Sometimes it is just best to be spontaneous, as well as it being quite fun to do that... Shortly after being back from Kamloops, I was called to see if I would work the following long weekend. I suddenly remembered that I was hoping to go to Vancouver Island somehow during that time to see my extended family, who would be staying in Parksville for the week. I had pretty much given up that it wouldn't work with my scheduled shifts etc. but that phone call from work just kick-started my attempts to plan to get away. Spending time with family and friends beats work anytime... so I was now "unavailable" and committed to going so it wouldn't turn out I was lying! :) My best friend Lori pulled it all together for me, with offering to pick Nora and me up at the ferry terminal in Nanaimo as walk-on passengers. (Yes, Nora had to be part of the plan to make it happen... a definite girls' weekend now.) We stayed overnight with Lori's family Friday night, and she drove us up to Parksville the following day. We had a great time... our first order of business was shopping at Costco for dinner and other treats! :) (It doesn't matter what friends do together, we're laughing all the same. And those free samples are yummy appetizers...)
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| Nora was very fond of Peter. |
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| I think he liked her, too. :) |
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The happy traveler ~ if only we could go to new places making
friends everyday, this girl would never have a bad day. |
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Posing with Zoe, who was pretty accommodating
of Peter having another "girl" around. |
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| Hmmm... something more interesting up there? |
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| Just can't get them both to focus... |
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| Auntie Lori and Uncle Peter ~ wish we could see you more! |
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As promised Nora, deer were found nearby in residential
front yards. (We would have had to drive for hours until
we located some to satisfy Nora's curiosity.) |
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Used to being around big boys, Nora
was excited to explore Adam's music room. |
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And Adam was a total sweetheart to hang out
with her, letting her play his instruments. |
2 comments:
Too bad I didn't wear a hat that day, yikes!
It's so nice to see Lori, Peter and Adam in here! I'm so glad you got away. :)
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