#calgary trip jan 2023

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Week 6/52: February 6th - February 12th 2023 | Peters & Lake Louise! 🍔

Going back home and couldn’t be happier. Peter’s cheese works always taste so delicious!!! My absolute favourite. Lake Louise was just a skating rink as usual. The colours are so vibrant lmao so not used to this phone camera lol.

[atlanticcanada]

Former N.B. man wins the Golden Ticket, coming home for the holidays

A former Fredericton man now living in Calgary, Alta., will be home for the holidays.

James Morrison was a big contest winner at the gold medal game during the 2022 World Junior Hockey Championships in Edmonton this past summer.

A team from Tourism New Brunswick tossed out dozens of t-shirts into the stands and Morrison was fortunate enough to have the Golden Ticket inside his.

The surprise and thrill of winning the Golden Ticket still hasn't worn off for the hockey fanatic.

“It's funny, my friends who were with me and a couple of kids said, 'you're usually a pretty quiet guy and that's the most excited I've ever seen you,'” said Morrison from his home in Calgary.

“I've coached those three kids for a while and they were pretty excited for me. I think it was just the realization of winning a trip and getting to go home and seeing my family again.”

Morrison received a prize worth $12,000 that includes a flight to Moncton, N.B., a hotel stay, a car rental and tickets to three consecutive games at the 2023 championship.

Better still, Morrison and his 10-year-old son will get to see his parents and two siblings who live in Fredericton.

“I've won a free lottery ticket every now and then on Lotto 6/49, but nothing to this magnitude,” he said.

Being a co-host for this year's junior championship was an opportunity for Tourism New Brunswick to put the province on the map during the international event in Edmonton.

Katie Kohler, the director of strategic marketing at Tourism New Brunswick, said the tournament in Edmonton was an amazing opportunity to leverage the spotlight of the championship in Moncton.

“We had the Hopewell Rocks projected on the ice. We shot t-shirt cannons and we threw t-shirts all around the audience until one lucky winner, who just happened to be from New Brunswick, won that Golden Ticket and a chance to come home,” said Kohler.

So, what is Morrison looking forward to the most? Seeing his family, or going to the games?

“Tough question because I'm sure my mom is going to see this,” laughed Morrison. “We'll love to see the family and then of course my son and I can watch hockey all day long. Some days we have three games and he'll watch it, analyze it and learn from it. Between the family and the friends, it's tough to choose between the two.”

The tournament starts in Moncton and Halifax on Dec. 26 and runs until Jan. 5.

from CTV News - Atlantic https://ift.tt/h5IV9E4

[calpicowater]

Week 5.5/52: January 30th - February 5th 2023 | Calgary in iPhone 14 Pro 🍎

After being clocked in for 51 hours for the week, I went to meet up with Tiffany. A YYC work trip is not complete without meeting her tbh hehehe. Went to eat Moon Korean BBQ and we just ordered rice cake hot pot HAHAHA. It was very delicious although quite overpriced. Def want to try their bbq in the future. Also tried their yogurt ade and it was yum! Ended off the day with Calgary skyline at Scotman’s Hill LOL. It’s so pretty! 

This is the only slightly positive post about this trip that’s so sad lol...

[calpicowater]

Week 4/52: January 23rd - January 29th 2023 | Calgary Hell

Barely took photos this entire week because all I did was work. I was only in Calgs to work this trip lol deadass. Worked 54 hours in one week........ actual DEATH. Not to mention how horrible set up day went for me. Truck lock was frozen, home depot didn’t have de-icer so had to drive to two different locations, had to deal with morning Calgary traffic, campus security refused to open door for me etc etc etc...... I gave myself 3 hours to set up and after having everything go wrong I only had less than one hour. I was clocked in for 14 hours this day what the fuck? On top of that I was dealing with somebody’s shit attitude??!!! Barely ate good food either. I just lived off of instant noodles & starbucks giftcard. WHAT IS THE POINT OF LIVING ?????!!!!??? 

[calpicowater]

Week 3.8/52: January 16th - January 22nd 2023 | Off to Calgary... Again

It’s my 5th time going to Calgary for work but it was my first time doing a drive to Calgary (because I usually always fly there). The stress of going to studio to check over gear over and over again and the stress of almost dying on the road because your driver is so dangerous... yeah..... I’m lucky to be alive to be writing this... this weekend was awful lol. Revelstoke is pretty though? 

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Week 5/52: January 30th - February 5th 2023 | Water Conveyor Belt Sushi 🍣

The only day off during this entire trip pretty much. Wanted to go outside and explore a bit but everything was fucking ruined. I should have just went out by myself... Even eating this meal I was miserable and sad. Don’t know how some people can be so?????????!!!! Truly inconsiderate.