Well well well... since I seem to be quite bad at keeping up this blog, I once again must recap:
As I mentioned in the last post, I turned a significantly "large" number this summer. For that, my beautiful man took me to New York for my first, and surely not last, time!
Being as I was now in Quebec, thankfully friends and family wanted to take advantage of that and spoil me with visits! This made it a bit more exciting to be in a "country" I was not happy to be in... First on the visit list was my brother Anthony and his, then fiancé now wife, Becki.
Ohhhh man... this was a fantastic little weekend!! And here are a few, not nearly all, photos from the adventure!
(Please note: Seems we have an issue with constantly striking a pose)
Good ol' Montreal
Bixi around the Island
The one regular event of the summer... Port Sangria at Jardine Nelson.
(The best Sangria I've yet to taste)
Settlers of Catan and cool beers in the Park of Mount Royal
Anth and his wicked awesome buddy...
And finally the night of 5 Hour Engery shots at Keven's favorite pub.
This ultimately turned into a quote-night / giggle-fest for my brother and I.
Shortly after this fantastic weekend, Best Friend Terri came out for Bon St Jean!!
It was a rainy little weekend but we had a fantastic time with rubber boots, Heindricks Gin, and a whole lot of shopping!
I returned to Manitoba for a gig or two and then returned to Quebec only to have my parents and sister join me for a week!!
Sadly this was ALSO a rainy week so I was unable to give them the GREAT time I promised. Thankfully they settled for a cramped little condo and a good time.
Again, lots of eating and shopping.
One cold site-seeing day on Mount Royal
Keven bought everyone a flower and romanced my Dad... Everyone except me of course.
We found this restaurant while running from the rain! First door we found open so we jumped in! Sadly, not so great...
One afternoon I tried showing my Mom and sister the fantastic shopping downtown Montreal, unfortunately it began to rain... again... so we stepped into this pub and ate old, uncooked food. It was... awesome?
Sandra and Mom found their cat walk so all was well.
One day the rain eased for a bit and we managed to have a fantastic adventure in, *cough*gag*, Laval Quebec. Fromageries, sugar shacks, and apple farms.
But, as always, all great things come to an end and they headed back to good ol' Manitoba
Then, as summer came to its end, and my current "entrapment" in Quebec became clearer and clearer as I searched for a condo to call... temporary home, I was still able to go back to Manitoba for a super fun family wedding!
So what now? Now I sit IN my new condo, renovating it room by room, hoping my inspiration will continue to grow. As well as, my likeness for Quebec. It's a process, not gonna lie, but with each season coming to a close, I look back and think of how awesome the crappy times really can be!
