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Happy Anniversary!

Well...

This past weekend was one never to forget. Marcus and I decided it was time for him and I to enjoy some time together for our anniversary so we ran away to beautiful Quebec City for the weekend.

Oma and Nono were kind enough to come and stay at our place to watch our little man for two days. Now... in theory this was a fantastic idea, easy as pie.

But pulling away from our home in the cabby Friday morning, mommy broke down and cried all the way to the airport! Now I find it quite funny, but at the time I felt like the worst mother in the world.

We flew out on Porter airlines from the Island (fantastic airport!) and landed in snow covered Quebec City just over an hr later. Upon arrival we enjoyed a bottle (yes a bottle) of Champagne and some chocolate dipped strawberries. Needless to say the alcohol took the "edge" off and I slowly begun to feel better about leaving Hayden. We spent the afternoon walking around in old Quebec and then stopping for a late lunch in an adorable little pub with a wood burning fire place. The streets were lit up with Christmas trees and twinkle lights and for a that small moment in time we forgot we were in Canada.

That night we enjoyed tapas at a Spanish restaurant close by and talked each others ear off until the wee hrs of the morning. We had six months of dialogue to catch up on!

I woke through the night as I would if I were at home to attend to Hayden but still had a great sleep. The next morning we grabbed lunch at the hotel (Chateau Frontenac) and were off for a day of walking and Christmas shopping.

Before I go on about the day I must comment on the beautiful hotel. Situated up on a hill covered in snow and lit up with Christmas lights this hotel was something straight out of a fairytale.


Sat was FREEEEEEEZING so we didn't spend too much time outside. After a stop in a huge toy store for the babies we headed back to the hotel. Later that afternoon we enjoyed a couples massage and relaxed in the room before dinner.

That night we had a dinner at a fantastic steak house in the old train station and once again talked each others ear off.

I slept through the night this time.... still missing Hayden, but I slept!

The next day we walked along the board walk, took some pics and said good bye to Quebec!

As our cabby pulled up to our home I couldn't get out of the car and into the house fast enough to grab my little man for a great big baby hug and kiss.

As I knew, Oma and Nono were happy to report the weekend was fantastic. They enjoyed the company of Hayden and Hayden enjoyed starring at someone else than mommy. Big hugs and kisses to them!

Happy Anniversary Marcus! So many exciting events in just three years. Thanks for a great weekend. xo

San Fransisco '08

Rice - a- ronie anyone?

Well a weekend come and gone, but what a great time it was! I flew down on Friday morning after I watched the cabby crash into mom and dad's car at 6:00am. Long story short, as he was pulling up he saw a young pregnant women trying to crawl over the snow with a suit case as best she could (that would be me), so in an attempt to "help me" he jumped out of the cab (forgetting to put his car into park) and crashed into the back of the Mercedes.

Luckily (or not so lucky) there was damage already done so no additional "harm" done. It really was time for another adventure and get-a-way.

7hrs later I was in another cab heading for the hotel where Marcus was. He spent a week there for work, visiting clients and raking in the doe for Mommy and Baby. After a quick freshen up at the hotel we were off and ready for what turned out to be a fantastic weekend. We started the afternoon on Friday with a huge lunch at a great Mayan restaurant before hitting the sites. Marcus drove me around in our rental (ahem, a caddy - high roller) and took me to the local sites like Lombard street (the windiest street in the world),

The Golden Gate Bridge, Muir Woods, (which I loved!), Muir beach, Fishermans Warf and Pier 39. That evening after a day of running here and there we enjoyed the best crab cakes I have ever had at a cute little sea food place along the warf.

Saturday morning we were up and off to see the sun rise in the restaurant at the top of the Hilton. It was a beautiful morning, clear as far as the eye could see. After brekky we headed straight to the warf (by trolly of course) to try and book a tour out to Alcatraz. Unfortunately we were too late so that tour will have to be saved for next time. Unsure of what to do next, we grabbed a coffee and headed down to watch the sea lions to think it over. That's when Cous came up with a brilliant plan.....Napa Napa Napa! In minutes we were up and in the car driving out to the world renown, Napa Valley. We spent the day touring vineyards and sampling local California Wines (well Marcus did), I had a few sniffs and got the general idea. The weather was perfect and the detour was a fantastic surprise. The two vineyards we spent the most time at were: Robert Mondavi and V. Satuui. V. Sattui is one of the oldest wineries in Napa as well as a deli, complete with a busy bbq and area for a picnic. We took Silverwood trail back and headed home after a long day out in the fresh air. That evening we had a quick dinner in Union Square and Gelatto for dessert! All in all a great time, one of the best weekends we have ever had.

Now back to the snow, again!

Back from St. Lucia and Back to work!

Well a week back into the swing of things after being away. I don't really have much to comment here seeing I can't smell the ocean any longer nor appreciate the warm sun rise every morning. However, with that being said it is always nice to sleep in your own bed.

St. Lucia was beautiful! The resort itself was nothing to brag about but all in all we had a good time. The highlight of the trip was taking off in a six person plane over to the Grenadines, then jumping on a catamaran for the day sailing from island to island, sun tanning, snorkeling, swimming with great big sea turtles etc etc. Union Island is where we landed and took off from. Being a typical island everything conducted there was done so on a very typical "laid back" sort of manner. For example, when our plane was late it was the Bar tender outside of the bar who notified us that it was coming. "I think I see your plane coming". We could not stop laughing about it for the rest of the evening.

Anyway, I have attached some pics from xmas and from our trip just to get this journal of mine a little more up to date.

Next week is the second ultra sound (and almost five months preggers) so I will report back in with the details.

and back to winter.......

P.S My New Years resoultion is to create a "Bucket List" (idea stolen from the movie staring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman). It's a list of everything I want to do before I "Kick the Bucket". - Now if look at this in a not so morbid light it's sort of a cute idea. You make grocery lists so you don't forget anything, so why not a bucket list? Once it's complete I'll post it, and encourage whoever is reading this (and whenever to do the same). Keeps us on track and helps us to remember just what the heck we're all here for anyway.