Busy Weekend

This weekend was really busy but full of really awesome experiences. We left town Sunday and headed down to Edmonton for a non stop quick getaway. Sunday night we left Brady at my sister's house (which we are super grateful for...thanks Em and Trev!) and went out on our first date together since he was born. This is where we went.

Rush is a Canadian band that has been together for something like 38 years. I think they are more from my Dad's era than mine but they are one of if not the number one of Cody's favorite bands and it has been on his bucket list for years to see them live in concert. A few months back I heard they were coming to Edmonton and being the awesome wife that I am, I surprised him with floor tickets for his birthday.

This is the drummer of the band Neil Peart. He is a big reason why Cody loves the band. Cody is a drummer and Neil Peart is, as I've been told, one of the greatest drummers of all time. We had a ton of fun at the concert and I have to say, for as old as these guys are (they are all age 59-60) they are still really amazing at what they do.

The next morning we all slept in until about 10:30, even Brady wasn't ready to get up yet

When we did finally get ourselves together we got back in the car and headed to Calgary. It was a pretty frustrating drive. It took an hour and a half just to get from South Common to just before Nisku because they were filling cracks in the highway at noon and traffic was all backed up, needless to say we should have been at least 3/4 of the way to Calgary by the time we even left the city and Cody was not too impressed. Once we did finally get there though we were able to go to the Calgary Temple open house and all the hassle of driving was worth it. 

The temple was absolutely beautiful and it was an amazing experience to be able to go with my family and see it. The spirit was so strong and I think I can say without a doubt that we all felt it very strongly. We left Calgary right after the open house and headed back to Edmonton. It was a long trip to just spend 2 hours in the city but the reason we went was totally worth it all. Its amazing all the effort and thought that goes into all the little details inside the temple.

The next morning we had to go to the bank, which took forever and then finally we were back on the road heading north to Fort McMurray. It was such a full non-stop travelling trip, but its always nice to get away.