Oilers Home/Rogers Place Opener!

Cal and I were lucky enough to get tickets to the Oilers Home Opener on October 12, which was also the first Oilers game in Rogers Place.  When Cal and his friends met to split up our season tickets, Cal was quite surprised to find out the other 2 guys didn't want the home opener!  We thought we'd try to sell the tickets, thinking that if they were worth a lot more than we paid, it would be worth it.  But they didn't sell for our inflated asking price and so we went and I am SO glad we did!  It was the best game I've ever been to and the experience was unreal!!!  The pre-game show, complete with synchronized light show (thanks to bracelets we were all wearing), was spectacular!  And boy-oh-boy, did McDavid ever put on a show!!!  It was awesome, such a great night! We also came home with some pretty cool memorabilia :) I'm so glad our tickets didn't sell and we went!

Anniversary Trip

On October 9th Cal and I celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary!  We were lucky enough to be in Canmore to celebrate :)  We had such a fabulous time, I'm so glad we got this time away!  At first we were going to bring the kids and then we realized that it was our anniversary weekend and it would be cheaper if just the two of us went - yeah, that's how we roll ;) I was feeling really guilty for not bringing the kids because we really didn't have a good reason to not bring the kids ... and then we checked into our CONDO and I thought again that the kids really could have come!  When I booked our place, I had no idea what I was booking!  I was just looking for a king bed and the best rate!  So we were shocked when we realized we were staying in a two bedroom condo complete with washer, dryer, full kitchen with dishwasher, en suite, full bathroom, fireplace, huge wrap-around deck (with a beautiful view), etc, etc!  It was gorgeous and we definitely need to go back one day and bring the kids!  There was a games room downstairs, 2 pools, hot tub, fitness room, you can borrow board games from the front desk, it would be a great family place to stay!  Check out Blackstone Mountain Lodge!  I booked on www.booking.com and got a wicked rate - 47% off!  Cal and I had a wonderful weekend, I'm really glad just the two of us went.  We enjoyed our evenings out and delicious, leisurely meals and drinks.  I think the last time we had 2 nights away, just the two of us, was when we went to Denver in 2012. We really need to make these get aways a little more frequent ;)

Our main motivation for visiting Canmore that particular weekend was the Grizzly Ultra race. Cal ran a leg as part of team OMC with his November Project peeps.  He said it was a great run, beautiful weather for October and Team OMC finished strong!  Cal ran leg #2, 13 km through mountain trails.  Each leg started and ended at the Nordic Centre in Canmore.  I had fun meeting some more of the NP crowd and cheering everyone on ;) 

I also snuck a visit in with one of my high school besties, Sarah!  Sarah and her family have lived in Canmore for a few years now, her husband is an RCMP officer in Canmore.  I'm so glad we got a chance to catch up, you know you have a friend for life when you can go years without actually physically seeing each other and when you finally meet up again, it's like no time has passed.

A huge thank you to my Mom and Dad for watching our kiddo's for 2 nights!  One of the reasons we don't go away is because we know how much work it is to watch our kid's!!  Not that they aren't awesome kids but it's just a lot, they're busy and don't want to miss any activities and I feel guilty putting that on someone else!  But the kids had a great time and from all reports were well-behaved and grandma and grandpa enjoyed their company!!

Cal and Team OMC hope to run in the Grizzly again next year, so perhaps this will be an annual trip!