Tofino bound

Holy slacker bum!!! I’m on it again, so here you have it.

Pam and Matt were out visiting us from Toronto for the week so we decided to woooooooo them with a trip over to Tofino for the weekend. Tofino never ceases to amaze me every time I go! We stayed across the street from Chesterman beach this time at a place called the Nalu House. It totally felt like a home away from home!! Sitting in the piping hot tub with a glass of wine after walking along the beach all day is most definitely a lifestyle I could get used to! We spent all day wandering around taking in the sights then chilling in the night with several bottles of vino! We had a great visit, it was awesome to see the "McKinnon's" again!! Come back soon!!

Nad & Jozo's Wedding (Sept 16)

Does it seem like all my blogs are bout weddings? Well its cause they are! This year we had 6 weddings. YIKES! This past weekend's wedding was extra special for us since it was part of my "italian" family that got hitched! Yahoooooooo Nadia!! I met Nadia back in 1998 when I started working at Italian Florist and Gifts (IFG), and let me tell you, I've been hearing about this wedding since the day I started!! Nad has always been all bout planning her princess fairytale wedding ... or wait, was that Milena! Okay, lets call a truce and agree that they have BOTH been planning Nad's wedding ~ colors, decor and all! Anyways, the day finally arrived ... and let me tell you, it was every bit as fairy tale and they come. It was absolutely out of this word. Every last detail was nailed! Props to David, Maurizio and Kelli (and Mil of course) for a job well done! Nad and Jozo looked absolutely phenominal, the flowers were, well of course, incredible, the venue was something straight out of a bridal magazine, to top that all off we had a wicked 9 course meal followed by some "Federico's supper club" rippin up the dance floor! We had an amazing time!!! Once last salute to the IFG gang! I love you all! I tried to pick a FEW of my favourite pictures, but there are so many amazing pictures I couldn't decide ... check them out and you'll see why!

Mama's in town

I know, I know ... I'm a slacker. I haven't posted anything lately, but in my defense I haven't really been on the computer much. I took a few days off of work to spend some quality time with my mama! My mom was in town for the last week so its been "go-time"; we headed up to Whistler for a day, took in the Body Worlds exhibit at Science World (so incredible ~ a must see for sure), mauled Josie's baby for an afternoon (had to let mom get in a good dose of baby so she stops harassing me bout having one), walked tons and ate loads of yummy homemade bread (yes, I know, I'm a Jenny Craig failure, but oh my gawd soooooooo good). I'm going to have to do some intense cardio to burn off that loaf mom ~ but it was all worth it! Thanks! Nothing beats having your mom around for some good ol' time cookin, oh, and lets not forget to mention cleaning. I don't think my floors have ever been swiffered as many times in one week, EVER! I also now have the most spotless windows on the block! Just call my mom Monica from friends ~ its excellent!! My attention deficit disorder would kick in long before I was ever able to get my windows as spotless as mom does. However, I think I may have learned the secret ~ vinegar! Okay, so it doesn't smell like roses, but it certainly cleans like a dream! Thanks for everything mom, we had a great visit! Come visit anytime!! Check out a few pics from our visit.