Jo and I got back from our fabulous trip to Quebec City Sunday night. We had an amazing time!! We got on our train early Friday, and got into Quebec City at 3:30pm. We decided to walk to our hotel - the Fairmont Chateau Frontenac.... that was a mistake!!! (My idea!!!!) It has been a very long time since I have been there, and evidently I have forgotten how steep the streets are!!!! It was a good 20 minute hike up hill all the way. To boot, the streets and walkways were mostly cobblestone!!! I have been battling a nasty cough and boy did it show!! I had no lung capacity for that! Oh well, we made it and the day was beautiful. The hotel was amazing!!! There was a big international figure skating event going on and many skaters from all over the world were staying at the hotel. Saturday evening after dinner, Jo and I sat in the hot tub for a while and chatted with an American pairs couple.
I just realized that I started writing this a week ago! Tells you how quickly time gets away on you!!
So, anyway, we had a great time with some great food, great drinks, good shopping, and even better conversation! We also had a terrific couple of hours having a manicure and pedicure at a local spa - it was gorgeous and nice to be pampered!! It is always nice to get away for a couple of days, although we were both missing the kids quite a bit (and Gord and Chris of course!!!)
My battle with my cold continued to the point of finally breaking down and seeing a doctor. The cough still continues, but it is less and less and I have something to help calm the cough at night and help me sleep. Erin has pretty much lost her cough completely, so I am happy of that.
Gord has been off this past week, along with his brothers and his brother-in-law engaging in the annual tradition of the deer hunt. The deer did not fare as well as the moose this year, but 2 is lower than in years past. That being said, we have had some nice dinners with a few folks a couple of days of the week.
Erin continues to long to be in school every day. She is fine when we leave, but she has put on a couple of performances the days she has been in daycare! Again, I am so glad she loves school!!
The weekend has been quiet and uneventful to this point. Sunday we are going to see a horse that Anestasia found that looks to be a good match for Erin. His name is Charlie. We will see if we come home with less money today or not! This is Erin's Christmas present!!! There will be a few things from Santa, but this is from Mummy and Daddy! Needless to say Erin is pretty excited. I think it will be fun to have another animal around too - one that doesn't live in the house!! We also have another fun present for the whole family - as we have decided to get going with a pool. We are going to try to get as much of the work done this fall, so it won't take much time in the spring to get it finished and ready to swim in. Again, all of us are really excited about that too!! So all of our presents this year are outside presents!
Well, I think I am going to try to get a bit more sleep. Erin needed to pee early this morning, so I thought I would take advantage of being awake to get a few things done, including updating the blog.
Enjoy the pics of Quebec City! I'll let everyone know how the pony review goes later!
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