On a day like today, I’ll take living in Vancouver over Calgary

I was born and raised in Calgary, AB and there are days where I really miss home. Mainly because of the mountains, our family, friends and the affordability of owning a large home. A home in Vancouver would start at a million dollars and that would be for a crack shack. If you want to know what I mean by “crack shack”, here’s a little game called Crack Shack or Mansion. You’ll get a better idea after you play it.

If you’re unfamiliar with Calgary weather, there’s sun, chinooks, a lot of snow and it gets cold! I love the snow and I don’t mind the cold (less bugs!) but this week made me realize that I’m not ready to move back any time soon (or at all). Calgary was under a winter storm warning forecasting 25cm to 35cm of snow. As I’m scrolling through my Facebook News Feed, everyone in Calgary is posting photos of all the snow Calgary is getting (great for the mountains). In the north, the LRT C-Train was down and passengers would have to get off at the train station and bus downtown to work. Many of my friends were hibernating inside to avoid the snowy roads and I’m over here in 10°C weather going for a walk. Don’t worry Calgary, we definitely get our grey skies and pouring rain over here. If we’re lucky, we’ll get a little piece of sunlight. Today, I’ll enjoy myself in the warm and dry (believe it or not) weather.