Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Summer Bucket list!!!!

A while back I was sitting here in front of my computer reading a blog remembering how long the wait was and how often I wished I could just be swept away on a little retreat to get away from the everyday and just enjoy life for a while without having to cater to anything/one. I did do little things here and there. I went on a few trips with my wonderful husband which helped make the wait bearable. I met this one sweet gal 3 or so years ago and we have been following each others blog since. She has been a great encouragement to me (and MANY others) and always looks at the brighter side of life. I love that about her. One day out of the blue I asked her if she would ever consider coming to Canada from Arizona for one week to do just that (get away from the everyday). I love that it took her no time to say yes! So here we are 2 days before she arrives! I am really excited for her! It's her first time in Canada, so this will be a good practice run for when she goes to China. We started talking about some of the things we can do when she comes and it looks like there will be a ton of firsts! SOOOOOO!!!! I decided to make a "PEI Summer Bucket List" for her. I don't expect we will get threw them all but we will aim for the ones that tickle her fancy most. I've literally written them all out on little pieces of paper and taped them to the outside of a bucket...if she gets threw at least half of them we'll let her kick her "PEI Summer Bucket" before she goes back home. I thought about listing them here but that will take away the suspense and the fun of it so I'll post every couple of days and tell you what she kicked off her list. Plus it will make an interesting post for her ;O). Stay tuned for lots of fun and laughs! We sure hope this trip blesses her! That's our aim. ;O)

Sorry Kim for not listing everything!!! LOL....don't want to spoil all the fun now do we????.....what you can read from the picture will tease you enough ;O).

Here are a few pics I took outside today. This year was the best year yet for my cherry tree! I think I'm going to try to make a wild cherry pie. Anyone have a good recipe?? I found one online but if you have one that was tested and true I'd love to have it!




Honeysuckle.

Stargazor

Oh and in other news the second car we have that dear hubby uses for work broke down the other day...he got it fixed but I bought that car new off the lot in 1998 and it has served us well for the past 12 years. Dear Hubs needs something he can rely on for long distance driving so we went out yesterday and leased a new Honda Civic sport. Here's a picture of Sugar Pie testing out all the buttons! She wanted to be sure here DVD player would fit on the headrest ;O).

10 comments:

Kim said...

YOU are the BEST... Best friend anyone could ask for..
I am soooo excited and hope to get through most of that bucket list..
A week to remember on my Journey to Isabella and with the most important people sharing it with me..
LOVE YOU
TOMORROW..
WHOOOOOOHOOOOOO
The photos are BEAUTIFUL...cherries look YUMMY

frogglet said...

How fun! I can't wait to check back and see what she throws in the bucket!

Sherri said...

What a great idea - I read on Kim's blog that she's coming for a visit...awesome!! Debz..you take beautiful pictures. Enjoy yourself and I cant' wait to see how your bucket list turns out. I need to make one of those myself, I really would love to jump out of a plane...for years I've wanted to do that.

Sherri

Marie-Claude said...

Can't wait to see wait is on that bucket list. Might give us some ideas for a stay in PEI...starting next week. Our kids..and I can't wait to be back on this paradise on earth. Banner Point Beach House here we come...

Marie-Claude

Number 6 and no more counting! said...

enjoy your time with Kim. I am not surprised you and two have a special bone, just because who you both are.

Lea
xo

Special K said...

What a cool idea! You two are gonna have a blast.

Fliss and Mike Adventures said...

Can I move in with you???? I am sure being a 'Commonwealth' citizen myself I can get into Canada and stay there very easily :)

geminirn said...

Hey sounds like it is promising to be a great week for you guys...can't wait to see how fast the bucket gets filled...cool idea!

We attempted to rent a couple of cabins this weekend.....waited to late,EVERY THING on the Island is booked solid.

Hugs from across the waters

geminirn said...

by the way nice looking vehicle!!

Nadine said...

What a great idea. I am sure you both will have loads of fun.