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!!!
Category: Fun Things to Do
Only about a quarter!!
Oh there’s so much more fun and adventure and places to explore!!!
I saw a fun little thing to do on Facebook today called My Travel Map. I don’t often do these tests but this one I did. I filled it out.
the results…
24.55% of the World…so much grey left to explore
Looking at it like this makes me realize that I have been so blessed to travel and see and live in these places, and also that there is so much more of this amazing world that I want to see!
Did you get fooled?
April 1st and lots of showers for the next few days! Should bring out some beautiful flowers. Have a great weekend!
Blossoms
The last couple days my newsfeed has been filled with posts of beautiful pink and white blossoms from around the world. It’s Spring, my favourite season and it’s peak time for cherry blossoms around the world. From Vancouver, Canada to Washington, DC to many parts of China & Japan. Such beautiful images makes my heart long for these places…especially China where I could walk amongst beautiful trees all filled with blossoms.
Last year we were in DC for the Cherry Blossom Festival. That was April last year. This year it is a little early because of the mild winter we’ve had. Oh how I miss it. I wish we had places here in Nova Scotia that were full of cherry trees. I guess I’ll just have to wait for our crab apple trees to blossom…usually in May.
Here are a few images of my favourite trees.
Ahh… so pretty.
Today is Easter Monday and still a holiday for some. We are heading to my parents for dinner with some of the family. These days there is ALWAYS some one working. It’s hard to get everyone together.
Have a great week friends!
Time out for coffee
Some days are nice just to relax and enjoy a cup of coffee. And even better if you can enjoy it over great conversation and lots of laughs with dear friends. Wanda & Curt are home from Indiana for a little visit. Actually they were home for a really exciting reason…they are grandparents now!! We are so happy for them. Their grandson is a little doll.
They head back to Indiana next week, so it was nice to get together and catch up.
Oh girlfriend, thanks for the great chit chat…sure will be nice when you’re back!
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.
Don’t you just feel like you’re there?
And it’s soon time for the next adventure! Glad you’re home safely James!
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Winter … Spring…Winter?
Brrrr!!! It’s chilly out there!
This Winter season has been interesting to say the least starting with Christmas Day. Beautiful warm, no snow weather and then periodically for the last few months we have had snowstorms, melting, green grass, bike riding temperatures, freezing cold, snow, melting, want to get the rake out be in the garden kind of weather and NOW that it is OFFICIALLY Spring….it is cold and snowy again! Geesh!!!
I took a picture on the 1st Day of Spring…
And took another picture today…
My poor flowers. I am kinda happy I didn’t get around to planting daffodils and tulips like I wanted to…the poor things would be destroyed with this mix up weather.
On the bright side, it is March 22 and we don’t have the mounds and piles of snow we had last year and it is soon gonna warm up…meanwhile, I’m “Spring cleaning” and painting and sprucing things up inside so that when nice weather is here…I’ll be in the garden!
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!!!
Pi Day
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.
It’s Friday, and the start of March Break…ENJOY!!!!
Where are you headed to if you’re traveling?
Just An East Coast Girl 