So this time I have an excuse… seems that you can't post pictures with an iPad mini onto blogs.. well if you can I could not figure out HOW to make it happen.. so here we are, days after I promised some stories and pictures I have provided neither….so I will try to make up for it over the next couple of weeks…!
So lets start with my family Christmas; a real one with kids, a dog, food... And more food, presents and did I mention food? I can't tell you how much fun it was to see my brother and his wonderful family.
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| The "this is awesome" gift response |
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| The "I don't know what it is but I can cut off my nose with it" response |
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| And the "I love being a little girl" response |
I am not sure I mentioned that my brother lives in Winnipeg, as most people know its rather cold there… how cold is it you ask? Well try -28 on for size and with the "wind chill" -34! Yes a tad different than my Vancouver days of +5 in the dead of winter…. I wish I could tell you that it was great, it was not that bad…. or even that I got used to it…. unfortunatley not!
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| Notice the facial covering…. exposed skin freezes quickly! |
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| A leisurely walk… well a walk thats fast enough to keep you warm! |
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| Vancouver Winter jacket versus a Winnipeg Winter jacket! |
I poke fun but even though the weather was extremely cold… it wasVERY sunny everyday.. and most importantly I got to spend time with family………
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| it was very hard to leave….. |
We then shifted gears and headed to Lake Louise in the Rockies for some relaxing and some skiing….the weather was perfect, sunny everyday, -10 average, snow was dry and there was lots of it….. did I mention we were staying at the Fairmont Chateau… yes it was that nice!
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| Night view from the lake after a nice night time skate! |
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| View from the suite... |
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| Grand staircases everywhere |
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| A tribute to Charlie Brown… how awesome! |
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| Did I mention the Ice bar…? |
Then we started skiing… one day on the skate skis and some awesome trails then three great days going up and down the mountain!
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| Views, views and more views |
So all in all I think I can say this was one of the best Christmas's I have had…. I got to spend some wonderful time with my niece and nephew, went skiing in the Rockies, and came home all in one piece!!!
Till next time happy chatting…….
