Category: Canada

Holiday Tidbits

If I didn’t know better I’d think there was a war taking place in Rotterdam these past few days.   As we get closer to the New Year, more and more fireworks are being sold in the city, and more people are setting them off early.   It starts in the early morning with the firecrackers and [...]

My New Favorite Thing

When we were in Canada we were at my sister’s place for a few evenings to visit.  While we were there, one of the things I loved most was her fireplace… it made her livingroom so cozy and really added to the atmosphere.  Of course, I couldn’t stop thinking about it since.
I never really knew [...]

The Countdown Has Begun!

Lordy Lordy, do I love me some x-mas deco!  Only 29 days till Christmas and I’ve given up on the idea of waiting until Dec 1st to decorate.  I want my Christmas deco nowwwww!  Ok, I admit, I’ve already started.  So what?!  It’s just a few ceramic houses…
For the last two weeks since we got [...]

Proof!

This restaurant has been famous on the Internet for years.  You can see photos of it on pretty much every site that deals with funny pictures… especially of road signs and billboards.
Anytime I’ve told people that I’ve been there, they’ve never believed me.  So now I have proof.

The A&K Lick-A-Chick is about a 5 minute [...]

Oost West Thuis Best

On the way through the airport in Amsterdam I asked Xander if there is a term in Dutch similar to Home Sweet Home, he said Oost West Thuis Best, which means East West Home Best.  Works for me…
The traveling was long and tiring but we are finally back in the Netherlands and battling our jet [...]

The Falls

A few years ago, actually… more like 15 years ago (ugh!) my friend Peggi and I went out for a drive and were looking for some nice places to take pics. We drove about 15 minutes away from home and found these really nice waterfalls tucked in off an old dirt road. [...]

My Second Day in Canada

I’m so behind on these updates but I’m enjoying my time away too much to spend time behind my computer. I can’t believe a week has gone by already! My cold is almost gone, all I have left is that annoying ‘tickle’ cough which usually stays with me for ages. [...]

Leavin’ on a Jet Plane!

I have so many pictures already, I am not sure where to start.  So I’ll start with the flight over here.   I’m not going to type much because I’m sick as a dog with a cold and just took some meds and am sleepy already.   Trust me to get sick as soon as I get [...]

I’m Here!

We made it to Canada safe and sound.   After a loonnnng time traveling (approximately 22 hours from our house to my parents) we are now in Canada and finally adjusted to the time difference.  It’s weird to look at the clock on my laptop right now and see 11:05am when it’s 6:05am here.
We’ve [...]

Gotta Love Facebook

Last year I wrote a blog about The Best Day of Summer 1996 from an old blog entry.  I was looking back to where I was 10 years before.
To sum it up, where I was 10 years before was spending the day driving around the Cabot Trail with my friend Peggi [...]

Ready to Go!

Passport – CHECK!
Tickets – CHECK!
Petsitters – CHECK!
I AM GOING HOME! YAAAAAY!!
Now all I have to do is wait until it’s time to go.  It’s not so bad because we leave in just a little over a month.   I know the time will go by fast though because it seems like just yesterday I was saying [...]

AU REVOIR!

My husband just messaged me on MSN from work.  He said that a co-worker told him that Quebec voted yes to finally become their own country.
I raised an eyebrow and went to look into it.   Here’s what was said in an article on CNN.com:
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s stunning motion recognizing Quebec as a nation [...]