A few weeks after we got the wading pool, my favourite sister came for her first of what would come to be annual summer visits.
We decided to take a little three-day trip into Canmore. Rick let us take the 'Stang and we had a blast. There's nothing as sexy as seeing two middle aged women haul themselves, groaning, up and out of a low riding convertible. We would look across at each other, then dissolve into laughter, holding onto the sides of the car, bent over, shoulders shaking from laughing, right there on the main street of Canmore. People would point and look: "Oh, see those beautiful women over there!" I assume that's what they were saying, as they clutched their children's hands and rushed off down the street.
But I digress. After three lovely days in the mountains, we returned home to find a big yellow bristle board sign taped to the front of the house: "WELCOME TO THE HAPPY FACE RESORT!", it said, with a big happy face drawn underneath. Rick ushered us through the house, to the back door, all the while chatting about new flowers he had planted and how we had to see them right away.
He opened the back door, and we walked out into the backyard and saw a big, beautiful round pool, all sparkling and pristine, with floating loungers that had cup holders in them. The whole back yard had been rearranged to accommodate this new and significantly larger pool. The table had a happy face tray upon which were arranged four happy face glasses. There was a happy face banner on the wall. Happy face lights floated in the pool. There was a happy face beach ball, and of course the aforementioned happy face pail. The HFR was open for business.
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As the original guest at the HFR, I must say that this is indeed the finest resort I have ever stayed in, and I have been in A LOT of fine resorts, let me tell you. It is not so much what they have (I do have to share a bed with the female manager, who is also my sister) but rather what they give. I don't want to brag too much as others will want to come and I fear losing my place at the HFR. Let me simply say that the Happy Face Resort does exactly what the name promises to do....it makes me very happy.
A very satisfied, and yes I am coming back this year, guest.
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