Can you say "Kejimkujik"

Jon and I decided to take the recent long weekend as an opportunity to explore one of the coolest National Parks here in Nova Scotia. It was a quick trip.....just over 24 hours, but we had a great time....for the most part.....ha! Poor Jon got the raw end of the deal when we had to portage our canoe 6 times. However, I am married to a wonderful and very strong man, so he managed it well.
Aside from the whole lugging of the canoe, we had an awesome time paddling lakes and quiet steams, camping next to a lake you could hop in for a swim and sleeping in the rain under the protection of our warm tent. Though I still can't pronounce Kejimkujik, I would go back again in a heartbeat!

16 Weeks...and showing a bit more:)

The Land of Anne of Green Gables

I had the pleasure of having my wonderful mother come up for a visit this past weekend. We had an awesome time exploring Prince Edward Island, canoeing around Dartmouth, touring Halifax and shopping for maternity clothes. It was so great having her up here and I miss her already. Love you Mom!

Lookng at Life go by week by week

So, I figured I better get something up here since I told y'all that I would be keeping this thing updated! I have to keep this short because I am coming off my adrenaline rush from working a late night at my office and my bed is starting to sound really nice right about now. Jon and I took our first "preggo" pictures this past week in honour (for all my Canadian friends) of Canada Day and Number 3's (as I'm affectionately calling him/her at the moment) 13th week of life. Hope you Enjoy!

Swimming Struggles

Now, I know that I'm out of shape, but yesterday brought me to a new level of humility. I decided to go swimming last night which is something I haven't made time for in the past few months. I was expecting to be slower than normal, but when the pre-teen swim club started to pass me up in the lanes next to me, I had to face the blinding reality that I need to get my bum (Canadian lingo) back into working out! I would swim 100 meters at a time and then pretend I was stretching( ie: my arms and legs felt like 50lb weights were attached to them and I needed to give them a reprieve) Looks like I'm going to be heading to the pools a bit more often now

We made it through our first year! Beautifully!

I never thought it could be possible....but as Jon and I were celebrating our 1st Anniversary together a few weeks ago..I looked at him in wonder and realized that my love for him was more intense, more real, more wonderful than the day we got married.....I can't wait to see what the 2nd, 3rd, 5oth Anniversaries bring our way. I love you Jonathan!

NCIDQ Hiatus

I'm sure at this point, most of you may have thought I gave up on this blogging adventure, but alas, I'm still here......just a bit pre-occupied lately. I've been busy studying for the NCIDQ exam, trying to get my professional certification so I can be a bonafide interior designer....yay! It's been torture, but thankfully the end of the road is in sight. The exam will take up just one more week of my life (that is if I pass) and then I can move on to bigger and better things.

Sharing one of my favorite parts of spring compliments of Jon