Leave it to Weaver: Getting to show off the life I’ve built in Lloyd

EDITOR

Taylor Weaver

In case you missed it, last week I wrote a detailed account of a recent BNE my fiancé, Chelsey, and I experienced in our condo ... and if you missed that column, the moral of the story is .... lock your windows at night!

This short but sweet column you’re about to read was what I planned on writing about last week ... but an 18-year-old “wannabe gangbanger” (in the words of a member of the Lloyd RCMP) had other plans.

The same day we had the BNE my mom and brother flew into Edmonton for a quick five-day vacay in the Border City.

For me, this was VERY exciting because I’ve lived in Lloyd for almost a decade and both my mom and brother have never been to Lloyd.

I usually end up visiting them in Ontario a couple of times a year, so having them come here for a visit was never a major priority.

The first thing I’ll say about the visit as a whole is ... why didn’t we do it sooner!

In the days leading up to their visit, I was asking people around the office what “touristy”

Lloyd things we could do together. The answer was usually a sarcastic “take them for a tour of the upgrader,” which I too thought was funny.

So, did my mom and bro get the Lloydminster experience? Well, considering mom’s been loosely trying to get me back to Ontario for years and said the phrase “forget moving back to Ontario, I’m moving to Lloydminster ...” I’d say they got the whole experience.

It didn’t take long for both of them to realize what kind of people we have in our community. “Amazing people” is the way I would describe it.

My band, Kid Midnight and the Midnight Kids, also played a show at Cheers Live while they were here, and I must say, having the two of them in the room for a show is something I’ll never forget.

Chels and I also took them to the NACC chuckwagon races on their last day here and I’m happy to say everyone had a blast!

Having the two of them here was truly special, and hearing my mom say “I can see why it would be so hard to leave, you’ve built such a beautiful life here.”

Well, mom, you’re right, I have, and it’s thanks to the many, many people I’m honoured to now call friends here.

Thank you, Lloyd, for giving my family the experience and memory I was hoping for!