Slide Night! a.k.a. Holiday Photos

Before school goes back on Monday and my blog posts return to being a little more classroom themed, I thought I'd share a few of my holiday photos. :)

As I probably mentioned a few million times, I spent my two week winter break in Canada with my lovebird.  We mostly stayed in Calgary because Chris had to work for the first week I was there, but when he was off we went on a road trip!  We drove from Calgary through the mountains and the Okanagan Valley to visit my cousins in Summerland. 

Of course, I took a heap of photos - but these are my favourites.  Hope you like them! :)

Lake Louise.  I've been here a few times, but this view never gets old!

One of our all-time favourite places to visit, especially for a long lunch, is Banff.

On the road in BC.

During the few days we had in Kelowna, we visited a few wineries - Quail's Gate and Mission Hill.  This view is from Mission Hill.

Tasting different wines was our favourite part of the tours! :)

Chris said this cap looked fine... I'm not so sure!  But since it was the middle of a heatwave while we were there, I needed it to avoid sunburn. 

Nothing better than time in the sun with the one you love!

Everywhere you look in the Okanagan is a gorgeous view!

After all that relaxing it's now time to get back into school mode. Sigh.  Maybe I'll just enjoy a Saturday sleep in first!

Lauren

Currently almost July!

The linky is early for July!  I bet when I go link up with Farley I'll be about number 458 on the list even though it's still June for another day. :)

Listening: Chris had a few changes to make on a customer's engagement ring design so he has been busy on his computer.  I've been listing to him tap away while I read some blogs and check Facebook.  If you need a custom jewellery piece that will be gorgeous and special I can sure point you in the right direction...!

Loving: No explanation necessary!

Thinking: Tomorrow we are off on a roadtrip from Calgary into the Okanagan Valley.  We are stopping for lunch in Banff, spending a night in Revelstoke on the way to visit my cousin in Summerland. Then we have 2 nights at a B&B in Kelowna.  I'm so excited!!

Wanting: Only one more week of holidays... boo! Hopefully those days go nice and slowly.

Needing: I had planned to get myself super organised for school so I don't feel like I'm chasing my tail all of next term.  As of right now I've done nothing... maybe I can get a heap done on the plane home! Haha.

Blogging Tip: Don't compete with other blogs, especially those that have huge followings. Blog about what you are excited about in your classroom/life and even if only a few people read each post it will be worth it.  Eventually you'll have some followers and friends in the bloggy world. :)

Happy almost-July friends!

Lauren

Summer Bucket List Linky

I was feeling super left out of the fun linky party that Miss Kindergarten is having... Everyone is sharing their plans to sleep, read and travel over the Summer holidays, but here in Australia we are heading into Winter and our long break from school is an age away.  And then I realised... I'm heading to Calgary for our end of Semester break and it will be Summer in Canada - woohoo!  I can join the party after all. :)

Number 1 on my list is to spend lots of time with this boy.  He was here at Easter time, but I miss him so much!  Can't wait to see him again. :)

We're going to go on a road trip from Alberta into BC - my cousin and his wife live in Summerland.  Doesn't that sound like a magical place?  Chris and I have a tonne of fun with James and Tina so it will be good to see them again.  

I'm going to stop by all of the stores that I love in Canada but we don't have here - Jacob, H&M, Walmart, Spring, Target, Aldo, Chapters... There's a good day or two of shopping right there! I'm also going to grab a Pike's Place from Starbucks!  It's tricky to find a Starbucks here (not that I've really looked hard!).

Last but not least, I'm looking forward to seeing all of my Canadian friends again. :)

Link up and share your Summer bucket list too!

Lauren