talking to someone about the fun I had last year and he thought it would be a fun idea to attend this years assembly.
He asked his parents who were heading to High Level AB, to pick up a relative. On June 21,we left Fort Liard and arrived in Hay River at midnite.
For the week, Trevor and I attended the assembly and played handgames in the evenings. By Friday the 26th, we hitched a ride into town from the reserve.
We got a room for 1 night so we can figure out what to do. After meeting up with my girlfriend Marlena and deciding to stay for the weekend, we went out and had a few drinks.
On Saturday, we ran into Jenny who told me that they were going to head to Alberta for part of the summer at her boyfriends place. I was not all to happy with staying in Hay River for the summer.
Trevor was kinda homesick so I managed to find him a ride back to Liard. I told him not to worry about me as I was with Lena and thats all I cared about at the time. I had to sacrifice my plans in order to stay with her. I decided that it I should at least get a job so I am not completely broke for the summer. I applied for work at the Town of Hay River Recreation department.
During the interview, they told me that I was more than qualified for the summer student position. So for the next 8 weeks, I would work a 8-5 job and began a new chapter in my life in Hay River.
I had a great experience working with the 7 other summer students from Hay River for the summer. Even though they aren't the typical people that I normally hang out with.
I had to change my attitude and watch what I say around them. during the summer months, my boss told me that I was one of the best summer students he had ever hired and offered me a full time job.
I would have taken it if it weren't for the fact that Lena had quit her job and wanted to get outta HR ASAP! We started looking at apartments in Grande Prairie during our last 3 weeks there. We found a few great places but 1 required a $500 non refundable application fee. 2 others turned us down and 3 never responded to our applications. On the Saturday before my final week in Hay River, we run into my aunty who had told us that she was going to Liard early Sunday. We didn't even discuss it we just agreed to leave with her.
So now we are in Fort Liard deciding our next move. I know that this adventure that is my life is not even close to being over.