Weekend ReCap… Calgary Adventures

Last weekend Erik and I headed out for a quick weekend dash to Calgary. Ditching the highway and winding along some old country roads, we spent the better part of our mornings sleeping in, lost in a gigantic mess of a hotel bed. Deluxe. We taste-tested our way through the city, including a fantastic dinner at FARM. And to the surprise of our friends outside of Alberta, we basked in some beautiful sunlight most of the weekend.  A few brave people even strolled by sporting t-shirts. A little shoe shopping may have been done and a few giant gulps of wine may have been taken.  A venture through the Fred Herzog exhibit at the Glenbow Museum blew our minds and I have since become obsessed with Isabella and Quilt.  As the weekend unraveled so did I.

I needed this. I needed this big time.

Believe it! People are sportin’ t-shirts.

And what OSU grad wouldn’t notice this homage to our beloved beaver?

Old School Emporium. Taking local grocery stores to a whole new, wicked cool level.

This may have resulted in a shoe purchase. It may not have. I say no more.

Stephen Avenue Up.

Poor Erik, caught red-handed in the midst of husband purse holding duties at Peter’s Drive-In. We split a shake and some onion rings…yum!

Big, cozy hotel beds.

Fred Herzog Exhibit.

OEB. Aka, Over Easy Breakfast was a serious Breakfast joint. And that’s with a capital B. We waited longer than what I would define as acceptable, but the staff was magnificent. They made sure we were happy campers waiting outside by bringing us gifts of warm coffee and banana loaf-goodness. This place comes highly recommended but be prepared because the wait to be seated is quite long. I will say, though, the food was so, so, so good. I can safely tell you the wait is worth the bite.

Gotta love those country roads.