Outhouses, Wild Rapids and Fireworks

After a long weekend of white water rafting, sleeping in a huge tent and unfortunately, having to use an outhouse, I'm back to work; wishing I was sleeping instead.

I don't have time to post much about my weekend at the moment, so be forewarned that you're about to be bombarded with pictures!

Saturday.

Andrew and I en route to Otttawa

On Saturday, myself, Andrew, his brother, Raymond and our friend Savio headed up to Ottawa. It was a long, six hour drive. 

Me and Andrew's brother, Ray

We made mandatory picture pit stops along the way.

 We came across this little farm that was selling fresh pies.

It was strictly an honour system: You take what you want from the fridge and you pay for it in the box next to it.

We got these cute little heart shaped tarts that were really good!

 After what felt like days of driving, we finally made it to the resort! We had dinner and set up our giant tent, which was crowned the Taj Mahal of tents.

We finished the night off with some drinks around a communal fire, where we got to know our fellow campers. I then spent the night freezing in our tent and really wished we were still by that fire. 

Sunday.

Sunday was our big white water rafting day. There's a lot to say about what happened on our trip, so I'm going to save it for tomorrow's That Time I. 

The picture above is a preview our trip. Yes, that's our boat. And yes, the person who is flipped upside down and falling into the water is someone in our group. You'll have to come back tomorrow to find out who it is!

Monday.

Monday was our Victoria Day, which meant I had the day off work. We drove back to Toronto, taking a scenic route. It was beautiful, passing tons of trees along the way.

The route got us to Toronto much faster than we expected, so we stopped off at a Red Lobster to meet up with friends and have dinner.

Which was followed by a walk along the boardwalk and drinks on the patio. 

Of course, no holiday is complete without fireworks.

The perfect end to an amazing weekend!

How was your weekend?

Anniversary & Easter Long Weekend

"Your arms are my castle, your heart is my sky; They wipe away tears that I cry. The good and the bad times, we've been through them all.
You make me rise when I fall."
- Cascada, Everytime We Touch 

Before I get into my weekend recap, I want to take this moment to wish my other half a happy anniversary.

circa May 2009
taken by Kat

Four years ago you walked into my life. I had no idea what an amazing journey was in store for me. From flights in your plane, to our first - and second - trips to Cuba, to Vegas, to NYC, to Cleveland, to Chicago and everywhere in between. To four moves, to moving in together. From New Years Eve kisses to bubbly on the dance floor.

Through all the ups, we've had our downs too. From running away from you to yelling matches. Let's not forget all the arguments in front of your friends (and of course, your brother too).

No, we're not perfect, but who is? We've made it through the downs because we're stuck with each other our love is stronger than it all.

You keep me safe in your arms.

I love you, Andrew. Happy four years!

Now enough with the cheesiness. Let's get onto the good stuff: what we did this weekend!

This weekend we went to Richmond, Virginia. Mal over at Mal's Miles had blogged about taking her friends to this place called Uptown Alley and mentioned that it was similar to Dave and Buster's. I'm absolutely in love with Dave and Buster's; I've had two birthday parties there and I've gone there over ten times since I turned nineteen. So, I had to check out Uptown Alley.

1. Toronto skyline
2. Us!
3. Me sleeping in the plane on the way back
4. Stopping off for fuel and watching the sunrise

We booked a hotel off Hotwire (we got the Hyatt), hopped into Andrew's plane and off we went.

1. Andrew and I in the historic elevator
2. Yummy dinner!
3. Us :)

A woman who worked at the FBO we landed at recommended we have dinner at The Tabacco Company Restaurant, so we did. It was a beautiful restaurant, with really great service. They even had a live band playing really nice jazz music!

Us at Uptown Alley

After dinner, we drove to Uptown Alley. Let me just say, driving at night in Richmond was an experience. I've noticed this in some other States as well: there are no streetlights on the highway! What's up with that?

Uptown Alley was fun, but I think D&B takes the cake. I know there's a D&B in Richmond as well, but we didn't get a chance to check it out to compare it to ours.

As usual, Andrew kicked my ass in bowling. I beat him, once! But, he probably let me win.

On Saturday, we explored more of Richmond. We also noted how quiet Richmond is on a Saturday. The picture on the left was taken at 12 in the afternoon, on a highway. Where is everyone?

We walked along a slave trail, went to a bunch of museums, grabbed some food then headed back to the hotel to flight plan. Sunday called for bad weather, so we left early Sunday morning. By early, I mean, we took off at 5am.

When we got back home, we both passed out for a good few hours. Woke up in time to paint Easter eggs and have our traditional Easter egg hunt.

Now I'm back at work and I'm struggling to stay awake! Any suggestions for our next getaway?

Hope everyone had a great weekend and a wonderful Easter!

Happy Substitute Friday!

 "No ceiling to my sky, just open space to fly
Every time I'm feeling down, I turn it back around."
- Nicole Scherzinger, Boomerang

Am I the only one super excited to have tomorrow off work? To everyone who has Friday and Monday off work, I envy you. This girl is back to work on Monday. To those of you who aren't off tomorrow or even Monday, I send you my sincerest condolences.

However, since I am off tomorrow, and the other half and I celebrate our four years of being together on Monday (yes, on April Fool's Day. If our relationship is indeed a joke, it's got to be the longest running joke ever), we've decided to take a little getaway. We've been accused of making small things into a big thing, but hey when your boyfriend owns not one, but two small aircraft's you have to go big or go home, right? What's the fun in having two planes if they're just going to sit on the tarmac all year? Plus, life is short and all that other junk. Might as well enjoy it!

Last summer, with his baby

Last night, I did all the important stuff to be ready to go:

* I cleaned
* I did my taxes - all on my own! The first time not using an accountant. I'm so proud.
* I got caught up on the Walking Dead (can we say AMAZING episode?)
* I nearly set the house on fire:

Note to self: Don't put a towel near a burner. A burner with the heat on.

Now that I'm all ready to go, I just have to get through the rest of the day!

And for Throwback Thursday, let's go back to when I was nine:

Yes, I did get made fun of for wearing those glasses.

Can anyone guess where these pictures were taken?

It's hard to tell, but I'm on Saved By the Bell. I'm a superstar. I know.

Happy Family Day Long Weekend!

"The sun goes down.
The stars come out.
And all that counts,
Is here and now.
My universe will never be the same.
I'm glad you came."
- The Wanted, Glad You Came

It's finally here! The time that I count down to every month: a long weekend!

Don't get me wrong. I love my job. But, I also love sleep. And what better way is there to celebrate a long weekend than by sleeping in? Okay, so maybe I can think of a few better ways, but sleeping in is pretty awesome too. Rumour has it that once you have kids, those days of sleeping in become a distant memory. So, I might as well enjoy it while I still can! (Note: I'm not planning on having children any time soon. No need to worry!)

I'm off to hit the gym right now and then I plan to sit back and relax (and eat some yummy Valentine's Day leftovers)!

Hope everyone has an enjoyable long weekend! Oh, and if you don't live with them, try to make some time to see your family. Or at least call them. It's a Family Day long weekend, after all!

Quite possibly how my weekend will go.