Day 1- Quebec City, Quebec

Reader’s!

Friday started early for me and My Man. A littler earlier for me since I woke up at 2am to My Man snoring and wasn’t able to fall back asleep! The alarm went off at 3:15am while I was reading the news and I got up ready for our journey to Quebec City to begin.

Our trip to Quebec went pretty well. Our flight left at 5:55am ( 5 minutes early! Go Air Canada!). We made it to our condo around 12pm and were able to check in right away.

The Condo

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The condo is very nice and very small. They said it was a two bedroom and they are lying. There isn’t really a “bedroom” at all. Instead there is a loft with a queen sized bed and a little office area with a Murphy bed. We had asked three different couples if they had wanted to join us and although I would have loved for one of them to say yes, I am glad they didn’t! The place would be great for a single person to live in. It however worked out perfect for My Man and I.

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Lunch

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After we got settled we headed out to grab some lunch. The area we were in was perfect. We looked at five different places and settle on Cafe Resto Saint Malo. I had salmon tartar and a warm goat cheese salad and some wine. My Man had the rabbit. We were able to sit outside and watch the people and the rain, sun, rain and sun. It did that the whole day. I am sure if I were looking there were tons of rainbows throughout out the day.

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Shopping

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Last year I ended up buying My Man a beautiful leather jacket. So after lunch we headed to our favorite leather store and he bought me one for my birthday! I love it! It is gorgeous!
I was also able to exchange my wallet, which had issues with the stitching, for a new and different style. I must admit, I like the new on better than the first! Sweet! My Man also bought three new shirts and a light sweater. He barely packed anything with the sole intent of buying new clothes on this trip. He really needs some new stuff. I saw some stuff that I liked and planned on going back to try it all on later. To rainy for me to try clothes on! My hair was already a hot mess.

You can't tell but it is pouring down rain.

You can’t tell but it is pouring down rain.

Dinner

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For dinner and drinks we went back to a favorite from last year called Sapresti. We scored our favorite table (the best one in the place) had a wonderful dinner, which included flatbread and yummy drinks. We talked about our plans for the next few days and did a little people watching. I even saw a boob! The people behind us had a baby and well, it was dinner time!

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After dinner we went back to the condo to grab my new awesome jacket. It had gotten a little chilly and was perfect leather weather. We went to Le Pub which was down from our condo and had a glass of wine. By this time, I was tired and ready for bed. My Man made fun of me of wanting to go to bed at 9:30pm. Guess who fell asleep first. Ha!

Overall it was a great first day. Even the crazy weather was fine. We got to wear the jackets we bought here last year and I got to wear my new leather one! Nice!

Get Ready to Rock!

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Before

Happy Thursday Reader’s!

It’s a big day today. First, I got my hair colored! Yes! Finally! It looks so much better now. She also blew it out with a hair dryer (why didn’t I think of that?) and it wasn’t so crazy. What do you think?

After

After

After

After

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I am picking up a radio station!

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Veggies!

Cucumbers and Squash

Cucumbers and Squash

Corn and Peas

Corn and Peas

The garden is coming along pretty well. I am try not to get to excited about it cause I don’t want it to all go to shit in the heat of July! My corn and pea’s have sprouted and I have  blooms on the cucumber/squash plants. It looks like it will rain while we are out-of-town which is good. If it doesn’t then my mom and dad are going to have to water! I am very serious about my garden this year! I have planted leaks and am working on celery right now too. I got the idea off of Pinterest to take your leak and celery “hearts”, put them in water and once the roots start growing plant them. Then you have leaks and celery all summer! I also want to try to plant asparagus soon. I am running out of room!

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Terrance Peterson and Zazzles!

Terrance Peterson and Zazzles!

Rock on!

We are going to a rock concert tonight. Guess who will be playing. The Boy!!! Yep The Boy is going to rock the house tonight. He is having such a nice time at Rock Band camp. I talked to one of the counselors, Kevin, today. He was so nice . He remembers what The Boy wore his first year at the concert, what bands he was in, everything! Such a nice group of guys and girls. The Boy likes to get there early so he can hang out with all the older kids on the front porch while people are arriving. He is liking it so much that I am thinking about adding a third week of camp this summer. I will take pictures and post them  here later. He will be playing the guitar and a big drum for one of the songs. Can’t wait!

Have a wonderful weekend Reader’s!

Bonjour!

Reader’s!

How the heck are you? Did you have a good Monday? Mine was good. Today was the first day of Rock Band Camp for The Boy. When we got there they all remembered him (by name) from last summer! How cool is that!. He had a great time. He will playing the guitar this year. I told him to try singing but he didn’t. Although he said maybe he should have. The singer isn’t the best he said. They are learning two songs, Miss You by the Rolling Stones and Radioactive by Imagine Dragons. They will have a concert on Thursday night. I will make sure to take some pictures. I can’t wait! Last year I had to miss his concert because I was the hospital for my first round of chemo. Not this year!

Yum!

Yum!

My juicing is still going strong. On Sunday I bought more cucumbers and celery. I have added broccoli stems to the mix. I also went to Whole Foods today and bought some wheat grass. That stuff is $$$$. I have decided to buy my own seeds and start growing it myself. Wheat grass is super good for you and I want to add it to my daily juicing without going bankrupt! I have given up red meat and haven’t eaten pork since I was 13! I want to cut down my chicken intake to only once or twice a week if that (I think it would make The Girls happy). Fish, turkey and veggies. I plan to eventually cut out chicken totally but will keep eating eggs, cause they are a gift! I will try to only eat my eggs or ones where I know they are organic. The more I read the more and more I realize how important it is to watch what we are putting into our bodies. Our American diet is nothing like it was 50, even 25 years ago and it isn’t getting better. Best to take charge and start taking care of this body of mine!

I would walk 10,000 miles (steps)….

I ended up coming up in 7th at my gym for the 10,000 steps a day challenge. Not too bad!  After a bit of a break where I was hitting 7000 steps a day I have decided to go back to the 10,000 steps per day. It isn’t easy! I sit on my ass a lot! But once again, I need to take care of the body. I am not getting any younger!

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Baby E!

Baby E!

This weekend we went to see friends we haven’t seen for a while. There kids are getting so big. Baby K wanted to do everything that The Boy was doing so they had to find her headphones and she borrowed her mom’s iPhone. So cute!

Baby K and Aidan

Baby K and Aidan

We had a nice dinner and drank some good wine. The Boy hit a wall around 8:30pm and passed out on the couch. There was drool. I guess the party finally caught up to him. I to got tired and passed out when we got home.

Nice Boots!

Nice Boots!

Travel Time!

Lower Old Quebec City

Lower Old Quebec City

Pretty!

Pretty!

Reader’s, My Man and I will be heading to Quebec City soon. I can’t wait! We went last year for my 40th birthday and we had a nice time. If you take a look at my June 2013 post you will see some pictures from my post about it. We have rented a condo this time in the lower part of Old Quebec City.

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Doesn’t it look nice? I have already looked into juice bar but couldn’t find any in walking distance. Hopefully they will have some juice at the grocery store or a market near by. I don’t want to miss four days!

It is time for me to go out and visit the girls and play with Timber. Have a wonderful night!!