Our travel days are usually pretty uneventful. But this time, in Marseille, France, we had quite a day! So we decided to recap two of the stories on video.
Birthday Gifts
I celebrated my birthday this week and Chris asked me what I wanted. I told him I wanted a balloon! I love seeing all of the fun balloons at the grocery store near the checkouts. Chris found a pretty balloon with flowers that said Happy Birthday and he also brought me some tulips! They are…
Poodles and Tear Staining
James is our first Poodle and our first white dog. I’ve seen dogs with tear stains on their eyes and mouths in the past and I didn’t realize it was so hard to tackle! When we moved to Washington, DC, James got bouts of tear stains that were really bad. The vet told us it…
James and Dusty the Horse
James found a new friend! His name is Dusty and he is a big horse! I wish I had video of it – James would run along the fence and Dusty would run along with him! They would go back and forth and it was so cute! Chris was in DC and when he came…
I Found Huckleberries!
My cousin Mike told me I had to try huckleberries when I was in Montana. I didn’t know anything about them. I looked at the grocery stores and all I found were jams and candies. I wanted fresh huckleberries. I finally started asking around – it turns out that the huckleberry is very perishable and…
Dancing on Our Anniversary
We didn’t have any plans for our anniversary this year, but plans found us! We ended up going dancing with a bunch of new friends and I got to break in my new ballroom shoes. We were recently in Montana and I found a shop that sold dancing supplies. Almost everything was square dance themed….
Our 17th Wedding Anniversary
Today is our 17th wedding anniversary! We were married on December 14, 2002. I still remember our entire first dance routine. It was so much fun to learn and our dance teacher, Jim Pounds, was amazing! Happy Anniversary Brownie! I love you! And no, you don’t have to buy me any furniture. (He mentioned getting…
Thanksgiving 2019
We had a great Thanksgiving day! We took James to the dog park and we had an awesome Thanksgiving buffet dinner.
Happy Thanksgiving 2019
I found some cute fabric at Walmart so I made James a new Thanksgiving bandana this year. It has turkeys and pumpkins on it and it says “Gobble” all over it and I thought that was so cute! We are heading to a buffet for Thanksgiving dinner. We haven’t done that since we lived in…
Crossing the US Canada border in an RV
I tried to do a lot of research before we went into Canada with our RV. I wanted to make sure we didn’t break any rules. We looked all over the internet and we didn’t find any horror stories, thankfully! We planned plenty of time just in case the Canadian border agents wanted to search…
Ruffwear Dog Boot Fit Guide
We get a lot of people asking us about J’s dog boots. He has two sets of boots from Ruffwear: a winter set and a summer set. James tends to get snow packed in between his pads in the winter. He will just stop walking and lift up a foot and then switch and lift…
Learning About Apples in British Columbia
We are having fun learning all about apples in Canada!
Does James the Poodle like Apples?
The apples here in Oyama, British Columbia are ripe and are being picked off the trees. It is fun to walk around the orchard with James and watch. I was talking to these apple pickers and they were saying hello to James. The man took an apple and threw it for James to retrieve. James…
Apples in Oyama, BC
We are staying on an apple orchard in British Columbia and the apples are at their peak. All over this area of BC we are seeing orchards in full swing with crates, trucks and people picking apples. Our view looks out over the mountains, the lake and the orchard. We were sitting out and relaxing…
Lake Country, BC
It is so crazy that the water in British Columbia (and in Banff over in Alberta, too) is all this beautiful color of turquoise blue green. I feel like I am constantly saying “Wow!” and the beautiful lakes just keep going by as we drive. Not only is the water the most beautiful color of…
Waterfront Park in Kelowna, BC
Downtown Kelowna British Columbia has a beautiful park that runs along Okanagan Lake. The park is dog friendly, too! There is a beach (but it was a little too chilly and overcast so no one was on the beach) and a manmade lake in the middle with boats and even a lock so the levels…
Driving through British Columbia
We are heading back into British Columbia, Canada. We love taking back roads when possible and the back roads here are so beautiful. The forests are so thick! And we really aren’t seeing a lot of other cars. We’ve been to the far east side of British Columbia (Fairmont Hot Springs) and we’ve also been…
Lake Louise in Banff National Park
Going to Lake Louise in Banff has been on our bucket list for YEARS. We had started to plan a trip back in 2013 and then moving to Washington, DC put that trip on the back burner. So this year we finally went! The whole area around Banff National Park is gorgeous. We also enjoyed…
Bulk Barn’s Dark Chocolate Coconut Almonds
Yesterday we posted a video about Bulk Barn in Canada and Sandra decided to taste test the dark chocolate coconut almonds.
The Bulk Barn Store in Canada
While we were in Alberta, we saw a store called Bulk Barn. We were thinking it was maybe like a Costco – where you buy items like paper towels in bulk. But the store was pretty small (compared to a Costco) so that couldn’t be it. We were surprised when we went inside!