sweet pics one still morning
Saturday, May 2, 2009
more mexico pics
more mexico pics
we were upgraded to a 2 bedroom suite 40 feet off the beach. small touches were the swans out of towels that made a huge impression on us.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Mexico
4 days after the Banff wedding, we flew to Mayan Riviera in Mexico for Part2 wedding.
The was my first all inclusive stay, it could not have been any more perfect. Our resort blew all of us away with its 5 star service and beautiful white sand beach and torquoise water...and all the food and booze one can consume. I ate fish twice a day and almost turned into a fruit with the amount I consumed. We had a few days to relax before the weddng day, all we had to do was pick the flowers out that was it...highly recommend a beach wedding for the lack of stress and planning. Cory and Chris showed up for day and had a 2 hr stag party with a number of rums and coronas. The wedding was just perfect...Marnie was drop dead gorgeous as usual and Seth was too much with his matching outfit with me. The entire day / evening was perfect!!
Banff Wedding
April 11th was our wedding day in Banff.
The wedding was simple and small, stress free. In fact 2 hours before the start, I took Seth out for a bike ride in the Chariot. A neighbour pulled me over and asked "aren't you getting married today"? I replied "yes in 2 hours, no worries".
Attendees were immediate family, great to see everyone especially Grandma from Kelowna. Thanx for everyone who made the effort to attend, some people farther than others...Marnie's dad from Burlington.
Our marriage commisioner, Rick Kurnelius, put us at ease with his humor throughout the ceremony....including starting off the ceremony calling Marnie Christie (her mom)...take two he stated as the crowd was in laughter.
Vermillion Lakes provided a perfect mountain setting, wine and cheese / appies at Christie's afterwards, topped off with a delicious dinner at the Maple Leaf.
Thanx to our friend Chris Siddal for taking pics. www.chrissiddal.com
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Gorgeous days off!!
What a beautiful 3 days off.
Walked into town Saturday morning with Seth and Marnie, bumped into friends and had coffee and tasty blueberry scones at Wild Flour. Into Canmore after to seek items for Mexico, had delicious Illy espresso at Mountain Mercato - highly recommend this cafe. Dinner and wine at Marn's parents to finish the day.
Sunday, went for my first outside road ride of the year. Keith and I met up with 4 guys who rode in from Canmore and proceeded West on the 1A. Group split up by "two trees" and regrouped at Castle Junction. Robbie, Keith and I rode onto Lake Louise - burn burn. Americano and a date square later and back to Banff, burn burn burning legs.
Not bad, 120km's for first ride of the year - and one of the fastest rides to the Lake and back - good job pulling boys. Body held up considering had not been on a bike longer than 1 hour all winter.
Robbie was laughing at my 'less is more plan" and that it seems to be working as I felt great out there....especially on the climbs.
I had been waiting 5 months for that day...the 1A is such a beauty ride with those views and climbs, appreciate every day I am out.
Monday brought a morning walk with Seth to town. We then hooked up the bike attachment for the Chariot and rode with Seth for the first time out to Vermillion Lakes. Great for both of us to be on the bikes together and to pull Seth along...grunt up the hill going home...ass was hurting from day before as well.
We then sat on our deck for 2 hours soaking up the sun, burnt my forehead actually.
Back at work today for 3 days, then 16 days off!!! Marriage and Mexico :)
Walked into town Saturday morning with Seth and Marnie, bumped into friends and had coffee and tasty blueberry scones at Wild Flour. Into Canmore after to seek items for Mexico, had delicious Illy espresso at Mountain Mercato - highly recommend this cafe. Dinner and wine at Marn's parents to finish the day.
Sunday, went for my first outside road ride of the year. Keith and I met up with 4 guys who rode in from Canmore and proceeded West on the 1A. Group split up by "two trees" and regrouped at Castle Junction. Robbie, Keith and I rode onto Lake Louise - burn burn. Americano and a date square later and back to Banff, burn burn burning legs.
Not bad, 120km's for first ride of the year - and one of the fastest rides to the Lake and back - good job pulling boys. Body held up considering had not been on a bike longer than 1 hour all winter.
Robbie was laughing at my 'less is more plan" and that it seems to be working as I felt great out there....especially on the climbs.
I had been waiting 5 months for that day...the 1A is such a beauty ride with those views and climbs, appreciate every day I am out.
Monday brought a morning walk with Seth to town. We then hooked up the bike attachment for the Chariot and rode with Seth for the first time out to Vermillion Lakes. Great for both of us to be on the bikes together and to pull Seth along...grunt up the hill going home...ass was hurting from day before as well.
We then sat on our deck for 2 hours soaking up the sun, burnt my forehead actually.
Back at work today for 3 days, then 16 days off!!! Marriage and Mexico :)
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