A DAY IN THE LIFE ...: March 2009

I thought I would shock you all and actually have two posts fairly close to each other. Last night we had a wonderful family and friends 25th birthday party for Jess. It was so much fun !! William's parents, Anna & Desmond came with his sister Christi. It was a great evening for everyone to get to know each other and start building relationships. I decided to try a new pork dish and enjoyed making Pancetta Wrapped Apple Stuffed Pork. It was very tasty and I'm glad it worked out. I used Jenn's meat strappy things she gave me for Christmas to hold it all together and it worked very well (thanks, Jenn...great gift!) Also tried a new pasta dish that had goat cheese, asparagus, fresh basil, parmesan and sun dried tomatoes. Very tasty indeed! Family members brought delicious salads and the jello salad was actually made by Jeff (nephew) who was very proud to be able to contribute!! (now we know what he can do!) I'm still recovering from my wisdom teeth extraction a week ago so today (Sunday) Dan and I went to Harrison Hot Springs for the afternoon just to do a mini road trip. It was a beautiful day and I've included a few pics from that afternoon. We had a light lunch in a small cafe and then walked around the lagoon, sat on the sand and enjoyed the beautiful scenery. I was thinking of Jenn & Dan and thinkin' they would really have loved being there as well (heheh) Here's some pics !

Jess & William enjoying the birthday dinner

Anna & Desmond Dos Santos at the buffet

Jessica blowing out a delicious Grand Marnier Cake made by Grandma

Pic overlooking Harrison Lake

Beautiful day at Harrison

Lots of snow on those mountains

We recently took a trip to Kauai, Hawaii and had a wonderful time. We left from Seattle and arrived in Honolulu for a short time before we took an island hopper to Kauai. It is called the "Garden Island" as it receives approximately 450 inches (yes, that is inches) of rain a year. The interior of the island has a 3000 foot canyon which is called the 'other' Grand Canyon. It is simply spectacular. We went to a coffee plantation, enjoyed checking out different beaches, hiked the Na Pali coast, went on a 5/2 hour catamaran excursion and just went all over the island just to experience it and not miss a thing. Here's a few pics of that great trip ! Enjoy!