what a weekend

It all started Wednesday with Canada Day. Mat &I basically used the whole day off to settle into our new house.

{which is still a work in progress - thus the lack of pictures}

We were so busy we even forgot that it was Canada Day - which also included forgetting a grand bbq we were invited to out in the County!

{we were so looking forward to it!}

However, once we realized it was Canada Day & not just a random day that the country collectively decided to take off of work - we did sneak off in the evening to catch the Canada Day fireworks with some family

We had the best seats in the house - right on the bridge. Well, there were also the boats down on the water...that would have been a good seat too....but they were firing roman candles at each other...who wants that while your on a boat?!

Mat did a great job taking pics of the fireworks. It was only after the fact that I realized that a tri-pod probably would have been useful since he spent the entire time with his face behind the lens. Oh well.

Thursday - Rain. Boo.

Friday - Better. Yay!

Friday we drove up to Toronto to celebrate some birthdays. I made this cake for the occasion:

{a seemingly ordinary plain ol' run-of-the-mill cake}

Not so ordinary now eh?!

It worked out more perfectly then I had hoped! However the reactions wasn't quite what I was expecting. The first words I heard were: "Oh my goodness! It's a gay cake!"

{Thanks Jason}

Nevertheless, everyone enjoyed it. Especially the birthday girl - Bethers!

Neat swan apple eh?


{such cute napkins}

We went to Cora's for Beth's birthday breakfast

{my first time at Cora's ever}

SOOO good!

{We ate VERY well this weekend}

Next stop, Sunday.
The Canadian Forces Air Base in Trenton hosted an air show. Mat really wanted to go - so we quite literally shoveled in our breakfast at Cora's, got back on the highway & drove all the way home - 2 hours- so he could go. I had work/chores to get done & was just not that interested.

{Of course, after all his great pictures, I am regretting it now}

It certainly wasn't a quiet air show. We don't live far from the base at all. In fact my mom lives a stones throw from the end of the runway.
While I was doing laundry at her house the jets would fly over ridiculously low & rattle everything in the house, including my nerves.
The thing is, you don't hear them coming, it's not until they are right on top of you that you hear that screeching sound.

They are still pretty cool to see though. I caught a few glimpses of them above the trees while I was in my mom's driveway. Of course, Mat got a much better view.


So neat.

{The above pics are the snowbirds, there were also F18's flying around, & some other older memorial jets}

I may wish I was there, but I certainly do not wish I had Mat's sunburn. He seriously looks like he's been bathing in tomato juice for weeks - minus the nice farmers tan & sandal lines. I wanted to take a picture to share with the class, but when he's walking around like he just got off a horse, you can't help but pity the man - he needs no more public humiliation.

{Though I still laugh a little here & there when he's not looking}

What did you do this weekend?

It's a beautiful day

This was yesterday.

Beautiful, isn't it?

I have never seen water so blue.

Such a wonderful view

This is one of my favorite places on earth.

I wish I was still there. I could have stayed forever.

In case your wondering where this all is, its Sandbanks Provincial Park in Ontario.
It's now $15 dollars for a day pass into all Ontario Provincial Parks. Normally, in most other parks I would say its a rip off - but not Sandbanks. There is so much to see and do. So many beaches, and incredible sand dunes. It's worth every penny.

It reminded me so much of Rodondo Beach in California.
(except it was pretty freaking cold!)

So peaceful.

Then there's my brother-in-law, Phil. *laugh* He got totally soaked. The waves and the wind were pretty rough and they caught him off guard when he was too far out into the water. But while I was snapping photos...I failed to notice the waves coming at me as well. *laugh* It was a fun way to end the day - and a perfect way to spent part of the long weekend.

Today the hubby and I are house-hunting again! *woot* Cross your fingers for us!

What were you up to this long weekend?

I still cannot believe it.

I don't know how it happened but for the second time in two days I have been at a major event and have been unable to take pictures! *argh!*

Dez's birthday was last night. We had a lovely dinner at a classy place on the pier, called Dougalls. After making the birthday girl cry and disturbing the majority of the restaurant by our loudness, the twenty of us headed over to Kevin and Dana's house for cake.

This photo of Colin and Dez is courtesy of Dana - yay for stealing pics off of facebook!

Mat and I had never been to their home before but when we followed the rest of the convoy into the driveway we were sure that there had to be some mistake. Their house was a castle...no seriously, it was a castle...like it had a mote!

(Okay, so a SORT of mote, it was a fountain/waterfall thing in front of the house with a pond that ran under the 'floating' steps to the front door and around the side of the house...but 'mote' is much easier to explain, and it sounds cooler)

Their place was obviously build with entertaining in mind. They had two tables in the kitchen, one was built into the room with an 'L' shaped bench with seating for like 6 to 8 people! And everything was hardwood and barn board. So amazing! Even their cats were cool - they were pure breds and had spots exactly like leopards! So awesome!

And Dana's cakes.

Oh Dana's cakes.

*drool*

This girl's got skill.

These were the largest cheesecakes I had ever seen.

(again, photo credit to Dana)

Now I am not a fan of chocolate or carmels or toffee type things. But these I could not resist - I stole bites of both the Reese Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake AND the Carmel Pecan Cheesecake (which I later discovered contained 5 tubs of cream cheese...soooo good)

(I got the recipes I cannot wait to have a house and host our first party!)

Later, after a BRUTAL defeat at Taboo, then men were then forced to re-inact Cinderella at the ladies request - to which they added a scene from JAWS. Priceless.

WHY!!??? Did I not bring the camera?

Today I swore I would not make the same mistake at Andrea's Bridal Shower.

Her parent's farmhouse is a beautiful century home, filled with flowers, wild plants and aged beauty. I was excited to get an excuse to take pictures of her house to use as decorating ideas when we finally move. But of course, I first needed a pic of the lovely bride to be. *laugh* Only then I discovered, there was no camera card in the camera!!

Suddenly my mind rushed back to my laptop where I distinctly remember uploading pics from Thursday *argh!*

*sigh*

Another wonderful day and not a picture to show for it.

Tomorrow we go to Sandbanks Provincial Park to visit the dear Ma-in-Law who is spending her long weekend camping. The camera battery will be fully charged and the card is already in there. I will have at least ONE picture from this long weekend to share.

What events has your long weekend been filled with?

Now, I leave you my faithful readers to scrapbook with the hubby - a moment I MUST capture with the camera