First of all I want to wish everyone a wonderful, 2011 that is filled with memories like no other year. My 2011 started out just that way. On January 5th my newest member of the shades of pink was born. She was just over six pounds and totally beautiful. My Oldest daughter who is pushing 28 had her first bundle of joy. And a bundle of joy she is. My girl had a good supply of disappointments through-out her life and walked down a lonely road trying to find something that filled the emptiness. Now she has found it. This baby will be the salvation for her mother.
A few days following the babies arrival; myself, and my two younger daughters packed up my M3 and headed west. Now remember it is mid January, it is freezing, storms are literally everywhere, after all ...this is Canada. We watched the weather reports and headed out early on a Saturday morning determined to beat the "Alberta Clipper" that was headed towards the Maritimes. Just the three of us!
Life had handed my family in particular a good dose of internal stress and we had been separated as a family for a while, meaning that a week in a small car in itself was going to be a challenge. We approached the entire "road trip" with heightened enthusiasm and excitement as we had a plan and a goal. To see big sister and her new family.
Were off heading north towards Quebec, along the Great Saint Lawrence River. I had travelled this way several times as a younger person and I guess I wanted the girls to see their country. For the most part day one was uneventful and we were getting acquainted again. By 5 that day we were hungry and snow had started. I guess the "Alberta Clipper" moved more north than I had anticipated. So we stopped for supper and grabbed a hotel , bedding down for the night.
The next morning the skies had cleared and we were up before breakfast...literally. Oh yes, still in our Jammie's we hurried it to the lobby looking for whatever was eatable for breakfast. Problem was our cell's had not changed to the new time zone and we were an hour early for breakfast. Eventually, we did eat and on the road again we were. In a blink, we were smack dab in Montreal and it was the most awesome trip I have ever had through that city. Many will agree, Montreal can be a real challenge and down right scary but at 7:30 on a Sunday morning is is quite the opposite. We breezed through and thanks to my "Alice", ( the GPS) we came upon the tunnel with no troubles either. Amazing!!!
Next, Toronto....Now you need to understand something here. We are three maritime women whereby the biggest city that we would have here is Halifax and that is only 250,thousand not 22 million. Okay! So driving through these two major cities is really scary, down right dreaded. But we conquered both in one day too. With Toronto behind us all we had ahead was Hamilton and St Catherine's, again much bigger than we were used too. But....HEY... we just passed the two most feared, how bad could it be? We motored along pealing up the highway behind us, driving and driving. Holy cow, were did they move St Catherine's? So we stopped, shopped a bit and had another Tim's...
What appeared to be the longest part of the trip was the best. We arrived just after dark and deal little "Alice" directed us right to her door. She greeted us ( after the text..."were here!") and it was amazing. We piled in on her, and coo'ed over the sweetest little baby anyone has ever seen.Stay tuned for Part 2..Dreams Do Come True - The Visit
awh this this is so sweet wonderful picturex
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