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vacation day three…

27 Sunday Apr 2014

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woke up fairly early and spent some time deleting photos from my phone while the kids slept…

once they were up and dressed, we checked out of our room, got some directions and tickets from the concierge and headed out…

we went to Vasco da Gama for Montreal bagels…

20140427-220036.jpgthey were delicious… then we went in search of the Metro so we could get to the Montreal Botanical Garden…

20140427-220248.jpgtoday was the last day of a Butterflies Go Free exhibition… we had to walk up a hill but eventually got there and spent a couple of hours wandering through exhibits which included an orchid section and the amazing butterfly area… took many pictures and had an awesome time…

20140427-220932.jpgwas privileged to have one land on my head, which I felt, although I didn’t feel it lift off… maybe the purple in my hair looked tasty… after our fun there, we walked to the Biodome where we had a quick snack and wandered through four displays… saw a penguin that looked just like one from Happy Feet!

caught the Metro back downtown and had a last bite of poutine at La Belle Province…

20140427-221636.jpgpicked up our luggage and took the two hour train trip back to Ottawa, a short trip on the bus, and we were back in the apartment to catch this lovely sunset…

20140427-222021.jpgwonderful fun-filled day…

soon taking my poor sore feet to bed, lol…

vacation day two…

26 Saturday Apr 2014

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up early and packed a bag for Montreal… took the bus to the train, and had a lovely two hour train ride where we saw lots of Canada Geese and a huge flock of Snow Geese… there were lots of horses too…

20140426-195235.jpgwe had handmade macaroons for a snack and did some playing on the iPad…

20140426-195804.jpggot off the train and walked right into our hotel… nice room… headed down to the restaurant and had a wonderful lunch…

as there is a mall right below the hotel, we took a little wander and picked up a couple of things… including some wine, Brie and a fresh baguette… for a snack later…

dressed and took a taxi to Cirque du Soleil to see Kurios, their newest show… it was spectacular and we enjoyed every moment…

back to the hotel for our snack and a quiet time before heading out for dinner at Au Pied de Cochon…

20140426-232226.jpgall dressed up…

the place was hopping… great dinner… shared cucumber and crab salad, duck carpaccio and fois gras… Ron had a big piece of pork…

what a full day and we all have full bellies…

vacation day 1…

25 Friday Apr 2014

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started with rainy snow…

20140425-221554.jpgflew east through and then over the clouds…

20140425-221957.jpgarrived in Ottawa and Cyndi met me and we took a bendy bus back to their place… almost immediately we headed downtown to Poutine Fest…

20140425-222213.jpgtasted six kinds of poutine, one of which was lobster…

20140425-222324.jpgyum, yum, yum…

the weather was beautiful, nice with just a sweater on… we walked to the Centennial Flame in front of the Parliament building where I took a few pics with my Nikon…

20140425-222938.jpgsaw Quebec from a distance and returned to the apartment…

opened lovely birthday presents, which had a purple theme, had a short rest, and then headed to St. Laurent Mall to find something to wear tomorrow afternoon… we had a very productive visit…

20140425-223302.jpghome now and thinking about bed…

and I walked 11,535 steps today… think my teammates will be happy about that:-)…

treats…

22 Tuesday Apr 2014

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this morning I put on my newest dragonfly… it was a gift from one of our group who spent some time in Cuba recently…

20140422-214158.jpglooks lovely and was a great treat…

often when we pick up a treat for one another we kind of have one person in mind for each item, but we usually put them out for everyone to choose… usually the right person gets the treat we had imagined they would like… of course we have been together for close to thirty years…

mid-morning my son-in-law arrived with treats that the Easter Bunny left for me at their house…

20140422-220155.jpgmight have eaten a few of them this evening…

fit…

21 Monday Apr 2014

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got up and out this morning… found the Fitbit at the Apple Store and got some help getting it connected to my phone…

20140421-225150.jpgonce it was charged, got to play with it a bit… think it is going to be fun and an encouragement to be more active…

ran a few more errands including treating myself to a new bowl… because I hardly have any, lol… saw it on Cityline last week and went searching to see if I could find it… with some great customer service, was in and out of Pier 1 in record time, and it was on sale…

20140421-230331.jpgfinally, had a visit from a young friend who lives in Vancouver… she brought me some very nice maple syrup…

20140421-230526.jpglife is good…

Easter…

20 Sunday Apr 2014

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lovely Easter Day…

started with time in the hot tub listening to sparrows and a woodpecker, seeing my first robin, and geese flying overhead…

later laid out in the sun and actually have a bit of pink on my arms and face…

kids came over and we had a lovely afternoon hunting for eggs, painting chocolate, colouring and reading…

then a great dinner with turkey and all the trimmings, and a small rack of lamb…

cupcakes and a visit from friends before everyone left…

20140420-212342.jpg some Easter eggs from the hunt, left behind for me… yum…

ready for my bed, lol…

pretty…

19 Saturday Apr 2014

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this afternoon I was wishing I had some flowers for tomorrow’s Easter dinner…

not an hour later my nephew stopped by with a lovely orchid for my birthday from he and his mom…

20140419-203106.jpg she and I had a lovely conversation earlier in the day… we don’t see each other often as she is living in the West…

20140419-203346.jpggot to sit on the deck for a while before the sun went behind the clouds and spent time preparing for tomorrow’s dinner… stuffing is done and the potatoes are peeled…

tried to find a pedometer online and over the phone, as we are starting a walking contest at work on Tuesday… no luck yet, but hope to get one on Monday…

took care of a few chores around the house and watched tv…

more melting outside…

20140419-204507.jpgsure hope the Easter bunny stops by before the kids arrive tomorrow, lol…

was always George’s job to make sure the bunny had been… last year I wasn’t able to deal with it, but this year I will check in the morning to see if the bunny came… hope we get mini eggs…

birthday…

18 Friday Apr 2014

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had a wonderFULL birthday…

started early in the morning with a hot tub where I listened to sparrows and blue jays and watched geese flying over…

talked to my kids here and away, and made a few plans for my trip to Ottawa…

then out for brunch with my BS friends…

20140418-222939.jpgwe had a great time together, as always, and enjoyed our meal at Elements…

spent the rest of the day with my family… went to the zoo and visited the lions and tigers, played in the new Tundra playground and had a quick drink…

20140418-223250.jpgthen dinner at The Captain’s Table and a movie…

when I walked into the bedroom one of the glass hearts in the window was glittering, which I haven’t seen before…

20140418-223504.jpg just the way my heart felt…