Catch up & Crashes

Wow...it's been a while. I'll try to give you a brief summary cause there's lots to talk about. Thursday, July 3rd (my mom's b-day, coincidentally) we headed to CB for DH's family reunion. The trip was going fairly well till be got rear-ended in construction around exit 26 (between NG and Antig). Thankfully we are all okay but our old jalopy van is written off. Yes, that's my 3rd vehicle in 3 years...guess I like having a new ride every year. :) Today I'm getting the paperwork done for it and hopefully walking out with a cheque for the van. We kept on thinking the van was okay but as we drove, DH could feel a pull in the steering wheel. We stopping in Antig for a rental which was an ordeal of it's own. Long story short we made it to Ingonish in 12 hours. UGH!!!

The following 3 days were heavenly. What a wonderful time we had. And the chalet was awesome!!! It was well worth the extra $$. We had beautiful weather and enjoyed 2 beach days, a lobster boil, dinner & dance and Bunny's famous brunch (DH's step-grandmother). Since DH's aunt Debbie was heading back to Sydney with a fairly empty van, the girls & I road with them (instead of Mom & Dad meeting us in Englishtown). DH went back to Hali with his Aunt Sandy & MIL (he had to go to work Monday).

Mom & Dad's was great! They cleared their calendar a bit to accommodate us. We went swimming in the neighbour's pool one day, visited a bunch of our relatives, and laid low the rest of the time (the humidity was wretched). We also played a lot with my nephews at my SIL's place. On Thurs, DH called saying he got laid off...which we knew was coming (terrible timing after the accident). But Friday he put his name in at the painters union and is likely to be working late this week/early next. So, guess we can't complain...we're doing alright. Sat a.m. DH came to CB to collect us. We enjoyed a lovely BBQ at my brother's that night and headed home early yesterday. Fortunately our trip back was much better than our trip down. :)

So today I'm enjoying our last day with our rental vehicle running errands. DH's checking out a van tonight (fingers crossed). Hopefully we won't be long without a van...especially since DH's off and we could be enjoying some downtime together. Well, wish me luck. Will keep you posted.
~B