End of the day announcements caught my attention one Friday on my way out of school in grade 12. I didn’t ever really pay that much attention to them but I immediately stopped and listened for EVERY detail. **Volunteers are needed in the summer for the Kids Cancer Camp** – I was hooked….I tend to be a procrastinator, but I was on top of this one. I didn’t want to miss this opportunity. I knew immediately it was where I…
We though it would be a fun little outing…nothing wrong with laying on the beach or by the pool every day but it is fun to be able to change it up a bit. And a free excursion – even better! So off we went to the Lapis Jewelry Factory, where we were told we would be able to watch the pieces being made, etc. Sounds cool right? It was, for maybe the first 2 minutes…at which point we were…
As we sat in the common area of Seaport Village in May {2011}, with the live music blaring, the kids playing and dancing, we noticed a man dancing along on his own. Initially we kind of chuckled, making jokes about jumping in and dancing with him – it is kind of funny to see an adult just dancing away on their own. But as I got to thinking about it and watching him, I couldn’t help but be inspired. It…
Having the opportunity to just sleep without worry of a child crawling into bed or waking earlier than I’d like was in short – BLISS. Though we did plan to be up in time to meet with our Air Canada representative, it was soooo different from being woken up, and I discovered quickly on this holiday that sleeping in was not going to be a blessing of mine (I was okay with that – I hate the idea of wasting…
Mexico is the place I have been to the most. There’s something about it I just love….driving to our resort on the shuttle I just felt at home – the air, the heat, the palm trees – and the Spanish. I don’t speak it and can only understand a little bit, but it’s a language I have loved for a long time and dreamed of becoming fluent in (I took it in college). I just love it… I have been…
I have been anxious to blog this trip and am finally getting my act together. Thankfully I learned from my California Trip and took notes throughout the week so it’s not as difficult to remember the details. We have never been away from our kids…in fact, the first time our daughter was ever a night without us was when we were in the hospital having our son – nearly 4 years ago (I KNOW!). And since then, we spent two…
LAST STOP!!! Breaking up our trip into 4 days was a GREAT idea. It was so nice to be able to rest and relax and get a decent night sleep before the next day’s journey. And the kids didn’t seem to reach that *point* when you know you’ve simply been in the car TOO long. Which, after 3 weeks without any breaks, was a welcome relief! Our last hotel stay was in Great Falls at the Holiday Inn. I have…
Continuing on our journey, we decided that Idaho Falls would be the best place to stop next. We took a chance and booked through Hotwire. **Years ago, on a trip to Utah, my mother and I had a room at The Hampton. I was so impressed back then with the hotel that it has, since then, remained my favorite hotel** Imagine my excitement when the hotel we booked through Hotwire was THE HAMPTON INN! I raved and raved to my…
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California Vacay – {The Way Home – Elko, Nevada Super 8}
Having spent a rather large portion of our holiday IN the vehicle, we felt it best to take our time on the way home. We spent 4 days driving, stayed in 3 hotels, and stopped at a few parks along the way to break it up. We were of course excited to see our husbands (and the kids, their dad’s), but I’m pretty certain we could have holidayed for another 3 weeks. It was really an amazing experience, one that…
Well Concord may not have beaches, but lucky for us, San Francisco is less than an hour away. So for our last day before beginning the trek home, we decided to take in the beach. We ended up right across from the San Francisco Zoo, and although tempted, we avoided making mention of it to the kids. LOL We played on the beach ALL day. You could tell when the work day was over, as the beach suddenly increased in…