Top Ten Fridays: Places To Visit!!

This week's installment of Top Ten Fridays will be about places I would or have visited. These are places not to be missed!! Without furthur ado....

Top Ten Places to Visit:

10.) Las Vegas - I will be going there next year for my anniversary with hubby!!

9.) Okanagan Valley, BC - My Granny used to live in Vernon, so we used to go there every summer. Lovely weather, beaches and vineyards.

8.) Alberta, Canada - Yes. I am biased here, but we do have a wonderful province. There are lots of different places to see and things to do: Dinosaurs at Drumheller, Mountains, Edmonton (West Edmonton Mall), Calgary....

7.) Disney World

6.) Disneyland

5.) Germany - I would like to go there and visit the places where I may have some relatives.

4.) Scotland - I would like to go here and visit Grant castle and meet some of the Grant clan. It would be wonderful.

3.) Italy - I have always wanted to go there, but I have yet to do it.

2.) Israel - To walk where Jesus walked.

1.) Paris, France - I went there in Grade nine with my junior high band. It was amazing. I loved every minute of it, from the cafes to the lovely buildings, to the Eiffle Tower. It was great and I will dream of it until I go back again.

These are just a few places. Where would you like to travel? Did I miss some of yours? I would love to hear about them. Leave me a comment!!

Have a wonderful day!!

The Best Things in Life Aren't Free!

Friday night Jen and I were going down to see the chuckwagon races. This was totally exciting, since we both love the chucks. Add to that the bonus of getting to go to the barns afterwards and meet the driver for the WestJet wagon, Kurt Bensmiller. We were very excited.

Since we were planning to stay so late at the grounds (till around midnight) we decided to park around the grounds. The parking that they have at the Stampede is only $11/day. Of course there is not much of that to go around. The lots were full when we got there.

The next option was to park in one of the over-priced parking lots that spring up from the empty lots where construction workers are looking to make a few extra bucks. There were 2 of these: one $30/day and one $40/day. I know!! YIKES!!

So we decided to drive around and see if anyone was pulling out on the street, which is free!! Luckily, we found a spot right away. We parked it and walked the 3 blocks to the grounds.

We had a wonderful time. (Minus Jenny feeling sick and the soreness of our legs from standing around so much!) It was a great time and we got to meet the horses and see the chucks up close. Very cool!

On our way back to the car, we passed a couple who were standing outside their truck in shock. Their truck had at least 4 parking tickets. They had accidentally parked in a bus zone. Jenny and I had made a comment about it not being us and kept walking.

We were almost at the car when I noticed a "No Parking" sign right by our car. I never saw it when we were parking since there was so many other SUVs and vans. And guess what??? Yes, that's right. My free parking became $36.00 parking.

All this is to say that nothing in this life is free, except Christ.

So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

John 8:36

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

Galatians 5:1

Thank goodness for that!

Top Ten Fridays!!

I used to do Top Ten Fridays, and I forgot all about it. So, today I will start them up again.

Amanda's Top Ten Movies

10.) Princess Bride (Jonathan (with hair) used to look a lot like Cary Elwes) And who could resist Fred Savage and Billy Crystal as the wizard. Classic.

9.) Star Wars Trilogy - I am Princess Leia. My sister and I used to fight over this all the time. Jonathan can resight all the words to the movies. We actually missed watching them at a party (when we first met) because we were talking so much about other things.

8.) Lord of the Rings Trilogy - I can't say anything about this. The movies speak for themselves.

7.) Beauty and the Beast - I love this movie! She is the princess I would be if I was to be a princess!! She loves books...HELLO!!

6.) Hamlet (with Kenneth Branagh) - It is the whole version (so make sure you're comfy) and it is wonderful. He does an excellent job of it, as always. There is no one else when it comes to Shakespeare, really.

5.) Spinal Tap - I love to laugh. This movie is too funny. You can't help but laugh.

Nigel Tufnel: The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and...

Marty DiBergi: Oh, I see. And most amps go up to ten?

Nigel Tufnel: Exactly.

Marty DiBergi: Does that mean it's louder? Is it any louder?

Nigel Tufnel: Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where?

Marty DiBergi: I don't know.

Nigel Tufnel: Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?

Marty DiBergi: Put it up to eleven.

Nigel Tufnel: Eleven. Exactly. One louder.

Marty DiBergi: Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?

Nigel Tufnel: [pause] These go to eleven.

4.) The Sound of Music - I want to be Maria.

3.) Anne of Green Gables - For better or for worse this movie has made me what I am today: teacher, perfectionist, lover of literature, aspiring writer.

2.) Shakespeare in Love - There is a few scenes that are unnecessary (sex scenes, etc.), but all of the references to his plays are wonderful. And who can forget Dame Judy Dench as Queen Elizabeth...

1.) Pride and Prejudice (BBC version) - There is no one quite like Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy.

Honorable Mentions:

Memoires of a Geisha, Top Gun, Forrest Gump, Silence of the Lambs, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Jason Bourne Trilogy, Good Will Hunting, Dead Poets Society, The Matrix, Juno....

I am sure there are more that I have forgotten. There are so many good movies out there, worthy of watching. It is hard for me to remember them all...

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

Tea Party

We went shopping yesterday with Jenny. It was loads of fun. I bought three pairs of shorts for the price of one pair at other stores! (I love that feeling!)

We also bought a whole bunch of clothes for Emma and a tea set. The tea set is so fun. We had our first tea party this morning. Aidan even made Emma and I invitations. It was lovely. We enjoyed it so much that we are going to have a real one next week!!

I have set up a website for Guides today and now I am going to do some researching on book clubs. (I am going to start one in September.) I just feel this need to read good books and have discussions about them. I also have this desire to encourage others to read and think about what they are reading. I don't know if that makes any sense or not, but it does to me.

Have a wonderful rest of the day!