There is no possible way to dress for the weather here. When the sun comes out, we're all wishing we were wearing bathing suits. When it goes away, we're wishing for sweaters. This happened as early as 2 days ago.
I believe most of the changes come as a result of our unique position amoungst the mountains that surround us. We're also one of the few cities (if there even are any more) who get chinook winds that make it so damn warm and wash all the snow away a few times a month. It's ALMOST nice to live here during that time. Of course, it's not uncommon to see the temperatures go from +10 one day to -25 the next. That can be a bit hard to deal with, but that's okay. It's just too bad that we haven't had a half decent summer in a long while. Last year there was a ton of rain and wind, meaning very little sun and warm days.
Either way, I have decided to stay here. I told my landlord I wanted my own place, and she said there's a few people whose leases are up at the end of August, and she knows that one of the couples is buying a place, so they will definitely be gone. She said worse comes to worse, she can put me in a 2 bedroom for a month and charge me the one bedroom rate while I'm waiting for a 1 bedroom to open up. She's also giving me a FANTASTIC deal on the rent.
The 1 bedrooms in this building are very interesting. They all have 9 foot ceilings, and they're almost 2 bedroom suites due to the loft section in each one. When my landlord lived here, she was in one of those suites, and said that she put her bed up in the loft, and used the actual bedroom for guests and as an office when she didn't have any. It also has a fairly nice view of Calgary, and is quite safe, as the slope of the roof will make it almost impossible to get at the apartments with a ladder. All in all it sounds much better than where I am now. It also helps that since the windows face north and south, it's VERY easy to get a nice breeze. Those places are often the most cool units in the building when it's crazy hot outside. This couldn't possibly get better. I'll make sure to post pics once I have things all moved in andd ready to go.
I can't wait!
