Catch up...

Here's a bit of catching up from the past week...

Tom took me into the city for a birthday lunch last week.

Before we hit the restaurant we took advantage of the gorgeous

weather (specially ordered for my day of course!) and 

went for a walk along Dallas road.

We meandered along the cliff tops and visited the model boat pond.

A little quiet right now but in the warmer months there's

much activity with grown men and tiny motorized boats

of all kinds. 

There's even tiny moorings and minuscule lighthouses...

These being taken over by seagulls for now...

We also took a stroll to sit with thoughts of Tracy.

Some of her ashes were cast on the wind of this lovely lookout...

This windswept walk was a favorite of hers from the day we moved to the coast.

 We spent many hours roaming these beaches through

the years, showing it off to out -of -towners, walking the dogs and 

even going to the occasional beach party as teenagers.

Of course she loved to see all the crows and their nests there as well.

Anyway, then it was off to Spinnakers for what I thought would be

'a quiet lunch for two'.

But honestly, although Tom tried to cover up the surprise, I kind of had

a feeling something was up. The slip up? (pay attention all ye men folk)

The day before my birthday he made up the spare room AND

cleaned the bathroom downstairs!

Now, I must tell you that Tom does his fair share of chores

but this is not on the regular roster and definitely

made me a bit suspicious!

Needless to say it was the best birthday surprise ever!

To top it off, my folks showed up as well.

(by the way, yes I'm holding 2 beer but one is Tom's...honestly!)

So we had a fantastic lunch with yummy Murchies birthday cake...

The rest of the 4 days with Aja and Paul were spent at our place,

walking the river, going for yummy dinners, cooking even yummier dinners,

playing games, watching movies, going to yoga and just enjoying

hanging out in general.

I miss my girl an awful lot and Toronto is pretty far from Sooke but

to have her here for this short time and to see her so happy in 

her life is the best gift I could have.

That and having all of my friends and family near and dear to me.

Yup, I'm a lucky gal.