Weekend in Whistler

Agh so sad to be home again but it was great fun, even if the drive home which should have been 4 hours took seven because of bad roads, horrible snow. Although it did help end the trip to drive all the way home in a snowstorm and so unusual for Seattle to have more snow falling then Whistler.

The drive up took five hours and after we settled in our very posh hotel room ( usually goes for $760.00 a night, we paid less then half that) we went and tried to eat dinner which would have taken forever so we ended up at the ugh Keg. Then we went and got my skis and Gracie's gear. She was so excited! Then Friday we got up and got Gracie settled in her ski school, got Lulu settled with her nanny for the day and then Paul and I hit the slopes. Poor Paul had a rough time getting used to his new snowboard boots and really had a bad day and since it was my first time in 5 years we took it very slow, but ahhh the difference to ski on shaped skis! It was like riding a bike for me!

We went all over Blackcomb (taking the same Gondola that collapsed a week ago), took the Peak 2 peak Gondola (beautiful but very high and kind of scary) and then tried to find Gracie so we could spy on her class.Then we stopped for the day, checked in on Lulu and then P and I went and had a nice child free lunch then picked up Gracie who had had a blast in her ski school. We ate in hotel room that night after a dip in the hot tubs!

Saturday Paul got up early to take part in the Fresh Tracks where he was one of a few hundred people to be the first on the hill, and the girls and I walked around the pretty snowy village then went back to our room and played in the big soaker bathtub. Then Paul came back and off we went to our horse drawn sleigh ride, lots of fun but too short! Since it was my birthday we had made reservations at Seven, and had a delicious Vietnamese dinner by a fire. Then home to bed and sadly, left after packing and started the marathon drive home -7 hours - including driving around the village more and then a 50 minute wait at the border except that we snuck through on the truck crossing blaming the need to get through on two screaming girls! It was a fabulous weekend!!