getting away for the weekend
relaxing
just doing nothing in the fresh outdoors
diving into a new summer book
laughter and silliness
endless conversations
family time
ps. the sausages are my husband’s, I had the vegan burger
and our daughter had a bit of both ;)
friendship
tackling chores over the weekend
getting a good chunk of yard work done
(but there’s still lots to be done)
realizing how gardening is such a workout
that is a good thing ;)
plus just being in all that fresh air is invigorating
energizing
seeing my friend again (an old neighbour who moved away)
and catching up
watching our kids play out in the yard
there was digging for treasure, playing ‘trees’
and our first bonfire of the season was lit
really only to warm up at daytime
but marshmallows were made
and that cottage feel at home was born
then we picked things up again once the kids were in bed
and stayed up late with our friends
just talking the night away
ps. I just realized through the photos that we totally
dressed in same tones as though we’d plan it ;)
sunday we started with fluffy spelt pancakes
then went straight into yard work
my daughter was very busy nearby
collecting sticks
for dogs
which she then sold in her
‘dog-stick shop’ : her first business!
calling out into the street
‘dog sticks for sale’!
what an entrepreneurial mind she already has ;)
she added dandelion flowers to it
when I told her not everyone has dogs
this was of course, all her own idea ;)
cuteeee! she made 2 sales ;)
i must add that happiness
for me lately is really getting into
a working out mood!
I am on a roll (to beat my rolls) lol
and just seriously doing it
dumpbells, cardio,
even just dancing…..
i am feeling amazing
kind-of-fit
beautiful and strong….
oh so strong!
These of course are lyrics to the lovely song ‘Who says’ by Selena Gomez…. a nice tune, I think to kick of this lovely Monday morning ;) xo Wishing you a fantastic week ahead!!!
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A happy Easter it was! I think I’ll just let the photos speak for themselves ;)
We made ‘honey-bunny’ pancakes to start our day, my girl made cookie-cutter Easter cards all by herself, we baked yummy gluten-free sugar cookies : all on sunday morning while daddy did his first Sky Diving jump – on his own and he landed on both feet! (otherwise the day would have unfolded differently). Luckily, we all met up at my sister’s where the kids coloured bunnies, had dinner, ate the cookies and danced the night off to youtube requests. Good times!
How was your Easter weekend my friends?
Happy Monday! Hope you’ve had a great weekend and you’re ready to welcome the new week with big wide open arms and a smile on your face….
It’s the last week of march ~ we’re so close to summertime…. ;)
{fresh hand picked flowers from our garden, just for you}
First, I must jump in with huge words of gratitude to all my new and old friends who dropped by on Friday and over the weekend to join the virtual Potluck Party! It was amazing to see everyone stop by and bring a dish and then ‘mingle’ with the other bloggers ;) It was great fun and I’m so happy to have ‘met’ a few wonderful ladies through this event.
If you don’t know what I’m talking about… scroll down quick to Friday’s post called Potluck Party to get all the details. Oh sorry, did you think I threw a real party? Oh I only wish ~ I’m already so happy the world is such a small place now through blogging ~ and I do love connecting with so many of you in this ‘small’ world ;)
The Potluck Party It is such a great resource of amazing healthy recipes AND you can discover amazing new blogs at the same time. It’s a win win for all. I couldn’t be happier with how things worked out – and I hope you also had lots of fun. I’m extending a huge Thank You to everyone that stopped by. This was Awesome!
The question now is….. Would you like me to have more Potluck Parties?
{insert visual : millions go wild in excitement!}
What do you think of them every Friday?
{insert visual : cheering and clapping raising their glasses (of water)}
…..yes? Yes? Do I hear a YES for more Potluck Parties each Friday?
{digging for treasure in our backyard}
(all of the above) happy happy happy
for having wonderful like-minded people in my life (yessss one of them is you)
happy the partying continued outside of my blog life and we went out to celebrate a friend’s birthday on saturday
having a great time with old friends and enjoying meeting some new
feeling good just because….. maybe it’s a spring thing
smiling on the outside and the inside
enjoying a sweet sunday with some of my favourite people
we picked up my sis with my nephew (leaving his mamma to rest for the day)
and we just had the best day (doing nothing really)
but I love those simple uneventful days the most
watching the little kids play makes me wish for one more little
I introduced my sister to eating raw kale in my rice rolls
and she loved it.
this morning we were out of regular almond milk and
we had cereal with chocolate milk – the excitement in my daughter was huge ;D
I love making her day awesome – it takes so little ;)
and I’m getting into some serious working out again….
and overdid it on the lunges that now my butt hurts LOL
but it’s that good pain that tells you results will be made. I hope ;D
now I’m excited to do more.
ohhh and my white magnolia is in full bloom today. Happiness!
MISSION FOR THE WEEK: Work out at least 15 min every day!
- and that will be true happiness when I get more fit again
{lunch with my sister, having rice wraps}
Speaking of sisters, I wanted to share this beautiful song with you. It’s by the Webb Sisters – I’ve heard these ladies on a Leonard Cohen concert a few years ago when I went with my husband. Their voices are angelic and this song is my favourite…..
So my friends, what is making you happy right now?
Please do share. Wishing you a wonderful week ahead filled with happiness, health and love. xo
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Here’s some more photos from our Family Day at the Hot Chocolate Festival just outside the city. We hiked around the woods, grabbed some hot chocolate, checked out the old Canadian Rail train wagon, played tag, climbed some trees, jumped on train tracks, and basked in the beautiful february sunshine…. Wishing every winter day was like that!
This was a sweet day off…. but sometimes I get out of ideas for some wintery fun, sans snow – especially. So I thought I’d seek some more advice….
