I had a much better sleep last night thanks to a lovely sleeping mask Chris found me at the mall here in Vernon. The sun rises right into my window at a shocking 4 in the morning, so the last sleep I had was not the best... but now I am rested and loving it!!
Had a great day today!! Had breakfast with the in-laws, then changed into my swim gear and joined Papu (father-in-law) by the pool. It was already really REALLY hot at 10 in the morning, so I got into the pool and onto my floaty... well that was the plan in my brain, but it didn't quite work out like that... seems the floaty had a mind of its own and just as I was about to sit on it... it floated just out of reach... I, of course, did not realize this because I was not facing the floaty... so I got dunked really quickly into the very cold pool water... much to the amusement of EVERYONE around me... I did end up getting onto the floaty but it took a couple tries... And then of course I fell off when I was trying to adjust my position... I am so amusing to my in-laws!!! LOL!!
anyhoo... I am definitely getting more tanned... something that I didn't think would happen... usually I just burn... and my legs don't tan at all. Well not this time... well at least my top half anyway!! I'm going to work on getting some colour, hopefully not bright red, on to my legs tomorrow.
Went to the Farmer's Market today - it was kinda pathetic, and it couldn't hold a candle to the one back home... in fact if I could turn back time I would have gone to a fruit stand instead since that's all that was worthwhile to buy at this market. I did pick up cherries, strawberries and raspberries... That'll be a nice treat over the next couple days... It'll go well with the Welsh Cakes that Chris' Great Aunt Mary gave us last night at BP's.
Speaking of last night at BP's... I got a huge surprise as all of the waitstaff stood behind me to sing me happy birthday... my face got so red... but I was very grateful that I had picked a chair facing the wall so not everyone could see my beet red blush!! It was very thoughtful of John and Norma to remember me - especially as I don't think they'll be coming to my birthday bash in 14 days... It was really nice to see great aunt Mary and Jackie... wish we lived closer to our families some days!!
Well back to today... after the pitiful market, we went off to the pitiful Wal-Mart... didn't find much there, but we picked up some more sunscreen and a pair of sunglasses for me (for the pool) and I picked up my all time favorite movie (Pride and Prejudice - the one with Colin {yum-yum} Firth in it)... Chris wanted to stop by EB Games in the mall too, so i hung out in the car for awhile soaking up the sun... but my lemonade ran out so I wandered into the mall to catch up with Chris, who after almost 45 minutes was still in the tiny EB games store... We went to Orange Julius and got a very VERY sweet raspberry lemonade... I couldn't handle the sweetness of it so I gave mine to Chris....
Got back to the hotel and changed into swim gear - I had the idea that I would suntan for awhile, but it was too hot and I just felt like I was an ant under a magnifying glass... this place does have awesome grass to lay on... so cool and spongy!!!
Well that's about all that happened today... Ya'll stay tuned for tomorrow's adventures!!!
2.7.09
Day one, two and three of my summer vacation
Ok, Ok, so I know I haven't written lately and I'm not gonna tell you it was because I was sooooo busy... in truth I think I've just been lazy!! Afterall... if I have time to play on the PS3 or watch movies and television, i could spare a minute or two for my blog... So sorry to all of my blog readers for not having anything new to read for over 2 months...
I figured that I could write about my vacation... but the wireless internet at some of these hotels is slower than a snail covered in molasses...
Our first 'motel' was pretty sketchy... but that's what you get for stopping at the first one you see... we got the last room in the place - luckily it was on the ground floor so it was easy to lug our ginormous suitcase and necessities into it... we walked up to our room and in front of it was a HUGE pile of empty boxes (TV boxes to be accurate)... well huh I thought... guess they're doing some remodelling or something... oooooh yeah... I'm thinking that the inside is gonna be great.... Boy was I wrong... this motel was in a word... FLEABAG!! lol... I checked out the beds... there were 4 by the way (2 Queen, 1 Double and 1 twin)... the sheets looked new and clean but the comforter was out of the 70's or 80's... the TV was new... lol... but the cable was so grainy it wasn't worth trying to watch anything!! Plus it only got like 7 channels... I felt like I was in a time warp or something... *snigger*... now that song from Rocky Horror is playing over and over in my head!!! Anyway, we went to bed... the place had nice pillows and those awesome blackout drapes....
Woke up the next morning and showered.... OH MY GOODNESS... there was no end to the hot water!! which is very good since I'm used to competing with my darling hubby for our limited supply at our house!! It felt so great that I decided to shave my legs... ok that might have been a bit too much info for some of you, but let me tell you this... its is so much better doing this with really REALLY warm water than to try and do it with luke-warm so that you have enough Hot water for two people to shower... LOL...
We got on the road in a hurry, and I was very grateful I had packed the cooler with sandwiches and goodies for the road, because that little town did NOT have a Tim Horton's...lol!!
We stopped about an hour out of Vernon, at a place called Paul Lake and had a picnic lunch and then sat on the bank with our feet in the water... I so miss being so close to the water... The sound, the smell, its all so familiar and brings me back to my childhood! It was a very VERY happy childhood. (Thanks largely to my incredible mom and my wonderful step-dad)...
We reluctantly left the lake and travelled into Vernon to go to the Tiki Village motel... I love this place - it's the second time we've been here and it's just awesome!!! Spent the afternoon/evening with my in'laws and then went into the room to watch some tv and go to bed.
Well that brings us up to today!! Its only about 4 here now, and already today we've been to the Wal-Mart and the Mall (had to do a little shopping - afterall I was already out of reading material...)... And now I'm headed off to the pool to do a little swimming and then we're going to meet up with my hubby's Great aunty...
I'll write again tomorrow... hope y'all come back to read!!
I figured that I could write about my vacation... but the wireless internet at some of these hotels is slower than a snail covered in molasses...
Our first 'motel' was pretty sketchy... but that's what you get for stopping at the first one you see... we got the last room in the place - luckily it was on the ground floor so it was easy to lug our ginormous suitcase and necessities into it... we walked up to our room and in front of it was a HUGE pile of empty boxes (TV boxes to be accurate)... well huh I thought... guess they're doing some remodelling or something... oooooh yeah... I'm thinking that the inside is gonna be great.... Boy was I wrong... this motel was in a word... FLEABAG!! lol... I checked out the beds... there were 4 by the way (2 Queen, 1 Double and 1 twin)... the sheets looked new and clean but the comforter was out of the 70's or 80's... the TV was new... lol... but the cable was so grainy it wasn't worth trying to watch anything!! Plus it only got like 7 channels... I felt like I was in a time warp or something... *snigger*... now that song from Rocky Horror is playing over and over in my head!!! Anyway, we went to bed... the place had nice pillows and those awesome blackout drapes....
Woke up the next morning and showered.... OH MY GOODNESS... there was no end to the hot water!! which is very good since I'm used to competing with my darling hubby for our limited supply at our house!! It felt so great that I decided to shave my legs... ok that might have been a bit too much info for some of you, but let me tell you this... its is so much better doing this with really REALLY warm water than to try and do it with luke-warm so that you have enough Hot water for two people to shower... LOL...
We got on the road in a hurry, and I was very grateful I had packed the cooler with sandwiches and goodies for the road, because that little town did NOT have a Tim Horton's...lol!!
We stopped about an hour out of Vernon, at a place called Paul Lake and had a picnic lunch and then sat on the bank with our feet in the water... I so miss being so close to the water... The sound, the smell, its all so familiar and brings me back to my childhood! It was a very VERY happy childhood. (Thanks largely to my incredible mom and my wonderful step-dad)...
We reluctantly left the lake and travelled into Vernon to go to the Tiki Village motel... I love this place - it's the second time we've been here and it's just awesome!!! Spent the afternoon/evening with my in'laws and then went into the room to watch some tv and go to bed.
Well that brings us up to today!! Its only about 4 here now, and already today we've been to the Wal-Mart and the Mall (had to do a little shopping - afterall I was already out of reading material...)... And now I'm headed off to the pool to do a little swimming and then we're going to meet up with my hubby's Great aunty...
I'll write again tomorrow... hope y'all come back to read!!
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