Postcard from Canada
I didn't get a chance to get postcards and stamps until the very last day of our Canada trip and even then I didn't find the time to send them out! So, this is your postcard. :0)
Steven and I took the opportunity to go to Canada for one of my cousin's wedding. We had a blast! It was wonderful to be with extended family. We hugged, laughed, ate, ate, ate, and ate! Serious Filipino cooking was happening. I have three sets of aunts and uncles that are local there and they prepared feast for us Cali folks that came. Even if you were on a diet, you can't say no! Anyway, back to my cousin's wedding. The ceremony was lovely and their reception was grand and entertaining! What a sweet couple they are ... congratulations Derwin and Nicole! Welcome to the marriage club.
Most of our week stay was spent with family ... just gathered together enjoying each other's company. We did manage a quick visit to Jackson Point Lake (which looked like a beach!), a catholic church in New York, and of course Niagara Falls. My sister and I were able to attend an LDS church on a Sunday that we were there. I was hoping to visit the temple but ran out of time.
I know I left out a lot of details like: I had a MISERABLE (major nausea and vomiting) flight to Canada, the reception was open bar the entire time (5pm -1am)therefore, many of my young cousins did major damage to their livers that night, the precious mother-son dance and poem, one of my cousins got detained at customs both ways (nothing criminal, just clerical error), losing my fake nails one by one, Canada has the smallest trash cans, tons of shoes left by the doorway to every house visits, how I missed my hubby, David, and Sophia dearly, the reactions to the "7 days of Mama and Steven are thinking of you" gifts for Dave and kids to open for each day that Steven and I were in Canada, etc. Still, the important thing was the joy we all had gathering together again. Truly priceless moments spent.
Thank you Uncle Pedy and Aunt Lulu for accommodating our stay ... it was better than any fancy hotel!! We love you Canada family and miss you already.
Steven and I took the opportunity to go to Canada for one of my cousin's wedding. We had a blast! It was wonderful to be with extended family. We hugged, laughed, ate, ate, ate, and ate! Serious Filipino cooking was happening. I have three sets of aunts and uncles that are local there and they prepared feast for us Cali folks that came. Even if you were on a diet, you can't say no! Anyway, back to my cousin's wedding. The ceremony was lovely and their reception was grand and entertaining! What a sweet couple they are ... congratulations Derwin and Nicole! Welcome to the marriage club.
Most of our week stay was spent with family ... just gathered together enjoying each other's company. We did manage a quick visit to Jackson Point Lake (which looked like a beach!), a catholic church in New York, and of course Niagara Falls. My sister and I were able to attend an LDS church on a Sunday that we were there. I was hoping to visit the temple but ran out of time.
I know I left out a lot of details like: I had a MISERABLE (major nausea and vomiting) flight to Canada, the reception was open bar the entire time (5pm -1am)therefore, many of my young cousins did major damage to their livers that night, the precious mother-son dance and poem, one of my cousins got detained at customs both ways (nothing criminal, just clerical error), losing my fake nails one by one, Canada has the smallest trash cans, tons of shoes left by the doorway to every house visits, how I missed my hubby, David, and Sophia dearly, the reactions to the "7 days of Mama and Steven are thinking of you" gifts for Dave and kids to open for each day that Steven and I were in Canada, etc. Still, the important thing was the joy we all had gathering together again. Truly priceless moments spent.
Thank you Uncle Pedy and Aunt Lulu for accommodating our stay ... it was better than any fancy hotel!! We love you Canada family and miss you already.
Labels: adventures, Canada
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1 Comments:
Looks like such a beautiful place to visit! Glad you got to visit with your family!
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