We were so blessed and thankful to have spent the week with family. There are so many little stories, adventures and moments that I would love to share - but there are too many. Simply put, it was nothing short of an incredible week.
I (mrs. hartin) must be a little transparent and admit to finding it hard sometimes living so far away from my family. I adore my husband and love the life we share in B.C, but sometimes the distance away from family causes an aching heart. so it was so refreshing to have the Greenes all to ourselves. During our time together, we had the most wonderful of adventures.
Day #1: After the tears (yes. tears are not just for goodbyes with cat and I) and the hugging and embracing at the airport, we toured down town Vancouver and stopped for lunch at Cafe crepe - which was delicious! We then came home, got settled in, and enjoyed a wonderful meal while we caught up on eachother's lives. It was entirely sweet.
Day #2: We visited the most AMAZING vintage market!! We walked around for a good 2 and a halfhours browsing everything and anything vintage you could think of. We found lots treasures :).
On our way home, Sophia decided not to cooperate; long story short the tube connecting the coolant resevoir to the radiator went CAPUTS! Thankfully, we were conveniently parked right beside a Costco - so we got creative... or the Boys got creative.
Day #3: It was date day for cat and amy so we decided; "why not chop off all our hair?" So thats what we did :). I confess I did experienced a little bit of separation anxiety as the hairdresser chopped off my 11inches of hair. But leaving the hair dressers, cat and I both concluded that we both LOVED our new do's and regretted nothing :). This wonderful feeling only grew when we saw our husbands in the parking lot waiting to pick us up with FLOWERS - just because! It was a simple loving gesture that went a long way :) we love them very much.Day #4: Cat and Codes headed to the Island to visit some friends and Coley and I had date night - which was so needed and so good! Date nights are the best. And are needed always. Even if life gets busy, mr. hartin and I have decided to make it a priority to have (or make) time for just us. It keeps you on the same page and feeling connected and at peace, even if things around you get crazy.
Day #5: TURKEY NIGHT!! I am proud to say that we cooked (successfully) our very first Turkey Dinner - which you'd think is no big deal, but for the first time, it was a little bit of a big deal :). Of course something had to go wrong, but it all ended up working out. Long story short, we thawed our 30 pound bird the night before and decided to pop it in our (freezing cold?) fridge only to wake up in the morning to find that our (freezing cold?) fridge had RE-FROZE the whole turkey - When I say refroze, I mean refroze! As in ICE inside the turkey - and not just any turkey; a 30 pound turkey!, that had to be thawed and deliciously cooked and prepared for eating that evening! And so it was, as per usual; I panicked and mr. hartin assured me that everything would be okay. We talked with our moms (who I am very thankful for) and googled what to do (google has become our dear friend in many cooking matters). So we stuck that bird in the oven and prayed. As it turns out: everything was fine and lovely (as mr.hartin assured). The turkey was cooked and we enjoyed a delicious (cooked) Turkey with friends and family; and I couldn't have asked for more!
Day #6: We hiked :) and it was great. Took a while, got a little bit lost but it was all worth it in the end. My favorite was mr.greene who rocked his baby to sleep in his arms while hiking this mountain. Cudos Daddy man!
Day #7: This was our last day but none-the-less still quite an adventure which included chasing down lost I.D's and new friends from the FIJI Islands who so generously gave us a calendar :).
Suffice to say it was an incredible week. We love the Greenes!
love mr. and mrs. hartin
