New Family member!

She is very small... currently shy.. observant..there isn't much I can say about her yet.. for I haven't had the chance to get to know her very well (two days)Who? what? where? when? why? how? you ask

who:Pale Gail

what: Betta fish

where: in the kitchen on the table

when: well if this 'when' question refers to 'when' was she on the kitchen table.. the answer would be right now.. if you mean 'when' as in 'when' did you get her? I got her on Sunday in the wee hours of the morning. (thats like.. 2am!) in Lethbridge

why: because my brother got married and she was part of the centre pieces and and and and you were allowed to bring them home! "why?" because they said you could. "why?" well.. because I wanted one.. "why?" because I've been wanting a pet for the basement because I miss my puppies.. "why?" because I love them and they make really good company. "why?" BECAUSE I SAID SO THATS WHY!! 

how: HOW I got her? well.. I realized all the cousin's little kids were running around with excitement picking out the fish they wanted.. I was jealous.. and selfish.. and because of these things I was also worried.. so I scouted the tables... blue.. red... red... red.. blue.. blue.. darker blue.. 

I mean.. they are good looking and all.. because all things are beautiful and good looking... 

but I had one of these Betta fish in junior high/highschool (a present.. from a boy.. nbd) and he was blue... and I loved Mr. O and he will always have a special place in my heart! so I just couldn't get a blue one!!

a normal colourful fish

but who is this I saw? on table six? PALE GAIL!! as you can imagine... she's pale.. she was almost so pale you could see right through her! I picked her up with glee and galloped (peacefully and calmly because I was carrying a fish and didn't want to scare her) over to Aryk to show him. he says "why did you pick that one? she looks like she is going to die"

I respond:

:(

and probably responded with a response how I felt sorry for her because everyone else would want a lovely and colourful one. 

then cousin Nicole? or so I think it was Nicole.. came over and started talking about how she had a actual GOOD LOOKING fish at her table.. and disappeared off to go and get it.

"look at is beautiful tail... look at its beautiful colours..."

nope.

my heart was set and confirmed with Gail.

I placed her off in a little corner hiding away and would go visit her now and then in between dancing up storms.

HOW did I bring her back to the hotel? 

well.. we were supposed to put them in a little plastic bag.. or a paper cup.. not the centre piece aquarium thing cause otherwise the Italian club would be mad or something.. and Jeff and his WIFE would have to pay for it. So Aryk and I asked the kitchen people and we all started looking around for something for Gail to be placed in.. and to be in a none stress environment.

I of course told them how I was concerned about it being animal cruelty bringing a fish from Lethbridge to Calgary (2 and a bit hour drive) in a plastic bag.. or Styrofoam cup... SO they agreed and decided that it was FINE for me to bring the thing home that the fish is in.. sooo wooohooo!!

HOW did I bring her back to Calgary? I put the little aquarium jar thing in a empty shoe box.. and stuffed it with clothing around the edges.. and then held onto the box with my feet on the way home. she survived. I am happy.

Gail on her Hammock!

I am also in love! because the next day I went out to the petstore.. bought her a plant.. fake grass for the bottom of the aquarium.. rocks... 2 kind of fish food.. (the flakes and pellets) a rock hideout thing.. and a 1 litre aquarium that has a light in it.. that can be changed into MANY different colours! annnnd.. my favourite thing of all! A HAMMOCK!which is a little leaf that you suction cup to the topish area of the water which they like to lay on (they do this in the wild) HOW EXCITING!! apparently you can help train your fish to do this by feeding them when they are on the hammock..

She also is no longer pale.. she's gorgeous full of so many colours

her true personality and colours are coming out! 

she's so sweet.

she's so pretty :)

AND MORE EXCITEMENT HAPPENED TODAY!!I'll prob be to excited to withhold the blog about THAT for very long!!