Weekend Wrap-up: Time Together in the Sun

Phil and I were busy this weekend getting some things done (as most are on the weekend) but we mostly spent a lot of time with one another which was lovely.  The weather was AMAZING the entire weekend and even made waking up at 7am to go grocery shopping bearable.  On Saturday we went to Langley to do some Birthday shopping for Phil, then visited Fort Langley for the first time since the Albion Ferry shut down.  On Sunday we did the way-too-early grocery shop, then came home to have our weekly brunch together.  In the afternoon we went on our first bike ride of the year and did some exploring in our own town.  New areas get developed so quickly it's nice to ride around to check them out.  After an extensive house cleaning (I'm really messy on the weekend), Phil made homemade pizza for dinner and we had our cupcakes from Saturday for dessert.  Yum!

Egg Cups - I actually made these on Thursday but had to share

Muffins - also made on Thursday

Breakfast on the Go!

Spring has sprung!

So pretty, peeking through

Phil enjoying the sunshine during lunch

Beautiful blue spring sky!

The bistro

Yummy Lunch - Smoked Salmon Sandwich for me and the Sirloin Beef Dip for Phil

I just can't pass-by a candy store.  I just can't

Phil with his 'babycake' cupcake

Me with my cupcake - no little boxes left so I look like I already ate five . . .

ICE CREAM!

Two-Bit Bar

Our new boat

Phil sporting his new gear

Bombay Chai Babycake

Peppermint Patty Cupcake

Mega one for me!

Our extensive shopping list . . .

Phil picking up some Easter necessities

I left him for less than a minute . . .

Home in time to make brunch!

Egg cups, hash browns, pancakes, baked grapefruit and mixed berries

Doodled while chatting with my sister

Bought a small handful of skittles, really only good for photos . . .

Pizza with assorted toppings

Delicious!

Perfect treat to end a great weekend!

Weekend Wrap-Up:Bowen Island

This weekend was SUPER busy.  Well it felt busy...
On Friday evening Phil and I went (again) to the Dawg Gone Good Grill for their 'Grand Opening' and had a delicious meal there.

MC Dawg - Mac 'n Cheese with grated Cheddar

Phil pretending his gummy hot dog was his meal

I spent Saturday putting around the house trying to catch-up on chores and refinishing a coffee table.  The goal is to have most of my 'house to-do's' done by the end of fall but we'll see if that will actually happen...
On Sunday Phil and I got up (well I did at least) at the crack of 6am to go cycling on Bowen Island.
We left a smidge behind schedule (typical us), mostly due (in my opinion) to Phil not being able to find a tool of his (which I found in a few minutes, yay me). 
So finally off we went, but stopped about five minutes or so from our house to get some gas.
Phil stalls his car (ha-ha, in my best Nelson voice...) and then upon restarting it makes a very loud noise.  Turns out the exhaust broke and so off to the shop we go instead to get it fixed.  PS-it was a lovely loud car ride with an added metal bouncing off concrete sound from when the exhaust pipe hits the ground.

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So not long after he fixed his car we were on our way...

After arriving we headed up a VERY steep hill and then realized we were going the wrong way (boo) so after feeling a wee bit silly we ended up at Killarney Lake. (stay on Mt. Gardner Road-do NOT take Graffton Rd.!!) 

So excited we made it! And I guess bananas are exciting too...

Across from the lake is a pretty awesome bike park which Phil had a great time playing around on until he bailed...

After biking back to snug cove we locked up the bikes and walked around looking for a place to eat lunch.  We got turned away from two places of the very few available on Bowen Island, once 'cause of a huge reservation and another because the kitchen was closed for the summer. WHAT!? ridiculous...
Nevertheless we found a place that would feed us and had a delicious and relaxing lunch out on the patio in the shade.

Lentil Burger w/ fries

Shortly after lunch we headed back to the mainland for a dinner with both parental units. 

It was a really nice day with my Phil and also nice to visit with our families-but boy do my legs feel like jello after all that cycling!
:)