Lydia & Julz Go Large: Lydia & Julz Go Large Week 11

Week Update 11

We got home at 3am, we're Julia had the bright idea of having a hot tub in the hotel down the bottom of our condo despite the welcoming signs of 'Trespassers will be Prosecuted' just one of the perils of hot tubing. She woke up our roommate at 3 o'clock to go with her, as I was in no state to be her partner in crime. After a couple of drinks she lost all her inhibition and trailed through the blistering cold in nothing but her bikini's and gumboots. They came back half and hour later, after the security guard had kicked them out, as the security guard was a clear indication that she could help herself to the hotel's hot tub by all means....

As further testimony to the accident prone duo that we are, we went to Cinnamon Bear for a couple of drinks and to further develop our hidden talent on the pool table. And as we were innocently standing there drinking, minding our own business, the girl behind us picked up her coaster and frisbeed it in an attempt to hit her friend but found it's way into the side of Julia's head- the hits just keep on coming. As the pool tables were taken, we went to Buffalo Bills, as we had received a text message earlier in the day asking whether they could put our names on the guest list for Ladies Night- it has not been without its sacrifices to get to this point with the night clubs, let me tell you. We actually hadn't planned on going out, as I was still in my gumboots, hoodie and toque (beanie) when we had arrived. We were in Bills for 5 mins, when I had turned to Julia quoting Ron Burgundy (Anchorman), "I'm kind of a somebody, you may have heard of me" then suddenly out pops a bouncer asking me to take of my toque. After a "lively discussion" as to how my hair hadn't been prepared for public viewing, he escorted me out of Bills. Much like Whistlerites, we've all replaced the hairdo with a toque. I clearly missed the memo on the strict dress code, as my gumboots were not a problem when we had wandered through the VIP line. After being escorted out, I saw our friend Disco Dave who is a bouncer at the door. I ran up to him to give him a hug and also whinge about the toque saga, and as I was rushing toward him, to add insult to injury, I flipped over the chain that was dividing the entrance and exit of Bills- such a delicate swan.

In an attempt to stay home this week, our friend Anika came around to our condo for dinner, and as she lives nearby, we walked her home after fearful cougar stories that had been told during the night- as apparenty she lives on a hill which is home to the cougars. As we walked back, glued to one and other, looking around for cougar sightings, Julia decides it would be funny to start a snow fight. Well.....it was on like Donkey Kong, as we ran down the street pelting snow balls and one and other. Most people would aim for the body due to rocks and other surprises that are naturally amongst the snow, but No! Not ol' Julia! Oblivious to these hazards, she pelts a snow ball at my face- ah hello and goodbye contact lens in my left eye. When we got home after calling a truce, we got out our magic carpets and went flying down the icy hill outside our condo at 11:30 at night. Our roommate Toivo and his two buddies Dustin and Benny got amongst it, fighting to the finish line. Toivo, in true Canadian style had obviously done this before, as he was in sprint mode running down the hill then belly smacking the magic carpet to win the first heat, all with a beer in one hand- if that's not talent, I don't know what is. Dustin was having difficulty sitting on the magic carpet, claiming that he was allergic to the snow so his mate Benny yelled out helpfully, "Pretend it's Narnia"- quote of the night. Benny is a Howard off the Big Bang Theory look alike and just as perverted as the character, as when we'd walked out of the room, I foolishly didn't sign out of my facebook and returned to find my status as 'Mmmm...4skin!'

Julia and I usually get the same days off together, so we went up to the mountain on both our days off. We've progressed from the learning area and started boarding all over Whistler Mountain, the green runs (easier), as there is a significant reduction in face plants. We're really enjoying it now and can proudly use the term "shredded the mountain". Jullia is up with all the snowboarding lingo, as when we were boarding down 'Whiskey Jack' she told me to watch out for the moguls. I yelled out to her "What the hell are moguls?" (my only association with the word is that it's the name of the cafe that feeds my coffee addiction which could explain how the name came about- A-ha!) and before she could answer, I found myself somersaulting over a mogul (clump of snow). I can feel my tailbone diminishing by the minute, as I have been chipping away at it for months. Since we've gained a little confidence, we've started exploring different parts of the mountain, and misread a sign that pointed to a blue run (most difficult) and found ourselves facing a 50 metre drop- this was surprisingly called the 'Mogul' run- as that has clearly been working out for me. After the "Oh God! What do we do?" as we were too far down the run to turn back, we formed a strategy that would be more suited to someone of our level of snowboarding, and took off our snowboards and slid down on our bums. As the hill was so steep, we picked up too much speed and ended up rollie polling down the 50 metre drop with our snowboards flying miles ahead of us. We never really understood why people go crazy over the "Powder Days", as the amateur boarders that we are, we were under the assumption that this was to cushion your fall, but it' turns out that it's a dream to ride on.

We even saw Joshua Jackson on the mountain, and of course I was without any make-up. I think we can all learn a lesson from this: Wear make-up on the mountain, you never know who you may bump into. I will be well prepared for when I run into Rob Patterson, as Twilight are filming their new movie in Squamish next week. So don't be surprised if we come back with a restraining order, after suspiciously lingering around the Twilight set in hope that Rob Patterson will throw out a used coffee cup...ebay...what can I say? I have a healthy love for the guy.

Julia and I have been pretty broke this week, hence the proposed quiet week however this is really just an opportunity to be more resourceful and creative. We made homemade pina coladas with 1 cup of snow from our balcony, and took two small jaggermessier bottles that we shoved in the bottom of our purses- invisible to the untrained eye. We were ready for Tommy Africa's 80's Night, allowing ourselves a budget of $10 which we anticipated would be the cover charge. If the finance industry has taught me one thing, is to effectively create a budget. We got to the door, where Julia sneakily told the bouncer that we were on Alex's guest list and avoided giving up our last $10 which was later used to fund our chicken burrito on the way home. Speaking of burritos, we spent most of the night with a group of Mexicans, an information source of the hot spots for our trip to Mexico, and getting a little taste of the Mexican culture.

On the note of 80's night, there is nothing more dangerous than a side ponytail on 80's Night, as once again, the side pony had clean swiped my contact lens out of my eye- the side pony is the main offender for the contact lens robbery.

To Do List: Order more contact lens

Love

Lydia & Julia x