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Life giving.Movement.My dear friend Alexis asked me "What are you doing that is life giving today friend?" SKIING! I answered! There are certain things in life that bring us life and certain things that suck life from us. Welp for me skiing is something that brings me life! :) I was able to do it at my sweet Aunt and Uncles condo at Mount Tremblent in Quebec! What a beatuiful mountain. Get this I got to ski out right from their condo to the gondola! :) SO COOL!
(Warning photos taken with my mom's point and shoot not my canonbaby ha)


Me looking like a boarder chick yeh...ah!

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The village :) So very von-trap family feeling eh?



Before I went down the black diamond. :) Yep I did a black diamond! Its been a little while peeps. I was proud of my self.



Good thing I didn't drop the camera.



Me and my sweet mom. One of the most amazing people on the planet. She is in pain everyday and still smiles and doesn't complain though she could. She is so strong. I am so proud of her.

Canadain Maple syrup on a stick. Pretty great! Me and my Aunt!



I love Canada!

It was a much needed trip. Thankful for family. They love you no matter what! And as my chiro Fran the Man says: "Do what moves you!!!!"

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Home......

Canada. This place will always be home to me. Even though both of my parents live in different homes than when I lived with them and grew up.....just walking in to the airport off that plane my soul smiles and says....ahhhh. Home.

Some times you just need to go home. Clairty, unconditional love, healing, and understanding, no matter what is going on in your life.

I'm going skiing tomorrow! IN CANADA! Its going to feel wonderful! I haven't skiied for 5 years. I am ready to have the wind whipping in my face, the feeling of flying and glorious snow flying under me at the speed of light....ok maybe not light. Im not on kyrptonite or anything. :)


Here is the trail map :)

See ya on the slopes peeps! HUURRRAY!

SNOW....be careful what you wish for.

If you ever read my blog then you know I am a big fan of snow. (Here is an archive of just how much!)

It was the thing I missed the most in Alabama,and the thing I was most excited about in moving to Gloucester. Everyone here thinks I am nuts except for a few peeps who share in my love and jump for joy and catch snowflakes on their tongues just like I do! Most everyone else just grumbles and complains about it. Not this little Canadian. :)

Well this year I certainly got what I wished for. We have had MONUMENTAL amounts of it.It is actually to the point its a little funny....um well to me. I think its all just for me. Who knows where we will end up after we are done here in school. Maybe California! I am sure getting a good dose of it while I can.

Excuse me while I go warm up my car......Where is it?




Maybe I should trade the good old Maxi in for this...



Stay warm peeps. And if you live in the warmth you coulllllld send a little sunshine our way to melt down the snow banks. Just sayin' :)

We're Not Related.....

Took the kids I nanny to play outside in the Snow the other day. Now if you know me I love snow. I think my love for it grew even bigger moving back to the North. Needless to say I hope my children take after their mother and her love for snow one day. (Josh is not that fond of it and prefers the warm and is know to be Perturbed about it often.)

First getting children ready to play in the snow is quite an ordeal. I mean those baby snowpants are sure cute. But it just so happens that the little booger wearing them tends to do this every time I turn to get his hat/boots/jacket/gloves/and other million objects needed to step foot out in the white stuff.

In fact as soon as I got one boot on and went to put the other one on he would kick it off. This was very frusterating...ahem I mean cute. Well we finally made it ouside. We went sledding. Jacob was not a fan.

Unlike hIs brother.


He just kept his mouth in a hard line. No giggles or smiles. Just seriously annoyed.
Until I put him in his good old swing.



Some kids just don't like the snow! He prefers to swing. (notice missing boot he again kicked off)

What a contrast!

Our view in the Bahamas


What we woke up to on Sunday Morning!

Our time in the Bahamas was amazing! We enjoyed everything! The resort was beautiful and so was the time spent with the girls and each other. One of my favorite parts was going Snorkeling! We saw so much of God's beautiful creation. I felt like we were on planet earth! You know the documentary series (if you have never seen that you must) We saw:




Yes it was quite fun....until we saw:


Our friend Kim had just come back from a semester in Hawaii and informed us what this fish was! (I knew it was called a lion fish but I had no idea it was so deadly!)
Also one of the Bahamian men on the beach said "You touch this.....DEAD!"

Needless to say we swam away from him as fast as we could!
All in all it was an amazing experience and I will never forget it!

A glimpse at our weekend.....

Bring It on.....

Home early from work......Check
Bread, Milk, and other groceries............. Check
Candles..............Check
Electric Blanket......Check
Caramel Apple Spice Drink....Check
Christmas Movies.......Check
Sweet Hubby to Snuggle with ......Check
Games & Neighbors to play them with.....Check

Let it snow..............

I ain't gonna lie.......I love it

Snow Snow SNOWWWWWWWWWW!

I am sorry but I just love it! A Canadian who lived in Alabama for two years, snow deprived is so thrilled to be back in the winter land. I wake up every morning looking for it like a little kid. When it is there it brings a huge smile on my face. People around me say " oh just wait till you have to scrape your car off every morning and its freezing you will be hateing it." Nope. Not gonna happen! I love it. I just love it. Its a magical land of white!




And I am positiely thrilled for what is headed our way:
Weather >North America >United States >Massachusetts >Gloucester
Watches and WarningsGloucester Forecast...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.


SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 8 AM AND
NOON ON FRIDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY DURING THE
AFTERNOON...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO
2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE FRIDAY EVENING RUSH HOUR MAY BE QUITE
MESSY WITH HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER TO
SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE INTERIOR DURING THE EVENING HOURS...BUT
THE STEADY SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST WELL INTO
THE NIGHT.


IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE COAST
LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT. THIS MAY
RESULT IN NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES ALONG WITH BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING
SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE
INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO
36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY
TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP.
Forcast for Friday: Snow
Forcast for Saturday: Snow
Forcast for Sunday: Snow
Forcast for Monday: Snow
= Me Thrilled

Finally...........

Tonight: Cloudy. Snow showers developing late. Low near 30F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 60%. Snow accumulations less than one inch.
Tomorrow: Snow during the morning will taper to snow showers and gusty winds during the afternoon. Chance of snow 70%. 1 to 2 inches of snow expected.

Children of Winter

The trees are bare, it is crisp outside, everyone is awaiting the first flakes, Warren Miller is here, it is in the air.

Winter.

If you are not a fan of winter sports you are missing out. Not only did Josh and I get to see an amazing film last night to pump us up for winter, we also got free lift tickets to five amazing mountains around here. Including, Sunday River, Sugarloaf, and Sumugglers Knotch. I can honestly say I started skiing when I was three, and I can honestly say I am thrilled to be in the north again. Fresh powder, rushing adrenaline, wind whipping in your face. Here I come. I was born and raised as a Child of Winter, and I am glad to be back!

Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds.....

So I have a few things in my life that I have a special relationship with..... Music, Leaves, The Sky, and Snow. I love these things.
These things stir a special feeling with in me.

Music.
When you hear a good song it makes your heart beat fast and you just want to dance, or sing at the top of your lungs, or worship if it is a song about God. A song can bring back memories of a moment past in an instant.

Leaves.
There is something just spectacular about the leaves changing. Everyday lately I seem to be in awe of the many trees around me. One thing I love about New England is that trees line every road and hang out in to the middle of them. Even the Highways. The leaves are just brilliant with colour.

Snow.
Me and Snow go way back. Its just magical. Everything changes when it snows. The world looks completely different. A magical layer of white fluffy snow. I can sense when it will snow, and I just love it.

The Sky.
Another thing that just causes me to cry out in worship! Its like God just paints the sky in a new way everyday! I love the morning sky when the sun is just popping out between the trees. A fresh start. I love the afternoon sky when the sky is blue and bright and clouds looks like cotton balls in the sky. I love the evening sky when the sun casts rays of light and spectacular color like rays of a rainbow as far as the eye can see. I love the night sky when stars and constellations can be seen. God's mighty power displayed in how big the universe is. I feel so small and so in awe that God so big loves ME.

Well today was a magical sky day. I wanted to capture every moment of it. I got a couple good shots.
I had a moment sitting on a hill watching the sun set over the lake and pondered God. I am thankful for Him. My life would be pretty miserable with out him.

It's Coming It's Coming!!!!

A Canadian girl in Alabama's dream come true! SNOW!!! I am so excited for everyone to experience it! Esp poor kids who have never seen it! I hope there is enough to make a snow angel or two :)

SNOWWWWWWWWWWWW

Ok so its not much but my heart lifted out of its chest as I looked out my window and saw SNOW! As I speak children are runing around and screaming! I can't wait to see what these crazy Alabamians do with this...they will probably shut down everything and run to the store to stock up on milk and bread :)
I wonder what they would do with this....