This week we started a new treat at work called Cheesecake Friday. So every day shift I work the kitchen staff always make us an item of food off of the menu to try before we start work for the day. I thought it would be a nice repayment to make a cheesecake for them once a week, plus I love making cheesecake. Love it, love it, love it. This week's flavour was chosen by our sous chef Mark and it consisted of banana and peanut butter. It is the first ever frozen cheesecake that I have ever made and I was really surprised with how well it turned out, and how delicious it was. Next week's installment shall be strawberry and chocolate, a personal favourite so I look forward to making that on Thursday!
On Saturday Danny only went and proved how amazing he is, yet again by getting himself a job at Patagonia. He popped in to speak to the boss about a possible vacancy, and ended up being interviewed and given the job on the spot. Very very proud of him and excited for him to learn all about the company, and obviously the staff discount is a perk.
Things are definitely on the up, as we have now found a house to move into on the 1st of June which i super exciting. It is just round the corner from where we are now, with a front and back garden, and is just lovely and clean and we will only be living with one other couple which is just perfect. Don't get me wrong, I have loved every second at the Grizzly house and everyone we have lived with has been like family, but now it's all changing I think it is good to get out and move on and appreciate what we were lucky to have when we first moved here. But it's time for a fresh start as we come into Summer and we are so so excited about it all.
Speaking of moving into Summer, we celebrated/commiserated the end of Winter on Monday at Sunshine Village for their annual Slush Cup competition. I decided not to board, as I am still learning and getting very frustrated with my efforts and really wanted to have fun and just enjoy the day. The sun was shining and we sat outside the Trappers bar in the snow, with the sun glaring down on us, beer in hand and great friends surrounding us. It was so much fun to just hang out and have a laugh without having to cut it short for someone to go into work. The competition was super fun to watch to. For any of you reading this who don't know what Slush Cup is, it is basically a competition where the skiier/snowboarder has to come down the hill, go over a little jump and try to skim across the water to the end whilst still looking cool and collected. To me it sounds so ridiculously hard, but I am assured that it is pretty simple if you get the technique right. Either way I was happy to be watching and not competing that's for sure.
Halie, Fabian, Danny and I decided that we couldn't end the day there, it was too sunny to waste away inside, so we headed on down to Cascade Ponds for a BBQ. We slightly underestimated how quickly the sun disappears behind the mountains, and had to make a huge fire to keep warm, but it is such a lovely place to hang out. Parks of Canada keep the fire bins stocked up with wood which is awesome, so we sat there barbequing steak, sausages and corn. Simple and delicious and with the most stunning backdrop I think I've ever experienced at a BBQ. I then made my first ever s'more!!! How the hell have I got to nearly 23 years of age without ever making a s'more!? I honestly do not know. Chocolate marshmallowy deliciousness. I feel like these are going to have a permanent fixture in all future BBQ's.
I have decided to try and be more fit and healthy and be happier and more confident in how I look and feel. So today I bought a bike and went on a bike ride with Steph to Vermillion Lakes and all along the Bow Valley River to the waterfall. We sat on one of the jettys into the Lake and had some lunch and jumped along the rocks at the river and stared at the beauty of all of the mountains in our sight. I sometimes forget how much of an astounding place I live in and how I really need to take advantage of everything surrounding me. It really is a million miles away from life back home and I need to appreciate every minute I'm here because it's not going to be forever.
Danny finished work and we hopped straight on our bikes and cycled on up to the Banff Springs Hotel to go to the Waldhaus Pub for the penultimate wings night. We were told that they were the best wings in town and I don't think those people were wrong. We had honey & garlic, and BBQ with a blue cheese dip and they were so so good. $12 for two dozen, instead of $19 for one, such a good deal - it's a shame we discovered it so late on in the season! I then dragged Danny to go and see Pitch Perfect 2, and I actually think he really enjoyed it, I certainly did! The trailer left me with really high expectations, and I was not disappointed. It was so funny, and Fat Amy was on top form. You've got to love the Pitch!
As for now though, I think this has been the longest blog post I have written thus far and I am ridiculously tired, so I am going to call it a night and leave you to enjoy all the beautiful pictures I have taken over the last week. There are a lot of them...
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