For my “Tablespoon
of Geek” post this week I talked about how I was out of town last weekend and
therefore did not get a chance to cook. I will explain a little further for
thanksgiving this year my Wifey and I made the nine hour trek from Calgary to
Prince George. It is best to be around family during the holidays and when you
get to see Family you normally do not get to see during these holidays it
becomes special.
To get from
where we live all the way up to Prince George is quite a long trip but totally
worth it in the end. I have a strong belief that everyone should enjoy the journey
just as much as they would the destination. Driving through the Rocky mountains
is quite an experience, watching all the beautiful landscapes as they pass by
the windows tends to leave me at a loss for words. It is so stunning it really
makes you realize not only how amazing this country but how outstanding the
world can be.
Once we got
there landed in the country side house it was essentially family visiting non-stop
and I am actually pretty ok with that. It was nice sometimes being a fly on the
wall and watching as this family interacted and laughed all the time. One thing
I can say for sure is that Wifey’s Grandma made sure there was no possible
chance for us to hungry. There was delicious food everywhere all the time and
sticking to a diet plan was actually impossible but that is ok because it was
totally worth it.
Being out
there it was essentially like radio silence, sure we had our phones on us but
for the most part they were off. We had so many other things to occupy our time
that the lack of social networking wasn’t really missed all that much. Wifey
and I didn’t get a lot of time to just the two of us and that is to be expected
when you are visiting family.
Even though
our lack of couply time was severely in lacking out there we did get the opportunity
for a little us time. Her Aunt and Uncle were very gracious to allow us to take
out their side-by-side Quad out for a ride through all the back country that
surrounds there lovely home. Just as the drive up there carting around the
wooded hills was beautiful and getting to look out at amazing views was very
romantic, even if we both had on giant helmets.
On Sunday we
all got together and went out to the golf course for the first ever family golf
tournament. Bear in mind that I have not held a golf club in just about ten
years and therefore promptly suck very hard. Luckly I was not the only one without
any skill in the Scottish game of hitting a little ball into a little hill
hundreds of yards away. We were devided into teams with all the couple separated
and the terrible un-experienced golfers were also split up. I learn from this experience
that I have a very good short game and that unlike most people with a driver in
my hands I can hit the ball higher up than I do farther.
Every night
after a large dinner everyone would gather around the table and play a large
game of yatzee. Due to the size of the group it was a guys vs. girls game with
everyone laughing and egging each other on. This isn’t the first time that I
have gone up there for a visit so I am well aware of the yatzee tradition, but
unlike last time I finally rolled a yatzee and brought my team to victory, on
duces no less.
All in all
it was a pretty good family weekend and I am glad we got to go out there this
year.
Sincerely
Urban Yeti
