Hockey Night in Edmonton
I was fortunate enough to be one of the 57,000+ fans to watch the Heritage Classic over the weekend. It was pretty cool to be there and watch the Edmonton and Montreal alumni play hockey outdoors. Watching the Oilers alumni again reminded me of when I was younger and watched hockey. Back then, I knew all the players, and to see them play again was great.

It was very cold, but I was prepared. I wore 4 out of 5 layers on top (tank top, wool turtleneck sweater, fleece sweater, and ski jacket - I brought a fleece vest just in case); 3 layers on the bottom (long johns, jeans, snowboard pants); and 2 pairs of socks (angora, fleece). I also had my toque, scarf, mitts, and a blanket to top it all off. And I have to say, I was quite toasty. I started to feel cold toward the end of the first game - my cheeks, toes, and fingers (only because I kept taking my hands out of my mitts to fix my scarf around my face). Chicken noodle soup helped to warm me up.

One of the non-game highlights had to be the streaker. About half way through the game, when the play was stopped, this guy comes running out of the stands with just a toque, a shirt, and one sock (I'm not sure where the other sock was =P). He ran out to the middle of the stadium, jumped on the advertisement boards and slid down. He did this for about 3 minutes - running and sliding, dodging security in the process. He even managed to lose his toque and shirt, leaving him with just the sock. He was finally pinned down by several cops, and they held him face down in the snow for about another 3 minutes. I wonder if he got "frost bite"? They escorted him out with a jacket tied around his waist, but he didn't seem to have a care in the world. The things people will do to get attention...

We decided to leave after the first game, since that's all we planned on watching. If the weather was permitting, we would've watch the second one. But since it got colder, we headed home.

OK, let's blog...
Yes, I know. It's been 3 weeks since I last blogged. But I've been super busy at work lately, since my supervisor is in Peru. And since I've had quite the hectic week, why not take a break and blog.

Fun in the sun
Mexico was such an awesome trip! Without getting into too much details [what happens in Mexico, stays in Mexico ;-)], we hung out on the beach, had a few drinks, played beach volleyball, took merengue lesson, did a bit of shopping, went kayaking, went to Las Caletas (check out Vallarta Adventures), and sat in the sun. I was super dark when I got back, but now I'm slowly losing my tan. Oh well, I could always go back to the tanning booth.

It's finally winter
While we were gone, we heard that it got really cold here. Thank goodness we were in Mexico. I was afraid of coming back to -30C, but fortunately it was pretty mild. The weather has been mild until yesterday, when it snowed. Ugh. At first they said we'd only get up to 5 cm, but it seems like twice that. As long as they street cleaners can keep the roads clear of the white stuff, then there's no problem.

Have you ever seen a lumberjack in a VW Beetle?
It looks kind of awkward. OK, maybe he wasn't a real lumberjack (I mean, what would he be doing in the city?!). (I wish I had a picture) But imagine a lumberjack dude with a beard, wearing the typical red and black checkered flannel jacket and a toque with the ear flaps, and driving a yellow VW Beetle. It was just weird when I saw stop at the intersection. Maybe it wouldn't have been so weird if he was driving a truck?