This lovely Wednesday morning, way way too early, just at the cracking of dawn, I got up to enjoy the sunrise over the lake. Yes! I made it to Kingston for 1 day of the rally 😀 . Mom is doing so much better so we figured that with Dad's help she could be left alone for a few hours until Kirsten could get here, so I drove to Kirsten's where I caught a ride with Nissa to Kingston!
I'd forgotten how much I enjoy this campground… after visiting with everyone, Carm and I went for a long walk through the park. Beautiful wooded areas, pretty campsites with flowers and a belvedere looking over the Cataraqi river were a welcome vista after days in a hospital and more days in the city. And we were blessed with an absolutely glorious day with sunshine and the perfect warmth.
Everyone at the rally had tickets to the theatre in Gananque so Carm and I did a bit of retail therapy. I should go shopping with him after being away all the time as he was the perfect shopping companion, carrying my purse and bags and bags of shopping as I gleaned the racks.
First stop was Mountain - I tried on a gorgeous fluffy sweater and put it on my ‘think about it’ list until I took it off and my black t-shirt was absolutely COVERED in pink lint - definitely a no go! It was an over the head type of sweater which isn't the best for me and my frequent hot flashes anyway so I wasn't too disappointed but gosh, it was so fluffy and soft.
At some other store I found a white gauzy dress that will be perfect next winter at the all-inclusive that we've booked for November. Did I mention that already? Olaf, Steph, Carm and I are booked into an all-inclusive in the Dominican Republic! I'm excited to try something new. Carm and I went all out and booked a swim up room which should be fun!
Then at Columbia I found another little dress that rolls up into a wrinkle free ball that will be cute in the summer and perfect for November with its tropical print 😀 . Carm got a shirt with a tropical motif as well. The last stop was a deek into Laura and Melanie Lyne where just as we were about to go out the door I spied some blingy jeans on sale. I'm a bit like a magpie as anything bling or shiny draws me like a moth to a flame. The jeans are cute and will be nice for slightly dressing up. I love them!
There were a few more stops after the outlet mall - Canadian Tire for a better mat for outside the camper door - we wanted something that would grab all the vegetation from our shoes before we tracked it into the camper. Luckily we found just what we were looking for at Canadian Tire. At the beer store I grabbed an orange cream spritz that I thought would be like the old bacardi coolers that we used to get years ago… alas… at the campfire last night I cracked it open and was not impressed - yuck!
We weren't back at the camper for long before we decided to drive across town to Raxx for their fish and chips special. It was good but it left me feeling slightly gross from all the frying. By the time we got back to camp, everyone was back from the theatre so we all gathered around a propane campfire for an evening of conversation and laughter. I wasn't sad to get back to the villetta for bed. I slept well until just before 5am, and now here I am… 6:15… a bit bleary headed but I can't seem to fall back to sleep.
Everything is covered in a fine green powder and when the wind gusts the air is thick with pollen from the pine trees. It's excessive and makes me especially grateful that I don't have an allergy!
Later today we'll pack up and haul the trailer to Kirsten's, get set up, then Carm will go home and I'll go back to Mom and Dad's for another few nights. I think they'll be mostly self-sufficient in a few days.
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7:30 pm. I'm back with Mom and Dad after a busy day! After our first morning coffee we put on our shoes and went for a long walk then visited with people for a while before slowly starting to get ready to head out. We had an uneventful drive to Kirsten's and got all set up by 5:00 pm. Carm went home and I came back here. It was a great break but now my back is sore and spasmy… who knows why, perhaps too much tension. We are waiting for the nurse to come to do a few things and then it will be an early night to bed for me!
Awesome!
“conversations in the car with Nissa”
“seeing my honey”
“getting to Kingston”
“a walk around the park”
“new jeans”
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