Canmore-bound!

Last night we announced the holiday destination for the women of Hardisty and by all accounts everyone seemed pretty excited by the news. The ladies will be heading to the Bellstar resorts -- Mystic Springs Chalets and Hot Pools and The Lodges at Canmore! Not too shabby!

We asked the women to fill out a check-off list of activities they'd like do during their week in Canmore and while spa treatments and white water rafting were very popular-- the cooking class option was left almost completely blank. Imagine that! We also mentioned a little something about golfing at the Fairmont Banff Springs ... and let's just say that judging by the scream that rose from the crowd, it would appear that the woman approved!

Now that everyone knows where their heading we hope all you women are getting excited and looking forward to getting away. It's going to be a lot of fun.



And speaking of fun... We'd like to give a big shout-out to Betty Ann Peach, Doreen Bell, Hobie Campbell and Henry Hays! We went to check out their band, Last Chance, after the meeting and they had us chicken dancing well into the night. We had the best time and we hope they'll consider taking their show on the road and maybe making a stop in Vancouver! Thanks for a great evening.

Things are really moving along now and it's exciting to feel the momentum building. Please, come talk to us or give us a shout/email if you there's anything you'd like to discuss about the project. We're in town until tomorrow and after that you can give us a call using our toll-free number: 1-877-872-1963

Drum roll, please...

We are tha-rilled to be able to say that we've chosen a holiday destination for the women of Hardisty! We'll tell you everything on Sunday night -- that's tomorrow -- at 7 PM at the golf course. Can you think of a nicer way to end Mother's Day?

Oh, and a quick reminder that the men's meeting to announce the community project will be held at 7 PM, Monday (the 14th) night at the community hall. BYOB. Yes, seriously.

TGIF

Heather, Carrie, Charles & Kevin doing it Hardisty-style

What a week! We're not sure how but time seems to go faster here in Alberta -- it must be something in the water or maybe the beer -- because it sure doesn't feel like we've been here since Wednesday. Well, to compensate for this strange time continuum thing that Hardisty has going on -- we're going to be sticking around a few extra days. We'll be leaving on Tuesday, May 15th, to be exact. And besides, we heard that the men are holding a boys-only town meeting on Monday, May 14th at 7 PM to announce the community project plans and we're going to try to crash it!

In other news, we should be announcing the vacation hot-spot for the women soon. Swimming pools...movie stars...

p.s. For all you ever wanted (or never wanted) to know about us: check out our "Meet the Crew" page on our website! Check back often as we'll be adding to this page daily. And yes, it's true -- we really ARE that good-looking. We swear -- no body doubles were used in any of the photos.

Fore!

Last night the men-folk tore up the green at the Hardisty Golf Course. They braved the chilly weather, bogied and birdied their way through the course and ended the evening with a buffet dinner and steaks they grilled themselves. Not a bad way to spend a Wednesday night! Tonight, it's Women's Night up at the course and we expect the ladies will have a blast.

But if the women are golfing and eating dinner out tonight, who's gonna feed the kids and make sure the homework's being done? Hmm... this might be a good opportunity for the guys to have a trial run in preparation for June. Sort of a The Night the Women Went out for a Couple of Hours.

Good luck to everyone tonight!

We're heeere!

We're in town just in time for dinner! It's nice to be back and we look forward to meeting up with all of you in the next few days. If you see us wandering around, stop and say hello. We're the ones dressed in black. Just kidding, I think this time some of us packed some grey -- you know, for spring!

So, if you see us, take a moment to tell us what you think about the project. Love it or hate it, we really do want your feedback. Free hugs for those who love it! Kidding again... kind of.

We're on our way...

...from Vancouver to Hardisty, again! Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh! Everybody sing!



By now some of us Paperny-ites (Papernonians?) have finished our complimentary pretzel pack and soda pop and have landed in Edmonton. We'll be rolling into Hardisty shortly and we're looking forward to stretching our legs and taking in some sweet, fresh prairie air -- two things you just can't do on an airplane or in a rental car!

Our latest numbers are very promising! It looks like a lot of women will be making a mass exodus from Hardisty, come June. This is very exciting! Ladies, we will rock the Rockies! And again, if you still want to sign up -- please get in touch.

As for the guys -- how's the community project planning coming along?

Also, we've launched a new website! We're working away on it and we'll be adding new bells and whistles daily. For updates, information about the project and to read this blog, go here: http://www.thewomenwent.com

Rumour has it...

Hardisty Lake after sunset

Hello from Vancouver. It's a lovely day here -- even though it's supposed to rain AGAIN in a few hours. But that's OK, at least it's nice and warm and the flowers are blooming everywhere.

We're in the process of gathering up our papers, sharpening our pencils and making last-minute travel arrangements for our return trip to Hardisty tomorrow. This past week has flown by and we're looking forward to getting back into town.

Our research team is particularly excited because they'll get to meet some of the families they've been talking to over the phone this past week. Apparently, a lot of new families have been in contact with us and that's beyond fantastic. It will be nice to be able to put faces to the names and voices.

Before we sign off and get back to work, we'd like to address what we've been told is a rumour going around town. Word on the street is that divorced women are not invited on the trip and man, oh man, that couldn't be any further from the truth! We want EVERY woman to join us in the Rockies! So if you haven't signed up for this reason, please contact us right away. Come on, divorcees -- you survived "the split" -- don't you deserve a holiday?

See you tomorrow...