SNEAK PEAK ON MY WEEKEND

last weekend was amazing. our family and close friends, which we treat as our own families had a survivor themed weekend which involved camping, outdoor games for the kids and all fun stuff. i'll post more in the coming days. i really have to pinch myself sometimes because being blessed with the type of family that i have seems too good to be true and i am forever grateful.

HOW'S MY WEEKEND?

awesome. definitely awesome. 

DEAR SUSHI (AND RAMEN)

If there's one type of food that my husband and I love so much, aside from my mom's excellent cooking, it's Japanese food. I can blab about it all day and I won't be able to stress enough how much we love it. I noticed every time we eat out recently, we've been going to the same place every time to eat our beloved sushi, not that I am complaining. It's disappointing though that there is no ramen place around where we are. I haven't had ramen for a year and my throat is seriously parched for that warm broth and yummy noodles. I can eat ramen all day everyday and I'll be happy. 

^^my husband very sad that we've finished the boat. pat on our backs for conquering it

THE LAND OF ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

Last weekend, we treated ourselves to a trip to Prince Edward Island. I've heard so many good things about this place and it didn't fail. The moment you get off the bridge, you will see the rolling hills, the green grass and just beautiful surroundings. This weekend was packed with a trip to downtown Charlottetown, eating the famous and expensive Cows ice cream, meeting some horses in the horses and winning bets! Overall, just amazing!

^^on our way to the bridge to PEI. toll was not very pocket friendly but in the end it's worth it

^^ my mother in law and her beautiful smile

^^ our two bodyguards eating beef jerky

^^ here's Katie. Isn't she cute?

^^ looks like there was a wedding when we passed by this church

^^ this hotel is freaking expensive! $219 ++ per night!

^^ when you step inside, you'll be brought back in time

^^ they make their waffle cones fresh in the store

^^ our gracious host

WHILE ROAMING IN HALIFAX

I mentioned to my husband that I have been missing the city vibe. I was used to the busy streets of Manila and although I don't miss the heavy traffic and the pollution, I just find myself longing for that 'action' that a bustling city brings. Living in a big city versus a small one has its pros and cons and choosing on where to settle down depends on where you are in life and with the opportunities for you as well. My husband never likes the city life. He hates heavy traffic, the pollution and too much people. He loves a city where commuting from your house to work takes 5 minutes, where there are less people and has a cleaner area. I love that too. I love the fact that our where we are has the amenities of a bustling city yet not as crowded. I do, however, miss the city vibe and our trip to Halifax was a perfect fix. 

The drive was around 2.30 to 3 hours. We reached Halifax at noon and were quite surprised that there was no traffic at that time on a Friday. I got giddy the moment I saw the tall buildings and as soon as the cars started to pile up. I am so proud of Jesse for picking the perfect hotel which was right smack in the downtown area. I love the fact that you can just step out of the hotel and roam the city right away! No need to worry about driving (which he didn't want to do there) or taking the bus. 

We went to the waterfront which has full of tourists doing the same thing as we do.

^^some random wave structure where kids play

While exploring, Jesse kept on telling me about this 'store' that seemed to have moved. He didn't want to tell me what kind of store it was but we eventually found it! It was this candy store called Freak Lunchbox. 

I was excited to eat in a proper Japanese restaurant and have ramen (finally!) but alas, there wasn't any. We, however, found a really good sushi place called Suzuki Sushi. It's this gem that's tucked away in an alley. We were not sure where to eat and just decided on the last minute and it didn't disappoint. We left the restaurant with our belly full ready to take over the streets again.

The following day we went to the Farmer's Market. I must say Google Maps in our phone helped a lot in navigating us within the city, without it we would've been lost a lot of times. 

On the way back to Moncton the clouds were like this:

Isn't it amazing? 

To camping we will go...

This weekend we went on my first camping trip here. I was so excited because the last time my husband and I went camping was when he first visited me in the Philippines. The weather was in the 30 ++ degrees and everyone complained but still had so much fun. We set up the tents (or at least the men did) and ate and drink and chatted. I'd have to say my new favorite drink would be apple juice plus coconut rum!

^^tents set and hammock set up

^^Dad enjoying his time

Too bad we weren't allowed to build a fire for safety reasons so we weren't able to roast hotdogs and marshmallows for smores. 

^^ a band played and we watched until they're done. had fun dancing and chatting and drinking

^^ following morning my husband still looking asleep in the picture... :)