I am the CAT IN THE HAT

Last night our school had a big Halloween event that we call "Spookarama." The parents and children came dressed up and took part in different spooky activities. My event was digging for spiders in cauldrons of spaghetti. It was a lot of fun.
As a Literacy Teacher, I thought my outfit was quite fitting!!

Autumn in New York!

Please forgive me for not posting! Things have been busy and that is my only excuse!

Michel and I met up in New York City for Thanksgiving. We had a great weekend. It was so hot.... in the 90's! Let's just say I was a little overdressed! We did a lot of the touristy things, went to a couple of shows and did some shopping.


Me at the M & M store in Times Square. You could buy almost anything you wanted with M & M's on it!!


Michel is a big fan of the David Letterman show! Here he is with Rupert G from Hello Deli! We had lunch there. So many other fans came in to have their pictures taken with Rupert. It was so funny!


Michel and I took a lovely carriage ride around Central Park. I really enjoyed it. The last carriage ride we did was a couple of years ago in Quebec City. We were not so cold on this one!


We did a harbour boat ride on one of those boats that is a boat and a truck. One of the things we saw was the Carnival Cruise ship that my mom and I are doing in March!

New York City

On our road trip back to NB, we spent a day touring New York City. I just love NYC....there is such an energy there! We took a hop on hop off tour of the city, visited the World Trade Center Site, and shopped at Macy's. A great day all around!

Here we are on the ferry to the Statue of Liberty.



The skyline of the city


The Statue of Liberty


I am going back to NYC in October to meet up with Michel. I can't wait!

Road Trip!

I arrived Monday night after a week long road trip from Arizona to New Brunswick. We had a good trip. We saw a lot of beautiful scenery and I must say I have become quite comfortable driving in the big cities!!


Me in front of Graceland... Memphis, Tennesse. We had no idea that it was the 30th anniversary of Elvis's death. Graceland was packed with 1000's of very dedicated fans.


Graceland


Elvis's gravesite


Janie and I at the Wild Horse Saloon... a very popular night club in Nashville where many of the 'stars' perfom


Alan Jackson's home

Grand Canyon and Sedona

My friends Liz and Janie arrived on Wednesday. We spent a couple of beautiful days in the Grand Canyon and Sedona. We could not have asked for more beautiful weather.


Tomorrow we are off on our road trip across the USA to New Brunswick. I have mixed feelings. I am thrilled to be teaching again, however really sad to say goodbye to Michel. We plan on meeting up in October in New York City so it won't be too bad!








Sedona

Happy Birthday Michel!

Michel celebrated his birthday Sunday! We went out for dinner at La Reforma in Agua Prieta, Mexico. It was delicious! Julie (aka Martha Stewart) baked him a delicious chocolate cake for dessert! Yummmmy!!


Me with the birthday boy


Steak, shrimp and chicken... yum! yum!



Chef Julie with her chocolate cake

Anyone want some Cheetos?

We have had a busy few days touring the area around my place! The girls are in love with Bisbee, a town just up the road.

Julie and I on our morning walk.


Bisbee has over 1000 stairs! Here is Julie climbing some of them.


Mom and Nat having coffee at the Prickly Pear Cafe.


My walking group took me out for lunch! They are the sweetest group of ladies. I am so thankful to have met them!


We went over to Agua Prieta, Mexico to visit the candy store. Check out the size of these Cheeto bags... can we just say 'super size!'

Viva Las Vegas

Mom, Nat, Julie and I just got back from a great 4 day trip to Las Vegas! It was a lot of fun but our poor feet are SORE!! We walked and walked and walked some more!

Here is a picture of our hotel, The Excalibur.


We went to see Cirque du Soleil's new show "LOVE"! It was awesome!!


Julie and I did a day trip to the Grand Canyon.... as always.... beautiful!! Each time I see it, my breath is taken away!


The strip all light up!


Julie and Nat with the roller coaster they did in the background!

Nogales, Mexico and Tubac, Arizona!

My mom, sister and friend Julie are visiting us for the next 2 weeks. Today we went shopping in Nogales, Mexico and then to Tubac, Arizona. They are about a 2 hour drive from us. We had a great day and found all kinds of treasures!


Here are the girls just entering Mexico!


If you look closely, you can see the fence that divides Mexico from the USA!


The market street where we did lots of shopping!!


Mom and Nat


A dead tarantula!! Gross!!

Agra, Jaipur and Dehli

Me with the Taj Mahal


Elephants at the Amber Fort


Amber Fort


Lotus Temple in Delhi .... very beautiful


After our one week stay at the Girl Guide Center we did a bus tour of the "Golden Triangle of India." It was very interesting. We saw lots of elephants, camels and water buffalo! India was an amazing adventure and hopefully someday I will return.

Two of my favorite things were visiting the Taj Mahal and elephant riding up to the Amber Fort!

We have 1000's of photos however I am only posting a few! Once I move back to NB in late August I will begin the scrapbook!

Sangam, Girl Guide World Center

After 2 days in Mumai we headed to Pune, India to Sangam, the Girl Guide World Center. We joined women from the USA, the UK and Ontario for a week of friendship and fun!

Here we are in front of Sangam's gates. Inside the Girl Guide gates it was so beautiful and peaceful. Outside the gates was a different story!


Here we are dressed in our saris!! It was such a fun night! We look like Indian princesses!


Driving in a rickshaw was the only way to get around Pune! It was wilder than any amusement park ride!! We were most impressed with this pink rickshaw which we named the "Barbie rickshaw!"



Shopping was something we did a lot of! It was so cheap! Here I am shopping for bangles to go with my sari!

Mumbai, India

Marcia and I spent 2 great days in Mumbai, India. We started our stay with a boat ride over to Elephanta Island. This island has a cave temple with a massive Shiva sculpture. It was very hot and muggy... we were half asleep from the night flight so I was most impressed with the hundreds of monkeys and cows that were roaming the island!

Our second day in Mumbai was spent doing a city tour. We visited a Jain Temple, Ghandi Museum, the Prince of Wales Museum,and the Gateway to India to name a few!

We went by the Dhobi ghat, which is a public washing area. It was unbelievable. You can pay to have your laundry sent here where it is washed and the dirt is beat out it on a giant rock. It is then hung to dry and pressed!


Dhobi Ghat



Jain Temple


Monkeys on Elephanta Island

Back from an amazing adventure!

I am back from my trip to India. It was an amazing adventure. I have so many stories and pictures to post!

We started our journey with 3 days in London ( my favorite city in the world.) We spent the first day just walking around revisiting a lot of the sites from our previous trip. We also stumbled upon the premiere of Shrek and were star struck by Justin Timberlake, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas and Mike Myers!

Our second day was spent at Hampton Court Palace, home of King Henry 8th followed by the musical "Wicked". One word.... SPECTACULAR!

Our third and final day in London was spent doing a lot of walking visiting the Diana Memorial in Hyde Park, the Science Museum and the Museum of Natural History.

More to follow soon.....