December 10, 2013
If you don't know, the Devonian Gardens is a beautiful indoor garden on the top floor of a mall in downtown Calgary. It's a tranquil area that is green all year round. A couple of years ago it was closed down for about 6 months and completely renovated. Since I don't have a lot of reason to go downtown, I hadn't been back since it reopened and I really wanted to check it out.
After Nicole and I went on the walking tour in the summer we headed over to the Devonian Gardens, hoping to knock off two items in one day, but it was closed for a wedding.
Aw, shucks.
For my job, I often attend networking events and in November I found out that the next one was going to take place at the Devonian Gardens. How perfect!
When I got to the event, I fell completely in love with the surroundings. It was serene and beautiful. They had Christmas lights set up and the whole space felt so calming.There were a lot of people there that I know, so I moved around the space very (very) slowly. They had cookies on the tables and drinks for milling about with. In the centre is a koi pond with a piano behind it.
The presentation was great and afterwards there was a lot of time for networking, which always freaks me out - but I'm getting better at it.
They had food stations and a pianist and the evening was lovely.
To top it all off, I got to spend a few hours with Bert, one of my great industry friends.
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