Saturday, April 27, 2013
Congrats!
Just wanted to wish an old university friend a huge congratulations on the arrival of her baby boy on April 23! He is so adorably cute and big sister couldn't be any prouder. Enjoy these wonderful moments, you waited so long to have them and your a great mother.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Happy Belated Easter
Happy Belated Easter Everyone. I forgot to even post about what Hubs (or should I say the Easter Bunny) brought me this year. Hubs woke me up Sunday morning saying I had to come see what the Easter bunny left for us. When I went into the kitchen there were 4 fresh hot cinnamon buns from a local bakery sitting there, along with a fresh loaf of bread and a yummy Easter chocolate mini egg shaped cake.
The cinnamon buns were a delicious treat for breakfast, and we enjoyed the mini egg cake for supper that night.
The cinnamon buns were a delicious treat for breakfast, and we enjoyed the mini egg cake for supper that night.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Welcome to April...
I can't believe I haven't blogged since my Hubs birthday! I've been super busy (I know, I know.... I always say that) but I really have been.
For Hubs birthday, we decided to keep it low key this year as we will be headed back to Mexico pretty soon. We went out for dinner at a place called the Spitfire Grill. We hadn't checked it out yet and decided to give it a try. The restaurant is nice.... it's not fancy but it has a little style. It over looks the airport and has a bit of an airplane theme to it. I didn't really care for the fact that they seated everyone who was in the restaurant in the same tight little corner instead of spacing us out a bit (it wasn't super busy). Hubs ordered the Striploin Steak and I had the Cedar planked Salmon. The meal was good, I wouldn't say amazing though. However, my veggies were pretty delicious. They were more root vegetables instead of the typical peas and corn, and they weren't overcooked. We opted out of dessert as I had bought Hubs an ice cream cake from DQ (one of his favorites). We hadn't had a DQ cake in a couple years and it wasn't as good as I remember them being (unless it was just the way that particular one was made).
Easter long weekend, Hubs and I both had 4 days off together, and let me tell you we spent it wisely, lol. The weather was absolutely gorgeous, bright blue sunny skies and temperatures hovering around 20 degrees everyday. Friday we started the day off with a tan, then headed to Butchart Gardens for a walk. You could definitly tell it was a holiday as it was more packed then usual around the gardens. The spring flowers are definitly in bloom and blossoming. They even had an Easter bunny hunt, were kids went on a scavenger hunt to find the many white bunnies with colored bows hiding throughout the gardens.
After the gardens we stopped in at our local Red Barn Market for an ice cream cone. The prices are pretty reasonable and you get a huge scoop of ice cream for the price. We sat out on the covered balcony and enjoyed the warm weather and first real taste of spring for the year.
After returning home, we felt it was too nice to be inside and decided to clean out "ManLand". It's a little room attached to the outside of our house (kinda like a shed) where Hubs keeps all his tools, and we keep our camping gear, freezer and other odds and sodds. We hauled everything out, cleaned and swept the cobwebs and dust and reorganized the space. It was so nice to be able to through away things that weren't being used or were broken and forgotten about. It's also really nice to have it organized, so we can just walk in there without trying to maneuver around stuff.
Saturday morning, we got up and headed for a tan again. Then we decided to tackle our deck. We scrapped all the old paint off of it, washed it down and swept all the old, dead pine needles off the floor. I somehow even managed to get a sunburn (just to show you how warm it was). We let the deck dry out for the rest of the day and decided we would paint it the next day.
Sunday morning, we skipped tanning (well I did because I got a sunburn the day before). We decided to go for breakfast at Floyd's diner which had just opened up out our way. There is one in Victoria and we loved it when we lived in town. It's themed like an old fashioned diner and the food is aweome. Hubs had the lumbarjack breakfast which is 2 eggs, bacon, sausage, hasbrowns and pancakes. I decided to try the banana french toast which had fresh banana's and toffee sauce drizzled all over it. The meal was pretty darn good and left us both full. Prices are pretty reasonable as well. We paid 20ish dollars for 2 breakfasts and Hubs had a all you can drink coffee with his as well.
After breakfast we set to work on painting our deck. We have it 2 coats of white paint to freshen it up. We are still thinking of adding a sunroom where the deck is so we are holding out on doing to much work to it just in case we rip it down.
Monday, Hubs and I ventured downtown to the breakwater to check out the new railings they were putting up along the path. We also visited Dallas beach, which is kind of our first date spot here in Victoria. We headed to the mall to pick up our tickets for our trip and I purchased a new dress from Aeropostale. It originally was $60 when I had seen it the last time and couldn't justify spending that much on it. This time, it was 50% off. I pulled a medium and XL off the rack since they didn't have a L (which I assumed would be what size I would fit). Trying on the XL it fell off of me, so I figured the medium would be small since I'm a little bustier. I put the medium on and it fit perfectly. There is a little bit of stretch to the back if it so it does give you some flex room, but the large would have definitly been to big as well. The length is awesome too. Since I am only 5'1' I have a hard time with length on maxi dresses unless they are meant for petite girls. This was a regular dress and it just skimmed the floor on me, so I definitly scored and picked it up. Plus I love the polka dots on the skirt and it will be a nice summer dress. They also had a pale lilac purple and a teal green with a more floral print. I tried on the lilac but it just washed me out with the coloring, and I already own a dress similar to the green one (just shorter length).
Monday, I spent much of the evening trying to recoup from our busy weekend and the cold I seemed to have picked up from somewhere.
The rest of this week, I've been busy with school and work and another project Hubs and I have on the go and will talk about later on once it comes into fruition.
For Hubs birthday, we decided to keep it low key this year as we will be headed back to Mexico pretty soon. We went out for dinner at a place called the Spitfire Grill. We hadn't checked it out yet and decided to give it a try. The restaurant is nice.... it's not fancy but it has a little style. It over looks the airport and has a bit of an airplane theme to it. I didn't really care for the fact that they seated everyone who was in the restaurant in the same tight little corner instead of spacing us out a bit (it wasn't super busy). Hubs ordered the Striploin Steak and I had the Cedar planked Salmon. The meal was good, I wouldn't say amazing though. However, my veggies were pretty delicious. They were more root vegetables instead of the typical peas and corn, and they weren't overcooked. We opted out of dessert as I had bought Hubs an ice cream cake from DQ (one of his favorites). We hadn't had a DQ cake in a couple years and it wasn't as good as I remember them being (unless it was just the way that particular one was made).
Easter long weekend, Hubs and I both had 4 days off together, and let me tell you we spent it wisely, lol. The weather was absolutely gorgeous, bright blue sunny skies and temperatures hovering around 20 degrees everyday. Friday we started the day off with a tan, then headed to Butchart Gardens for a walk. You could definitly tell it was a holiday as it was more packed then usual around the gardens. The spring flowers are definitly in bloom and blossoming. They even had an Easter bunny hunt, were kids went on a scavenger hunt to find the many white bunnies with colored bows hiding throughout the gardens.
After the gardens we stopped in at our local Red Barn Market for an ice cream cone. The prices are pretty reasonable and you get a huge scoop of ice cream for the price. We sat out on the covered balcony and enjoyed the warm weather and first real taste of spring for the year.
After returning home, we felt it was too nice to be inside and decided to clean out "ManLand". It's a little room attached to the outside of our house (kinda like a shed) where Hubs keeps all his tools, and we keep our camping gear, freezer and other odds and sodds. We hauled everything out, cleaned and swept the cobwebs and dust and reorganized the space. It was so nice to be able to through away things that weren't being used or were broken and forgotten about. It's also really nice to have it organized, so we can just walk in there without trying to maneuver around stuff.
Saturday morning, we got up and headed for a tan again. Then we decided to tackle our deck. We scrapped all the old paint off of it, washed it down and swept all the old, dead pine needles off the floor. I somehow even managed to get a sunburn (just to show you how warm it was). We let the deck dry out for the rest of the day and decided we would paint it the next day.
Sunday morning, we skipped tanning (well I did because I got a sunburn the day before). We decided to go for breakfast at Floyd's diner which had just opened up out our way. There is one in Victoria and we loved it when we lived in town. It's themed like an old fashioned diner and the food is aweome. Hubs had the lumbarjack breakfast which is 2 eggs, bacon, sausage, hasbrowns and pancakes. I decided to try the banana french toast which had fresh banana's and toffee sauce drizzled all over it. The meal was pretty darn good and left us both full. Prices are pretty reasonable as well. We paid 20ish dollars for 2 breakfasts and Hubs had a all you can drink coffee with his as well.
After breakfast we set to work on painting our deck. We have it 2 coats of white paint to freshen it up. We are still thinking of adding a sunroom where the deck is so we are holding out on doing to much work to it just in case we rip it down.
Monday, Hubs and I ventured downtown to the breakwater to check out the new railings they were putting up along the path. We also visited Dallas beach, which is kind of our first date spot here in Victoria. We headed to the mall to pick up our tickets for our trip and I purchased a new dress from Aeropostale. It originally was $60 when I had seen it the last time and couldn't justify spending that much on it. This time, it was 50% off. I pulled a medium and XL off the rack since they didn't have a L (which I assumed would be what size I would fit). Trying on the XL it fell off of me, so I figured the medium would be small since I'm a little bustier. I put the medium on and it fit perfectly. There is a little bit of stretch to the back if it so it does give you some flex room, but the large would have definitly been to big as well. The length is awesome too. Since I am only 5'1' I have a hard time with length on maxi dresses unless they are meant for petite girls. This was a regular dress and it just skimmed the floor on me, so I definitly scored and picked it up. Plus I love the polka dots on the skirt and it will be a nice summer dress. They also had a pale lilac purple and a teal green with a more floral print. I tried on the lilac but it just washed me out with the coloring, and I already own a dress similar to the green one (just shorter length).
Monday, I spent much of the evening trying to recoup from our busy weekend and the cold I seemed to have picked up from somewhere.
The rest of this week, I've been busy with school and work and another project Hubs and I have on the go and will talk about later on once it comes into fruition.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Happy Birthday Hubs!!
Wishing my wonderful husband a very Happy Birthday today.
It's hard to believe we have been through 5 birthdays together already. Here's to a wonderful day and many more to come.
Love you
xoxox
It's hard to believe we have been through 5 birthdays together already. Here's to a wonderful day and many more to come.
Love you
xoxox
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Happy St. Patrick's Day
Wishing everyone a Happy St. Patrick's Day. May the luck of the Irish be with you, and lots of great friends, family and a little touch of green beer too!
Friday, March 15, 2013
2 years ago today...
We closed on our 1st home! It's hard to believe that we have been in our home for 2 years already. Time certainly does fly. Our home has been through so many changes in the last 2 years. I'll have to post some before and after pictures in a post in the near future.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Been super busy
I feel like I have been slacking in the blogging department. Between starting my new job at work and changing the hours I work, and going to school full time (on top of my full time job) I haven't been as active on my blog :(
The countdown is on until Mexico! It's definitly getting closer (but won't say when I'm going exactly). I promise to do a review of the resort when I get home. We finished making the final payment on it today! Now we just have to pay off our credit card.
The weather is getting warmer now. The days are getting longer and spring is definitly in the air. I weeded the garden last weekend and Hubs mowed the lawn the other day. I also tackled the blackberry bush in the yard. It was getting way out of control.
My best friends wedding is coming up in a little under 4 months! Can't believe it's almost here. Dress ordered, just have to put in my time off request then I can book my flights.
I've been loving my new job so far. It's so nice to be able to wear normal clothes and not a uniform. Wear my hair down and paint my nails. I'm a little nervous as I'm on my own next week (there is someone else working in the office with me, but my trainer has moved on to their new job so I'm kinda on my own).
I can't wait for tomorrow nights finale of the Bachelor. Neither of the girls were my final pick for him, although I'm rooting for Lindsay.
School is going good. I'm plugging away, hoping to get ahead before we go to Mexico. I'd like to be ahead by about 2 weeks so that I don't get behind while we are away.
The countdown is on until Mexico! It's definitly getting closer (but won't say when I'm going exactly). I promise to do a review of the resort when I get home. We finished making the final payment on it today! Now we just have to pay off our credit card.
The weather is getting warmer now. The days are getting longer and spring is definitly in the air. I weeded the garden last weekend and Hubs mowed the lawn the other day. I also tackled the blackberry bush in the yard. It was getting way out of control.
My best friends wedding is coming up in a little under 4 months! Can't believe it's almost here. Dress ordered, just have to put in my time off request then I can book my flights.
I've been loving my new job so far. It's so nice to be able to wear normal clothes and not a uniform. Wear my hair down and paint my nails. I'm a little nervous as I'm on my own next week (there is someone else working in the office with me, but my trainer has moved on to their new job so I'm kinda on my own).
I can't wait for tomorrow nights finale of the Bachelor. Neither of the girls were my final pick for him, although I'm rooting for Lindsay.
School is going good. I'm plugging away, hoping to get ahead before we go to Mexico. I'd like to be ahead by about 2 weeks so that I don't get behind while we are away.
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