Vacation 2014

I am so thrilled to tell you about our Vacation Plans this year..

 

We have never gone out of the country as a family of 3, Andrew and I have gone, I have gone alone but this year we are taking our little lady..

 

We leave

May 17 and drive to Vermont- staying for night one

May 18- We are crossing into Ontario to visit some friends - stay the ngiht

May 19- We are in Indiana to see friends- stay the night

May 20- We go on to Minnesota

May 24- Andrew's Birthday

 

We are driving, it is going to be so much fun.

I am excited to see my inlaw family, for Brooke to meet those cousins there and for us to hang out and have some down time with some family and new friends.

 

My Husband's family mainly live in Minnesota so we can see 99% of them while there.

 

It is going to be a great time, I would love to meet any of you that live in or near the area, drop me a line if you would like a visit :)

 

Weekend Recap- Easter Version

Friday:

Good Friday

Jesus died for us, but thankfully three days earlier he rose. 

We left home around 12:30 and we drove to my aunt's house which is about two hours away.. 

we stopped at the hospital to see this little guy 

Jaxon Wesley was born April 17- his mom and I grew up together, I spent the afternoon there with them while hubby and Brooke went off exploring.  

Then we went to the Keg for dinner, hubby keeps saying he wanted to take us so tonight we went and oh my Land, it was incredible... I ate my first steak, I am not a steak person but this was divine. 

This dessert was called "Billy Miner Pie" ~ Amazing!

We got to my aunts around 7 pm

played with my cousin's baby boys, we had so much. 

saturday:

we decided we did not want the normal Easter dinner, so we decided this year we would have the first BBQ of the season- my aunt went all out.. there were all kinds of salads, steak, hot dogs, more salads, it was soooo absolutely amazing. 

I made this 

 I will share the recipe if anyone would like it. Such a nice hot summer evening recipe. 

We came home around 4 pm

is it weird that I love to hold my hubby's hand while we drive, we chat or just sit there, listen to music or the radio but I love the closeness of being in the car with my loves. 

sunday:

I Love Easter so much, it is my fav time of the year- new birth, new life and a new hope. 

We went to church this morning, we had a lot of visitors.. here are some pictures from today 

My Mom gave Brooke this Easter tree last year and it was the perfect centre piece for the day. 

After the Easter 'bunny' came- she got practical things this year, she is getting to old for fun easter presents like bubbles, sidewalk chalk etc, so this year she got:

*Clothes

*Notebook

*sketch book

*hair bows- we love our hair bows

*chocolate 

*M &M's

and there were a couple of other things but i can't remember and i don't want to walk down stairs 

We had 28 deer in our front yard today, here you can see 3.. I really like them being around

I went to service tonight and also had to serve in the Cafe, it was nice to work with some lovely ladies

My Girlie 

This Lady is my "other" mother- she is always just a text or a phone call away, she has taken me under her wing and I love her so much. 

My Girl and I- Easter is also the day we first bring out the white shoes, skirts  etc. 

Our Pastor sang a beautiful song this morning

Here is the link 

Tomorrow is a holiday as well and we have plans with a girl friend. 

How was your weekend

Weekend Recap

What an amazing weekend we have had...the weather, the company and the fun

Right now at 8:10 pm i am blogging from the back patio where it is 25 degrees (77 in Fahrenheit)... this never never happens here this time of year, but I'm thankful for it and enjoying it. 

Friday

I had to write an exam at work so i woke up feeling nausea's and hoping i was just nervous and hoping once i got the exam wrote i would have been more relaxed. I took a anti nausant and went to work, i stopped for coffee on my way and i couldn't even drink it because of said nausea. 

By the top i got to work i was feeling so much better. The exam didn't get done until shortly after 11 am, but it was so Easy Peasy. I got 95% on it, they want 90 plus to keep training you. I have 9 more to go and a final exam. I can do this.

Friday we got of work at 2:30 pm, hubby picked me up because he was going to an appointment for an oil change so we both hung out at the service centre, I don't care where i am, as long as i am with him. We then got Brooke and came home, we grilled chicken breast for supper with lemon juice on it, so good and i made an amazing salad. 

We just hung out together as a family and enjoyed the quiet time. 

Saturday:

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO US 

6:30 am came much to early. We had to drive Miramichi which is 2 1/2 hours away from here. It was a beautiful morning for a drive. 

Brooke had her quizzing tournament there,  one more and we are done for summer. 

The team came in second place again and Brooke got the 3rd highest score for the whole tournament. 

 

This is with their Coach Fonda. The guy in the back ground is my Bro In law. 

We got home around 5 pm and i made a quick stop to the grocery store to pick up a couple of things i needed for Sunday school, promised the kids we would have cupcakes for a treat. 

Then Brooke went to Fonda's for a sleepover, it was nice to have some time with my hubby, we made ribs, we made grilled potato wedges, salad. sooo very good. 

The company was great too :p

after we ate, we want for a walk on this bridge 

hand in hand with the love of my life on a beautiful Spring evening, what can get better.

We went for a drive and came home watched hockey, relaxed and went to bed at a rather decent time. I love the man i married and would love to spend another 100 years with him. 

Sunday:

we had Sunday school, it was a lot of fun, the kids were well behaved and they enjoyed the cupcakes. 

We grilled again burgers and hot dogs, we ate out on the patio after we got all the furniture out of the garage and got it set out. 

Our student boarder moved in as well, he is a great guy and is working at our church for the summer. 

Cheers, have a great week. 

Happy 22nd Birthday

22 years ago  when Mom told us, we were going to have a new sibling, i got so upset and cried and was so sad, but i am so glad you are a part of our family, i would trade you for anything

On your birthday i want you to know just how special you are

1. Funny - he’s always making people laugh
2. Loving - he has a heart of gold and everyone likes him
3. Kind - he does not know how to be mean-spirited
4. Generous - he gives freely of his time and resources so no one is ever without
5. Optimistic - he sees the best in everyone, everything and every situation
6. Friendly - he always greets people with a warm smile and an honest handshake
7. Laid back - he doesn’t take life too seriously.  He rolls with it.
8. Forgiving - he never holds grudges against those unfair to him
9. Compassionate - he feels for those less fortunate and he elevates their spirits
10. Intelligent - he’s incredibly bright, a quick learner and a good teacher
11. Helpful - he’s always the first person to lend a helping hand
12. Tenacious - he stays determined and focused on the prize despite all of life’s obstacles
13. Sincere - when he speaks to you, his eyes connect with yours in tenderness
14. Polite - he speaks to everyone with such grace and gentleness
15. Articulate - when he speaks, people stay engaged
16. Hard working - he uses his hands and gets dirty even when he doesn’t need to work
17. Smart - he is working on his 3rd year in univeristy 
18. Dark, tall and handsome - well…..he is my brother! :p
19. Carefree - he allows himself to enjoy the simple pleasures of life every day
20. Confident - he sets goals and knows exactly what steps he’ll take to accomplish them
21. Fearless - he takes big risks and gets big rewards
22. Trustworthy - I would trust my brother with my life

Love you Mike and so glad you are my brother <3 

Weekend Recap

Friday:  Another great day at work, they also gave me my completion date.... April 5th i am done, i want this contract would get extended but so far it isn't happening.
I took a pregnancy test, not that we are trying or anything, I've been feeling sick every morning and have puked every morning for the last 5, it was a relief when it showed up negative.
 hubby went to get Jaredene so she could come over for the weekend :) i love having her here, she is so helpful to me. Made chicken fajitas and Caesar salad for dinner after work, we didn't do  much of anything really Friday night, just relaxed, it was nice, Friday nights usually mean crazy times, but it was nice to do nothing

Saturday: We were invited to a breakfast with a friend but hubby was up all night sick so we had to cancel it, i felt bad but he wouldn't been much company.
I slept really late on Saturday to embarrassed to tell the time :p
We had to go do errands and get things ready for the birthday party at church on Sunday.
We had nachos and wings for dinner  and apple pie for dessert.
Saturday night i introduced jaredene to the me who loves hockey- she hasn't been here when i have watched hockey before..
i think she got bored because she asked Brooke to go watch a Disney movie with her, haha. my boys lost so we wont talk about that ( right Melissa:p )

Sunday: very early morning again, i had to be at Church by 8:30 to prepare for our Pastors birthday party which i took no pictures of, i was so busy.
we made a turkey dinner and apple pie with ice cream for dessert, it was so good. the ladies are such good cooks here.
We got our new bed delivered in the afternoon, spent time putting that together and hoping for a good night sleep tonight.

Hope your weekend was great as well :)

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