Well the weather has been all over the place the last few weeks here. At the beginning of march, the weather warmed up and Ben and I decided to test out all the new gear that we got for Christmas. So we packed up our packs and decided to climb up to our favorite spot in kananaskis where you can see the lights of Calgary and the mountains, so beautiful. Well we were quickly reminded that it was only the beginning of March when the road was closed for the winter. We turned around and drove to a campsite that was open close to Calgary, Mclean Creek. We were surprised how many people were out camping with the same camping/summer bug that we had, most in nice and cozy trailers mind you. We had a great time by the fire and stayed warm and cozy all night despite it dipping down to -10! It was really tough getting out of bed in the morning!
The following weekend we visited my mom and murray at their cabin by rocky mountain house. We love going out there, it's so nice and relaxing and you can never get enough of mom's cooking. It's funny how you really do not appreciate it growing up, but once you're cooking every night yourself (and it never quite tastes as good as mom's) Ben and I always look forward for it. It was a great night relaxing by the fire and playing games. The next day we went for a walk finally saw the river. We even got Wilson into the water.
This past weekend was easter weekend, and Ben and I went down to Fernie to visit Ben's mom. We had a fantastic time! Ben's brother and sister and his sister's husband flew out from Ontario, and I guess it's been a long time since they were all together at once. It had been so nice in calgary that Ben and I were debating whether or not to bring our skis. But we were definitely glad we did! We skied on Saturday and it was snowing all day, and we had some amazing runs. But the real treat came on sunday when it snowed 12 cms over night. Even tho it was only 12 cms tehre were places where the snow accumulated it felt like 20-30! If you're not a skier, it is impossible to understand the pleasure of skiing untouched, knee deep, soft and fluffy powder! Well to say the least there was lots of YAAHOOOOS from the group.
In between these weekend adventures we still are training really hard. Some weeks we're at it 5 days and others 6 days, we've just been listening to what our bodies are saying. Ben mainly runs and does hills/stairs which fits his death race this summer. I have gotten to switch it up with typically 1-2 times per week swimming, 2-3 time biking and 2-3 times running (one of which is a looong, slooow run). I quite enjoy not having to run every single time I train. Last weekend for our long runs ben ran a marathon distance (i think this is his third time he's ran that in the last couple of months) and I ran 30kms. Often Ben gets up and runs before I get out of bed, but I always see him when he's on his way home and it gives me motivation to keep going! The calgary marathon is coming up and we should be all set for it! Mind you my summer event was canceled this past weekend, so I am desperately trying to find another half ironman that is close by. I'm leaning towards the one in Oosoyos, but it is an 8 hour drive and 2 weeks earlier. But the only other option really is the calgary half ironman and that's august long weekend, which is also when Ben's race is. So if anyone knows of any others I could consider I would definitely appreciate it!
Finally, little Jack Alexander Bailey-Van Dongen was born on March 7, 2010! He is quite the adorable little guy, mind you I would love to see how they'll fit that name on the back of a hockey jersey. He has totally captured ben and my heart and we absolutely love having a little nephew!
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