Back from Edmonton

WOW...that is all I can say. The Eagles concert was easily the best concert I have ever been to, and I've been to a few good ones. They came on just after 8 (no opening act for them), played for over an hour, took a 20 minute break at best, and played till 11:30!!! Their voices and musical skills are still top notch, and they truly have the best harmonies of any group out there.

The drive up yesterday was uneventful and even managed to make in 3 hours door to door, despite having to slow down past what I am now calling the car graveyard at Wetaskiwin. There had to be 20 cars and semis in the ditch!! Many looked very smashed up, and there was one jack-knifed semi that threw it's load - an earth mover!! Yet the highway was dry and not a patch of ice to be seen. Not sure what we missed, just happy we did!! Hooked up with the rest of the radio contest winners at the hotel (checked in, changed and even made it down for some pizza...Purple Pickle or something like that. Very similar to the Wicked Wedge here in Calgary), and then took the party bus to the Rexall Centre for the concert. Made us both very happy we drove ourselves up! The drive to the concert was painful enough...I would hated to have been trapped on it for 3+ hours...especially today! I just don't (and can't) drink like that anymore and find my toleration level dropping for those who do (and shouldn't!).

Woke up to the remnants of the blizzard that blew through Alberta last night (wind chill at the concert was -25 to -30), and mentally prepared ourselves for the drive home. Full tank of gas - check. Starbucks, with extra shots of espresso - check! Had to get H. back to work today for her shift at 2, but a quick phone call to the office said we'd get there when we got there...most of the drive home was only as fast as 60 k/hr (normally 110), with everyone driving like a sane person and not pressing our luck - guess the car graveyard sobered us all up! Left Edmonton at 10:30, stopped in Red Deer at noon for lunch and dropped H. off at work at 3:20. Came home, and after the reassurance call to Mom & Dad, went out and cleaned up my sidewalks from last night's snow. Definitly got my exercise in for the day!!

Now I am going to watch the news, watch the Amazing Race and decide what to do for dinner. And probably hit the sack...daylight savings is hard!