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Sneak Peek

We’re Home!! The week went so quickly!! It was fabulous and the wedding was amazing. So beautiful and like something out of a fairy tale.

We’ve been a little busy getting back to routine, and unpacked and laundry and David back to work right away….I haven’t had chance to blog about the trip, and adventures or the wedding. I promise to get at it in the next few days and…we still have the Wedding Reception here next weekend.

In the meantime, here is a sneak peek…

They are such a beautiful couple! Stay tuned…I promise to post some more soon!

Headin’ to Cuba!

Up bright and early! Too early really, ( actually I didn’t even sleep a lot) and off to the airport. We are heading to Cuba this morning. eeekk….so excited…it’s Wedding Week!!!

That’s right, we are on our way to Cuba with a group of 37 family and friends to see our oldest son marry his girl!

And… get a little sun and relax time too!!! The week ahead looks fantastic.

What makes my heart very thankful is both James & Laura will be there with us. Laura didn’t think it would work for her to go and last minute the arrangements were made.

I won’t be posting anything while I am away ( internet and time to do it are issues) but stay tuned for some Wedding pics and highlights when I get back.

Cuba ready…

adiós amigo

Our little boy is gonna be a husband…

Our little boy

is now a man

and in less than a week is gonna be a husband!

Today we had a bit of time to spend with our oldest son, the one who is getting married. Andrew is officially on vacay ( Kristina had to work one last shift) and today was a day to get “his stuff” caught up and do some last minute things for the wedding. One of which was a haircut. Andy likes to get his brother or his father to cut his hair. Just easier that way.

We were very happy he was here for lunch and to spend a bit of time with him talking more about the week ahead, getting excited, and just letting him know how proud we are of him and how much we love him and Kristina.

I know he knows all that but it’s nice sometimes to put those thoughts in to actual words and a special gift on this big day.

We LOVE you Andrew. Congratulations!

PS. I can’t wait to dance with you at your Wedding ❤

Packed and ready

We are still a couple days away from leaving BUT I need to be organized and I NEED options so the #1 thing on my list for this weekend was to pack suitcases. It is relatively simple and easy to do ahead of time when you are going from a cold climate to a warm tropical climate. Easy I say, except for the fact I never know what I actually want to take, I need options, I always take too much unless I just pack in a carryon, and I usually stress over this detail of travelling…ugh!

BUT, it’s done!! We’re packed and under limit. phew!

And poor Abby has been clingy and mopey all week. It only gets worse the closer the day comes. But I know she’ll have a nice time with Nana & Papa.

3 days…

eeekk!!!

When you see it on an event tracker you realize how close it’s coming!!

The Suitcases are OUT!

Yep! That’s right. The suitcases are out and I am putting things in the guest bedroom that I don’t want to forget.

This is the week before we fly and there’s lots to do… And I’m getting so excited!!!

My boy is back in town

Well James is back after having an adventure filled Spring Break. James loves to travel as much as I do and even though we’ll all go to Cuba for the Wedding in April, he wanted to go somewhere for his break in March. So he flew to Toronto but then where?

Where to go? And without spending a lot of money.

So he is full of resources and talked to his cousin who’s husband works for Air Canada. They can fly ‘Stand by” anywhere Air Canada flies for a relatively low price. He asked if they were up to some travel for March Break and they were. So…the destination they chose. The land down under…

James and his cousin Rachel have been wanting to see Australia together for years! So James, Rachel and her husband Gerald and baby Kiet spent 4 days in Sydney, Australia. They had a great time and lots of adventures and fun getting “stand by” flights. Gerald actually had to stay an extra day in Sydney while James, Rachel and the baby flew home. James finally made it home to Bridgewater yesterday a few days later than expected. And of course with a big smile on his face.( travel does that to a person)

Here are a couple pics from his phone and one from his camera. There hasn’t been time to get all the gorgeous ones from his camera yet.

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Don’t you just feel like you’re there?

And it’s soon time for the next adventure! Glad you’re home safely James!

For more of James’ work check out:

http://jamesgoode.squarespace.com

1st Day of Spring = Shower time!

1st Day of Spring and it’s the start of the Wedding Fun Stuff! Today is the first day of Spring, my wonderful Mom’s Birthday, and my very soon beautiful daughter-in-law’s Bridal Shower.

Yesterday Mom & I had fun making a few treats for the shower, little cakes in Kristina’s Wedding colors. ( Turquoise & coral…beach colors for their Cuba Destination Wedding) I always remember making these with my Mom, but what I didn’t realize until yesterday when we were making them, was that Mom and Dad had these little cakes at their Wedding…53 years ago.

The shower was hosted by Kristina’s sister, and family and friends were there to help her celebrate and get the excitement of this wedding started!!

One of her bridesmaids keeping her “occupied” while we finish getting ready lol

And of course we had to get a couple pictures with her bridesmaids and flower girls and her Mothers 😀

This is just the beginning of the fun we’ll have as our son marries his beautiful girl next month. I have always been very close to my kids and I wanted to give my future daughter a special gift from me to her, to let her know just how thrilled I am that she is joining our family. So…a photo book of “Their Story”, a set of Pearls, and a letter written from my heart to hers seemed appropriate.

It was a great afternoon. eek…so excited!!!

A good start to March Break!

Well, thanks to a nice little freezing rain snow storm that swept through last night, kids are getting an extra long March Break. Next week is March Break in Nova Scotia and today schools along the South Shore were canceled. An EXTRA day for their break. Good news I guess, because there really haven’t been too many “snow day” cancellations this winter.

I guess you are never too old to want to travel on Spring Break because our son James is traveling this week too! And believe it or not he’s headed for “the land down under” So jealous James!!!

Have tons of fun and take lots of pictures!

So I think on this snowy day, I’m gonna enjoy my coffee, clean my house( it should stay cleaner long with James gone haha) and get started on a few projects.