And We're Back

So we're back in Halifax and back to work after yet another exciting vacation. We are refreshed and renewed.

The rest of our week in the greater metropolitan area of Kapuskasing was both eventful and enjoyable. Unfortunately the weather only got slightly better--it stopped snowing and the temperature increased, but it was still quite cold and remained overcast, raining occasionally. Nevertheless, we had a great time.

Wednesday we had another paintball war and this time Jesse joined us.

Thursday, Janelle and I drove Sophie to the bus station and she headed back to Sudbury so she could spend the weekend camping at Wasaga Beach with her boyfriend. We spent lunch time with Dan and Kaye who made us a delicious fish feast. Thursday night after meeting Janelle and I joined Kim and Matthew and Jonathan and Jesse and Joel at Casey's for a late supper. We had a great time and really enjoyed their company. I don't think I've laughed so hard in a long time!

And Friday we got packing and in the late afternoon we went to Timmins for Danielle's baby shower. While Janelle and Mom stayed at the baby shower, Dad, Uncle Phil, Cousin Harry (Danielle's husband), and I went to Uncle Vern's house where Uncle Morris had also retreated from the shower. We ate pizza and chatted it up until the women started migrating back.

Mom and Dad drove back to Kapuskasing and we stayed with Uncle Phil and Aunt Pauline who hosted us once again most graciously. And then, Saturday morning Tante Doris arrived bright and early to drive us back to Toronto so we could catch our plane.

We had breakfast at Mike's in Timmins and spent the rest of the day driving, except for a short stop for lunch in North Bay. We arrived in time for our flight and made it to Halifax after a rather bumpy (though not as bad as last time) flight at eleven o'clock. When we landed we met up with Jeff and Angela and their two children who had been on the same flight as us! They had flown in from Toronto because their father died earlier the same day. On the bright side, that means Jason is also in the area...

Sunday we spent a relaxing day, having delicious lunch at the Frith's. We came home early in the afternoon and Janelle spring cleaned our living room and we bought a window fan to cool us down and drown out the noise of the squeaky fans across the street that keep Janelle awake annoyed. After gospel meeting we went out for bubble tea with mom and dad Swan.

Today it was back to work, and there was lots of work to do but it was nice to be back.