Pre-show drinks (and dinner, not pictured) at the beautiful Palliser Hotel. My sister and I have seasons tickets to Vertigo Mystery Theatre and meet up at the hotel before the show. We had such a good time last season that we convinced my husband and our mom to join us this season.
Crabapple trees in bloom. Except for the three days of the year that they're in bloom, I HATE these trees. Every bloom means an apple...and there's a ton of them (some are still on the trees now...gonna be gross when it thaws). I did make crabapple jelly with some of the fruit in the fall...so I guess there's that.
We took our good friend Morgan to California with us on vacation. She was a trooper and her and Jet did really well together for the week (it wasn't without it's crying, temper tantrums, sulking and screeching...but in retrospect not all that bad).
Disneyland continues to rock our world.
Saw a ball game...or two.
And I shopped at Trader Joe's for two dollar wine. TWO DOLLARS! That alone makes me come back to California every year. I also bought lots of clothes.
Then there was Little League. And it was cold. And windy. And I hated every game and practice. Adam coached and I got to "help", that might have had something to do with the hate.
Calgary Stampede! This was at the parade, timestamp 9:23 am. By the time the longest parade in the world was over (4 hours later) Adam and I had consumed far to much and then had to meet up with my family for mom and dads anniversary dinner. Jet was bored within minutes of getting there. He played games on my phone the entire time.
Same day...in the hotel where mom and dad were staying.
Next up, flag football season! At least it was warm-ish for these games and practices. Jet's team won again...triple overtime. I'm sure the ball of nerves that I had while watching will get better as he gets older...right?
Cruise time! This was in the Air Canada lounge in Toronto. $35 unlimited food (appetizers) and booze, plus comfy seats and not a bunch of noisy people. An excellent way to spend our three hour layover.
First look at the new Disney Fantasy. Beautiful ship, loved the look and feel of it.
Jet on the ride to the boat. For whatever reason he refused to take off this sweater, and it was HOT in Florida (even by normal standards I'm told).
Jet relaxing on the balcony. Adam was the one who wanted this the most, and he did spend the first two evenings having a drink and lounging but then he didn't really use it again. I liked having the option to hang out there, but I'm not sure it was really worth the money.
Tea and after dinner treats at Remy, the adult only restaurant on the Fantasy. This dinner was fantastic, totally worth the extra money ($75 for dinner and $100 for wine pairings). I've never seen so many different types of flatware...and the service (and the food) was superb.
It was also on the cruise that Adam discovered his love for Champagne. And I discovered my love for really good, really expensive (for me) Champagne. $30 a glass Champagne.
Christmas presents! Sadly, not for me this year, but for my sister. I couldn't even squee in glee over getting the box because she'd totally know what it was and who it was for. Next year there's talk we'll spend the holidays in London. The fun London, not the fake Ontario London either.
And that's about it for pictures. I also got back into fitness, started running and convinced myself to try a half-marathon. More on that next year.
Here's to a Happy New Year!
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