It was such a last minute decision for us to go back to Calgary that I still can't believe we managed to pull if off. Drew had been traveling a lot for work the past month but they were pretty short stints - one night in New York here, a couple days in Chicago there...no big deal. However, his upcoming trip to Atlanta had been looming on my radar for awhile. He was supposed to be gone for 6-7 days that included being gone over the weekend (I can handle the weekly travel but losing Daddy on a weekend is crummy!) Suddenly the idea dawned on me - what if Drew could drive us to Calgary and then fly in and out of there for his trip and drive us home after? With that the plans were quickly made and my amazing husband happily agreed to take a couple days off to drive us up north and put up with the hassle of having to take less convenient flights in and out of Calgary to help make his time away easier on all of us.
And easier it was! The time away from Daddy went by much faster for the boys and I as we were distracted by all sorts of fun things. We didn't do anything 'fancy' (and I barely took any photos of our trip) but we just enjoyed seeing all of our family and friends and having a nice change of scenery. We...
- Had lots of suppers with Grandpa, learned how to play air hockey and croquet, and had fun at the park
- Had multiple trips to the park with Grandma and enjoyed playing with new bubble blowers on the deck,
- Played at Grammy's house, made smores, collected bugs and ate at Y2K (our favorite Vietnamese restaurant)
- Spent a morning with my cousin Roberta and her children playing in their tree house
- Went to the park with my friend Michelle and her two girls.
- Spent a morning catching up with my friend (and Maid of Honor) Catherine and snuggled her new baby girl while our boys played together
- Played and had lunch with my friend Jessica and her three cuties.
The boys loved every minute and at night when Grandma and I tucked them into bed they were exhausted. Before we knew it Daddy was home and got to join in the festivities by catching up with my mom and his, hanging out with all of our friends at a BBQ on Friday night and golfing with the boys on Saturday morning. Yup, a last minute trip to Calgary was a pretty good idea if I do say so myself!
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