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How was your Valentines Day?! I took my wife to the Flames/Leafs game. So the Leafs stunk. The beer was cold and the company was great. I’m happy for the Flames. I hope they can make a long playoff run happy. It would be fun. We were here in 2004 and it was amazing!! My wife and I don’t have a lot of night’s out, but we have had two this week already. We usually do lots of family things so we take Mini Mookie with us.
Super cute story from when our son was with the sitter last night, he wanted to make a Valentines card for his friend at school. He hangs out with her at recess all the time (as part of a group), and yesterday went toboganning together. When my son had a little tumble, she came over and sweetly brushed the snow off his face. They clearly really like each other. We are going on a cruise next week, she told him that if he didn’t want to go, he could stay with her. Then he described the cruise to her and she immediately wanted to come. She thought it sounded great. Off my son goes to his room and his piggy bank and starts counting out his money. I asked him what he was doing, and he said he was seeing if he had enough money to take her with us on the cruise. The kid melts my heart I swear!
So he made the Valentines Card and was really proud of it. He knew it was a day late, but that was his plan. On the card (which included a drawing of them sledding), he wrote “Will you be my Valentine all year” with a box to check for yes and one for no. He forgot it at home this morning and is now having second thoughts of sending it. He’s only 7. My wife said she will bring it to the bus stop after school, and that way if he wants to give it to her then he can. I’ll let you know what happens. I think the whole “first crush” thing is pretty special!

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Have any great plans for Valentines Day?! Fancy dinner, flowers etc?! I celebrated yesterday. On purpose.
I brought home a dozen flowers for my wife along with some Laura Secord chocolates and a card. Talk about preparation, huh?! Phew! LOL The reason I did it yesterday was twofold:
a) So I didn’t forget and
b) Because I have tickets for the Leafs and Flames tonight. The one game of year I don’t cheer for the Flames. I come by it honestly growing up in Toronto and always being a fan. I love the city of Calgary way better!!
Come on, they’re no threat to anyone. They haven’t won a Stanley Cup since 1967. The Flames won in 1988, and came really close again in 2004. The Leafs? We came in the top four in 1993 and made a top selling DVD. LOL
I am taking my wife to the game and we can have a few romantic beers, and pocket dawgs. Now that’s living, huh? I know what you’re saying… my wife is spoiled! Ha Can you please tell her!
Have a great Valentines Day. I hope it’s everything you want it to be, or in some cases, don’t want it to be.

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I’m trying to remember the last time we have had a family holiday. I mean my wife, son and I. I guess you could count the 10 days we spent in Panorama/Radium in the summer, or maybe the few days we spent as a family at the Banff Springs over Christmas. I’m talking more about flying away together to a warm destination. I think the answer to that is 4 years ago, last minute to the Mayan Riviera in Mexico. It was great! Usually when we go away my inlaws take us, them, and my wife’s brothers family. It’s a group of 10 of us. Picture that Kindergarten class all going to different things hanging onto the yellow rope. That’s us! Not much of a vacation even though you are away. Know what I’m saying?!
We are looking at going on a Mexican cruise. I haven’t been on a cruise since grade 7 when we took a Russian cruise ship up the St. Lawrence Seaway. It was fun. I have some GREAT memories. My wife and son have never been and they really, really want to go. Why not, right? I guess we would be cruising rookies. If you have any tips on cruises, please pass them my way. I heard you have to pay for pop and there is a pop card you can buy? Tipping isn’t included? Do we need formal wear? Sooooo many questions. If we go, I want to get a balcony room. There may not be a better feeling than cruising away, sitting on your balcony and feeling like you’re in the middle of nowhere. I’m Pisces and I LOVE being on the water. Usually it’s a canoe or kayak, somehow I think this ship would be bigger!
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Hockey tournaments are awesome. We had the best time ever as a team this past weekend in Golden, BC. The drive out through the mountains is absolutely breathtaking! Ok, the drive was great up until the speeding ticket. They were just doing their job. We were on our way skiing in Panorama before we hit our hotel. After the ticket and time wasted on the side of the road, we decided to go straight to the hotel.
It just got more and more fun as families checked in and we went straight to the pool. I felt bad for the 8 buddies on a ski trip that were in the pool until 30 kids took over splashing and screaming. The ski buddies quickly left. Imagine their shock when they went from owning a nice quiet pool to chaos in 30 seconds! LOL
Team dinners, tons of mini sticks, lots of pool time and pizza parties. Does it get any better than that? So much fun. Oh, and the reason we went in the first place… a hockey tournament. Seemed kinda weird that we went all that way to Golden and played 2 teams from Cochrane. LOL The kids had lots of fun on the ice too, although they may not remember the hockey part, as we played 3 games in one day. They were tired.
The best memory for our family was when our son finally got the monkey off his back and scored his first goal of the year 30 games in. He has been trying like crazy, and finally popped in our first goal in the gold medal game. The place went crazy like we just won the Stanley Cup, and our bench emptied as all the players mobbed him. I have tears in my eyes thinking what a special moment that was. I immediately turned to the other coach and apologized as I didn’t want him to think we were the kind of team that had full out celebrations every time we scored. He understood. Good guy!
A lifetime of memories in just 48 hours. What a great weekend!!

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Ok, I found my new favourite restaurant. Please tell me if you’ve been there before, it’s called Coyotes Deli & Grill in Banff. It’s worth driving out there just for lunch. I might go out today! LOL Everything is super fresh. You’ll love it! I had the Mexican Lentil soup and some sandwich on Foccahia bread. I’m so excited I will spell Focaccia a different way this time. My son wasn’t super jazzed about the kids menu so they made him a grilled cheese sandwich, and had just whipped up some of the greatest spaghetti I have ever tasted. Everything was so fresh and delicious. I’m not kidding. We LOVED it. I can’t believe we haven’t heard of this place before. The salads all looked crisp and fresh and I wish we had room for dessert. It was amazing! Alf was the guy running the joint there and he was as hospitable as there is in a restaurant. I know, I sound like a food critic. They said there are people that come to the restaurant 3 times a day because the menu is different for each meal.
They said it is Nickelback’s favourite restaurant, and tons of stars make their way there when in Banff. NHL players, movie stars etc. I’m not telling you this because I ate for free, I didn’t. In fact my bill was $63. I hesitate to tell you because it might be too busy next time we go. LOL It was rammed, and there was a wait yesterday. We waited and it was worth it. You have to treat yourself and try it and please tell me how you liked it. Ok, let me rephrase that… how much you LOVED it. It’s just off the main street and very close to Eddie Burger, another place in Banff I’m dying to try!!

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Off to Golden, BC we go for a hockey tournament with our Novice kids team. Hockey tournaments might just be the most fun you can have in this world. Kids running around the hotel pressing all the elevator buttons, playing mini sticks in the hallways and all families hanging out trading stories by the pool. Did I mention a few drinks at night as we all break down the Novice hockey game that just happened and how we would change it next time. Did I mention it was Novice Hockey? 7 and 8 year olds? As long as they had fun. In fact after the kids make a weekend full of memories, they forget the reason we even went there in the first place, which was a hockey tournament.
McDonalds, I hope you’re ready. You know you’re going to see a lot of smiling faces on hockey teams looking for a quick bite in between their games. There is nothing quite like the hockey culture is there? We have a fantastic group of parents and kids. We can hardly wait. Go Simons Valley Flames!

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I’m not sure if I’m on “Team Winter” or “Team Spring” for Groundhog Day tomorrow. If this is winter, I’ll gladly take 6 more weeks of it. I’m afraid to see what Spring will bring.
If you didn’t hear this morning, Fox Hollow Golf course will be opening their doors today until further notice. They will stay open uhntil Old Man Winter decides it’s time to return to regular February programming. I’m sure we’re in for a few big blasts of snow and chill. You can almost bank on it in this city. Instead of the City of Calgary busy plowing and sanding roads, they have got the jump on repairing potholes. Repairing potholes in January/February?! Truly crazy. All this comes a few months after some weather experts predicting this winter to be one of the coldest and nastiest on record in the west. Oops!
The week that was really bad, we were in Jamaica. The rest of the month was a cakewalk, with 21 of the 31 days in January being above zero.
I was ecstatic that when we returned from Jamaica, the outdoor rink in our area was ready. As of two days ago there is a big “RINK CLOSED” sign on it as it melts away. Sad! My sons brand new toboggan is not getting a lot of use either. This my friends has been one crazy winter, and we’re already out of January.

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I remember as a kid watching Price is Right at my buddy’s Robert and Harry Mews’ house in Ottawa, each picking a contestant in contestant’s row. We would pretend we were whatever contestant we picked, and get excited if they had the closest bid and got to go on stage with Bob Barker. Ok, I was 7. It was fun at the time. We used to also pick a store like Zellers, and get a point for every time they mentioned the product on the commercial was available at our store. LOL Hard to play that same tv game with a pvr these days.
Long story short, I will be watching Price is Right tomorrow at 11 am when one of the prizes they attempt to give away will be a trip to the Calgary Stampede for the Centennial. No specific details can be released until the show airs, but something to be really proud of for sure. I just wish Bob Barker was still hosting!
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This may come across as shameless, but sometimes you have to when you are proud of something. When I was in Toronto, I was the PA announcer for the Toronto Rock. Now that I am in Calgary, I am the PA announcer for the Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League (or NLL). I really can’t understand why the dome is not jammed to the rafters. It’s the kind of sport that if you see if live once you will be hooked. In Toronto, the Toronto Rock have crowds of 18,000 people. It is the second highest attended sports team in the city behind the Leafs. They usually get more than the AHL team, Raptors and Blue Jays.
The sport is AWESOME and you will love it. It is my wife’s favourite sport to watch live. She begs me for tickets to go. It is quickly becoming my 7 year old’s favourite. sport to watch. It’s the kind of sport where two teams beat the stuffing out of each other and you still don’t know what a penalty is.
We play music the whole time, beers are going down, fans are cheering and chanting like a soccer game, kids have their shirts off, waving them in the air. It is a crazy, contagious atmosphere. The players don’t get paid enough to live in the city they play for, so they work their full-time jobs in whatever city or province they live, then fly to Calgary (or wherever they’re playing) to meet up with the guys and play a lacrosse game. It is fabulous. I’m not saying this because I have an affiliation with the team, I’m saying this because I sincerely know you and your family will LOVE it! I’ll get some tickets to give away for the next game to give away so you can try it, hopefully some others will buy their way in. It’s our goal to jam the place because the guys playing deserve it.

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I went to the Flames game last night with my son. It was awesome. As I was pulling in to park, a lady I have never seen came racing towards my truck. It kinda freaked me out. Who was she? What did she want? Did I cut her off a few blocks ago and she was now looking for a score to settle?! As I rolled the window down, she asked me if I wanted a parking pass because she had an extra. How cool was that? I love Calgarians.
Half way through the game, the guy sitting two seats down from me leaned over and said “hey man, I can feel your leg shaking all the way over here. I’m gonna have to ask you to stop.” LOL Seriously? My son asked what the guy said to me, I just told him not to worry about it. How do you tell that story to your son?! It’s one of those times you don’t quite know how to react. I told him I was sorry and really focused on not doing it the rest of the game. I found it kinda funny. I guess I shake my leg up and down sometimes when sitting still. Maybe that’s the problem, I don’t really know how to sit still. I couldn’t help but wondering what would happen if the Flames scored (they didn’t, the lost 1-0). Would he have hushed the crowd? I guess we’ll never know. Either way, seemed weird. Next time you go to the game, please make sure you behave! LOL

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