PEI is over

We are back from our trip to PEI. All in all it was quite enjoyable. If you're out of the loop we went out there for my youngest brother's wedding. It was the first time Evie had been on a plane and I was pretty nervous about how the flight would go. I am happy to report that she travelled very well. We flew through Toronto and the only time she was upset was in the last 10 minutes. 10 minutes out of 6 hours is pretty good. WestJet was a good experience. The TVs in the back of the chairs was nice since Evie gets pretty mesmerized by Treehouse.
We stayed at a cottage with my brother and his wife and child. The girls are 2 months apart in age so they seemed to really enjoy playing together. They sort of fight a little, taking each others toys and using each other to stand up, but that was just cuteness. They were also pretty much on the same schedule as far as eating and sleeping went so we were able to do most things together.
We toured most of the island. Sunday we didn't have our rental car yet but we all piled into my brothers car and drove 20 mins to Dalvay by the Sea, a Victorian-style hotel that is known as the White Sands Hotel in the Anne of Green Gables movie. We toured a little and went to the beach there and were joined by Damon and Sarah and Mom and Dad and Kelsey. The girls really enjoyed the beach. They crawled around in the waves and tried to eat the sand.
Monday we headed out to Cavendish and visited the Green Gables house. The scenery around there was beautiful, though it was much more touristy than the area we were staying. But you have to go there when you're in PEI.
Tuesday Mom and Dad and Kelsey came over to babysit while the four of us went back to Dalvay for a lunch. It was an excellent meal. Then we all headed out to East Point, the easternmost point of the island. It was pretty cool seeing the point where the gulf of st lawrence meets the northumberland strait. You can actually see a line in the water. We stopped at Basin Head beach on the way back and were joined by Damon and Sarah. There we experienced the 'Singing Sand', which was actually just sand that squeaked when we walked on it.
Wednesday we went to Charlottetown. We had brunch at a place called Cora's. It was quite good, with heapings of fresh fruit with the breakfast meals, except the Evie decided to throw a fit which made it a little stressful. We headed to the Visitor Information Center which had a museum in it called Founder's Hall. It was an excellent museum on Canadian Confederation. We learned a lot that we never picked up in school. I highly recommend it. We then went down to the Province House which holds PEI's legislature and the room where the confederation delegates met. We also visited St. Dunstan's Basilica which I think is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. The outside was sandstone and the inside was immaculate with soaring ceilings and stained glass. It totally gave a sense of awe standing inside. That evening Kris and my sister-in-law went to Anne the musical while my brother and I took the girls home to bed. Then we saved the world from robot aliens. Okay, we played video games.
Thursday we went back to Cavendish to go to Avonlea Village. Mom and Dad and Kelsey and Corey came too. Then we headed off to West point where we spent some more time at a beach and ate dinner at a lighthouse.
Friday we went to Charlottetown again for the wedding rehersal dinner (which was quite good) and we were able to tour some historic houses, Beaconsfield and Government House. Rehersal was also that night and we had all the Ramer family that was on the island over to our cottage for a BBQ.
Saturday was the wedding which went off without a hitch. Unfortunately we forgot our camera at the hotel so didn't have many pictures. The reception included a last-minute Ramer skit which seemed much more last minute and thrown together than most. But I think it was enjoyed anyway. So now all the brothers are married. That leaves Kelsey, but she doesn't need to get married any time soon. :)
Sunday we flew back in the evening so we had time to take a boat tour of the Charlottetown Harbour. As an amazing concidence at the airport I met a friend I hadn't seen in at least a year.
So on the downside we had borrowed Kris's Mom's camera to try it out, but the whole week was pretty much over before I found out that it was set to low resolution mode. 400+ pictures at 800x600. Booooo! Still Evie and her cousin were pretty cute.

Whaaaaaa??????

Sorry for those of you that follow this blog and aren't interested in hockey.
Bertuzzi is now a Flame?? That is crazy. I feel torn. On the one hand I haven't really been a fan of Bert since his sucker-punch incident. But he has been a skilled player and could work well with Iginla. His play has struggled lately but maybe played with an all-star is what he needs to get back on form. It's a 1-year deal for $2 million so if he has a standout year this could be a steal. Still, it could be hard to cheer for him.

I survived! So far...

Another bachelor week almost over. I even managed to cook every night, rather than order pizza. Of course I use the term "cook" rather loosely. I used to be fine with my cooking when I was in university, but now I have gotten used to good cooking again so mine is less appreciated.
Just over 1 week until we fly out to PEI. I must say I am getting a little bit nervous about the flight with Evie. I gotten a bunch of Dora and Sesame Street podcasts to keep her entertained, but 7 hours in the air is a long time. I will be glad when we are finally there.