Monday, February 26, 2007
A Fantastic 4 Day Road Trip
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Wow what a weekend. 4 days of great times. On Thursday Kate, Mary and I went on the road. Destination: London, Ontario. Great-Grandparents, Grandparents, Cousins and Auntie all in one weekend.
Day 1 (Thursday):
I got off work a little early and Kate Mary and I drove to Toronto to stay at Sean and Andrea's house. We didn't take one photo at their house so I don't have any to show you. We had a great dinner and Sean and I stayed up until 3 in the morning playing Xbox nhl 2007. Fun!!!
Day 2 (Friday):
In the car at about 8:30am and off to see Mary's Great Grandparents. It was great to see them and even better to see Mary with them. We stayed and visited for a while and then it was off to Stratford for Charli's (Mary's cousin) figure skating competition. We were very proud to watch Charli skate to a bronze medal!!! Way to go Chuck!!! Once the figure skating was over it was off to London to spend the rest of the weekend at Granny and Pappa's house. At night we spent time around Dad's fantastic bar where we toasted Mary with some fine Irish Whiskey that my dad bought special for the occasion.
Day 3 (Saturday):
Some people get up early and some don't. We won't dwell. We went for a walk in a beautiful park and then spent the day relaxing in Granny and Pappa's very comfortable home. Great couches and even greater flat panel tv's. Later in the day my sister Erin and her 2 kids Charli and Autum came by to stay over. We had a great (Very Formal- thus the ties) dinner and after, I was very surprised when everyone broke into "happy birthday" a large chocolate cake was placed in front of me. I blew out the candles and then to top it off there was a NY Giants jersey and hat there for me from my parents. How great is that! A number 10 Eli Manning jersey too. After dinner we spent the night playing pool and watching the fire.
Day 4 (Sunday):
FRY! FRY! FRY! That's right FRY!!! We had a fantastic Irish fry Sunday morning. Sausage, Veggie roll, Tatie bread, bacon, potatoes, eggs and Pancakes! A gastronomical delight!!! The rest of Sunday was a day of relaxing, playing more pool and watching tv. We went ofr dinner at a fish and chips restaurant where Katie had her first try of mushy peas. After dinner Mary's Aunt Erin and her Cousins Charli and Autum left for home and we went back to Mary's grandparents house for one more night. Too much scotch! Enough Said! Bed!
Monday morning Kate, Mary and I began the long 9 hour drive back to Ottawa. Ouch! I didn't know that the great province of Ontario had so many darn roadside restaurants. Not that I haven't done the drive before, I've just not done it with a 5 month old. Wow.
All in all (too much scotch) it was a fantastic weekend. Great conversations and great family time. What more can I ask for. I love my family. I don't think I've published that before. Just so you know.
Thank you to May and Dad for loving us. Mary keeps looking around and I have to wonder if she's not searching for her Granny's voice.
RKM.
Day 1 (Thursday):
I got off work a little early and Kate Mary and I drove to Toronto to stay at Sean and Andrea's house. We didn't take one photo at their house so I don't have any to show you. We had a great dinner and Sean and I stayed up until 3 in the morning playing Xbox nhl 2007. Fun!!!
Day 2 (Friday):
In the car at about 8:30am and off to see Mary's Great Grandparents. It was great to see them and even better to see Mary with them. We stayed and visited for a while and then it was off to Stratford for Charli's (Mary's cousin) figure skating competition. We were very proud to watch Charli skate to a bronze medal!!! Way to go Chuck!!! Once the figure skating was over it was off to London to spend the rest of the weekend at Granny and Pappa's house. At night we spent time around Dad's fantastic bar where we toasted Mary with some fine Irish Whiskey that my dad bought special for the occasion.Day 3 (Saturday):
Some people get up early and some don't. We won't dwell. We went for a walk in a beautiful park and then spent the day relaxing in Granny and Pappa's very comfortable home. Great couches and even greater flat panel tv's. Later in the day my sister Erin and her 2 kids Charli and Autum came by to stay over. We had a great (Very Formal- thus the ties) dinner and after, I was very surprised when everyone broke into "happy birthday" a large chocolate cake was placed in front of me. I blew out the candles and then to top it off there was a NY Giants jersey and hat there for me from my parents. How great is that! A number 10 Eli Manning jersey too. After dinner we spent the night playing pool and watching the fire.Day 4 (Sunday):
FRY! FRY! FRY! That's right FRY!!! We had a fantastic Irish fry Sunday morning. Sausage, Veggie roll, Tatie bread, bacon, potatoes, eggs and Pancakes! A gastronomical delight!!! The rest of Sunday was a day of relaxing, playing more pool and watching tv. We went ofr dinner at a fish and chips restaurant where Katie had her first try of mushy peas. After dinner Mary's Aunt Erin and her Cousins Charli and Autum left for home and we went back to Mary's grandparents house for one more night. Too much scotch! Enough Said! Bed!Monday morning Kate, Mary and I began the long 9 hour drive back to Ottawa. Ouch! I didn't know that the great province of Ontario had so many darn roadside restaurants. Not that I haven't done the drive before, I've just not done it with a 5 month old. Wow.
All in all (too much scotch) it was a fantastic weekend. Great conversations and great family time. What more can I ask for. I love my family. I don't think I've published that before. Just so you know.
Thank you to May and Dad for loving us. Mary keeps looking around and I have to wonder if she's not searching for her Granny's voice.
RKM.
# posted by Mary Lee : 8:32 PM
