Wedding in Cabo

The wedding today was right out of a brides book or a romantic novel. Blue sky, white sand, blue water with shimmering crashing waves. The flowers, the candles, the dresses, the food, the table linens, the champagne flutes, the ambiance and beautiful villa and of course the attractive wedding party and beaming parents!

Ian shuttled the girls over at 1, returned shuttled the men over at 2, returned and shuttled the parents and grandparents over at 3. The vans came for the guests at 4 and I looked around and saw Ian running through the lobby in his shorts and t shirt. He had returned to get the father of the grooms pants because he forgot them, (4 trips in ALL) and he still had not showered. He was not frazzled. Continue reading

A Few Pictures to Share

Hi all, I recently got directions from Tom on how to add a few pictures to share with the extended family here using Picasaweb. The pictures are not organized yet but you can see some of our images from our cottage and area near Fernie, BC that we have been slowly finishing in our spare time. There are also photos from Nicole’s campus and residence at Colgate University in Hamilton, NY plus a picture of my Dad’s original chair that we had reupholstered.

The Summer of 2009

first-carOh to be young and have your own wheels. The kids seem to be conserving gas or working like crazy as I have not heard of any recent “Road Trips”. Steve was the first to get into the drivers seat of a 2005 Royal Blue Ford Escape. Laura over much anxiety put her trust and coin in a 2010 White Toyota Corolla. Nicole is bombing around off road in her 2005 Silver Nissan Xtera. May you all only drive as fast as your guardian angels can fly.

Happy 19th Birthday Nic-a-dee

nicole_hockey.jpgToday being October 17th, the bells and whistles go off and Nicole we will all be thinking of you. We will also be cheering for you on the ice as I understand that your hockey season starts this week as well. Go out there and get a goal or two. Going brunette is something of a change..don’t think you can hide, your sunshine smile will give you away every time. All the best from your Ontario relatives.

Sweet..Lookin’ Good Mark

mark_dec2000.jpgWhere has the time flown by. You wouldn’t recognize Mark McDonald any more, until you tripped over his size 13 running shoe left in the front hall by the front door. He is a busy guy, never home and always at the rink. Sweet to know that you can now drive yourself. With your sisters gone you now have access to a car of your own. SWEET… that’s sweet 16. Happy Birthday Big Guy. We are all very proud of you!

That Colgate Smile

nicoleYou can’t miss that girl with the Colgate smile , wearing Maroon #3, playing D for the Colgate Raiders. She plays strong and powerful and looked great out there. We drove down to Niagara University this afternoon to watch Nicole play. We were so excited and were thrilled at the opportunity. We even got the chance to see her in the penalty box, twice. You go girl. The game ended up a tie (1-1) and we had a nice visit after the game. I slipped my niece some candy and chocolate for the bus ride home and got a GIANT hug that wouldn’t let go. Thankyou. Continue reading

NIFTY FIFTY

karen_hot-50.jpgHappy 50th Birthday Karen. You may have thought that you could hide from the famous Blog, but you can’t. We all wish you the very best and are thinking of you today. It was fun yesterday imagining that you were 49 and doing the count down to the Big One. I hope that you had a wonderful day today and that it is the prelude to the next half century.

Beautiful Bowen Island

Martha, Laura, TeenyLaura and I were welcomed at the airport with royal waves and smiles by Mo and Jo. Our visit was short as we made the car exchange, then Laura and I were off to tackle traffic across the Burrard Street Bridge to Horseshoe Bay. David had given us great directions and we did a little sightseeing along the way. We caught the 3:30 ferry and found ourselves crossing the Salish Seas with blue skies and calm waters towards paradise! Continue reading