Church This Weekend

Okay...Carolyn Arends and Phil Calloway...It was awesome!!

Our Escape....

The Three Sisters - Tower above Canmore

Sorry I have been on blogging hiatus for awhile. I needed a little break. Plus, I have been so busy with walking people to and from school...Seriously, it takes a lot out of you!!

Our weekend away was great. It was exactly what I needed and what the doctor ordered. We got a really good deal on a King Suite at the Pocaterra Inn Best Western in Canmore (click here). It was lovely. We had a fire place, a little kitchen place (with a sink and a small stereo). We had a jacuzzi and bath robes. All in all it was a great room.

Views from our hotel window...Why we go there!!

We walked around Banff and stopped at our usual stores. Of course the candy store. They have tons of candy and lots in bulk. I always get coke bottles. I love coke bottles. And the Christmas store. And the toy store. Those are the major places we need to go while in Banff.



On Saturday night we went out for supper to the restaurant we always go to: The Grizzly House (click here). (Tina- you would love this place!!) I was going to take some pictures, but decided against it because we were surrounded by grease. The Grizzly House is a fondue restaurant. It really is an eating experience, not just a restaurant. You get a nice 4 course meal. We had soup, cheese and bread fondue, then your main course, then Toblerone chocolate fondue with fruit and cookies. It was divine. I had the wonderful Hunter Fondue with Buffalo meat, Venison and Wild Boar. It is so yummy. Jonathan had the Beef and Lobster Fondue. You have the option of using hot rocks (600 F) or oil. We usually get both. Anyway, the whole "experience" takes about 2 hours or so. Make reservations early, too! They book up quick!



Anyway, the food is good. The decor is...woody. Lots of wood paneling, shelves made out of tree branches and trunks (finished, but still tree branches). Each table has a phone that you can call other tables with. Jonathan did the obligatory phone call from the bathroom. He hung up before I could say anything because it didn't ring on his end. Meanwhile, a girl at a table opposite to us, saw me hang up and then dialed my number. I picked up expecting it to be Jonathan. Which is what she said to me when I answered. It was funny!! She continued to call other tables all night long!!



It used to be a disco, back in the day. So the dance floor can get a bit slippery with all that oil. Anyway, they used to get food from the Chinese restaurant next door. (Yes, through a hole in the wall!!) When that place closed down, they brought in the fondue pots and a new place was born. It really is worth a visit, if you are ever in Banff. It is right on Banff avenue, so you can't miss it!!


We made it home safe and sound on Sunday afternoon. The only problem with these weekends away is that they just go by too quickly...

A Rare Photo of Jonathan...driving home through construction!

Tuesday Tunes 46: Out of My League

Well, that was Thanksgiving...Just in case anyone missed it. Or is thinking it might have been Christmas since we woke up to snow this morning. Traffic is bad. Maggie was half an hour late being dropped off. Jonathan left early for work....People have forgotten how to drive on winter roads. It happens every year!!

Our Thanksgiving was just fine. We had it at my parents' house. We put the kids to bed and played some games. It was fun.

Aidan still has one more day off. Since we went back to school so early this year, they have given us a few extra days off throughout the year. This is one of those days. It is nice. I do not want to walk in the snow. Plus, the kids do not have winter boots. I am afraid that I won't be able to find any, either....

I thought I would share a song that I love right now. It is a Stephen Speaks song. I hope you enjoy!!

Group Picture Game

I am trying something different and fun today. Steph does a group blog thing and today she is doing a Google picture game (find a picture for each category on Google). I am in need of something whimsical today and this seems just right. If you feel like playing along, please link back to her blog!!

So without furthur ado...

1. Your Favorite beverage:

Nothing beats a warm cup of coffee, any day...all day. As a stay-at-home mom, it is sometimes the thing that keeps me going!!

2. Your hometown

There she is. My beautiful Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I love the Rocky Mountains in the background.

3. Your favorite TV show
I have 2:

The Office...So hilarious!

Fringe...So thought provoking!!

4. Your Occupation/You are in school for

I am an Elementary School teacher...When I decide to go back to work, that is!!

5. Your first car

A Cherverolet Cavalier...Although I never really owned it or drove it before it died.

6. Your favorite dish

I am an Albertan and we LOVE our steak...Rare, please!!

7. Celebrity you've been told to resemble

Not in looks, or her in real life, but as her character (Monica on Friends). I am the same!!

8. Celebrity on your "to do" list
I have 2: (again)

Colin Firth...Soooo dreamy!!

Matt Damon...Soooo cute (especially those dimples!!)

My hubby knows about these 2...I know who is on his...

9. Favorite Childhood toy

A chalkboard...Yes, that's right. I was destined to be a teacher right from the get-go!!

10. Any Random picture

I LOVE music, so I chose something musical...I guess that wasn't very random...