Red Deer

Jared and I have been in Red Deer for the past two days because he has Chrysler training.  It has been a fun little get a way!  We were worried about the drive up Monday night because the weather was not ideal, and the road report had said that the highway between Didsbury and Red Deer had zero visibility.  By the time we left Claresholm the roads there were not great, mostly blowing snow, and by the time we got north of Calgary the roads were much better.  When we got to the hotel it actually felt a little warmer than it did at home, however that obviously was not the case!  The next morning Jared wasn't able to get the van started, so he ended up walking to the Mopar building which thankfully is not too far away, though it did take a good twenty minutes!  By the time he got to the building the one instructor told him he had the best winter beard, it was full of icicles!  He was actually worried about frost bite it was so cold.  It was minus 35 and that was without the wind chill, his feet were still cold this morning when he got up!  It has been a long, cold winter.  Usually we have a cluster of mild days, I hate complaining because I really hate the wind and I don't like the mess that the chinooks leave when the snow melts.  Right now it is snowing in Red Deer as I wait for Jared to come and pick Armin and I up for lunch, it isn't the beautiful fluffy snow that falls slowly, it is a sideways snow that comes when it is windy, I am not looking forward to heading outside!  After lunch Armin and I will have to head to the mall and escape this nasty weather until Jared is done his course!  A silver lining to the long cold winter!!