Back from another road trip

Life as an accountants widow is getting kinda costly. With all the work Jacques has been doing lately, Noah & I took another road trip this weekend. This time, we went to Moncton to visit Jacques family (and last weekend to PEI). Mostly it started as an excuse to get our Saturn into the dealership to have it's semi-annual inspection - then I got thinking of all the things I could 'get'.

When I say costly - I mean costly!!! It started off by me getting a ticket for having an overdue (by 2 months) NB Safety Inspection sticker - ON JACQUES CAR...that I have been bugging & bugging him to get fixed since July. A few days before I left, I found out that he had never got it done. I 'jokingly' said, "I hope I don't get a ticket" - blah, blah, blah! Well, SURE ENOUGH (for the first time in my life) I was stopped in a road block on the highway - and guess what they were checking for? You gotter - Safety Stickers. So I (the 'sucker wife') got a $172.50 fine for having and EXPIRED safety sticker - ARGGGG! Yes, I was just a little pissed! I called him and told him how frustrated I was (well, it may have not been 'that' pretty)!!!! LOL

While in Moncton, we made it a shopping weekend (to get caught up on all the shopping we DON'T have in Grand Falls)!!

Places we went included:

• Costco (I finally got my 14L stock pot)
• Sears (finally got a new pillow - can't wait for beddy-bye tonight)
• The Bonne Nouvelle (a Christian book store) to get some more Bible highlighters (for me and 2 people in my study class)
• Saturn dealership to get our semi annual maintenance done (we don't have a Saturn dealership in Grand Falls, either)
• Sport Check to get (or try to) Noah's hockey gear (the pieces he out grew this year) - to find out they had no skates left in his size (thankfully the skates from last year still mostly fit - for the first few weeks at least) - I guess we'll know for next year to shop early!
  
• ALL OVER to complete my 'evening cocktail' attire for Jacques CGA graduation ceremony in November. I am so excited to get all dolled up as well to see my hubby lookin' handsome and proud in a tuxedo while accepting his graduation certificate - YIPPY.
  

By the end of of the weekend, I had calmed down about the Safety sticker and enjoyed myself a great deal. I had a GREAT visit and chats with Denise (Jacques sister) & Luc, Mike (Jacques brother) & Brenda, and Jacqueline (another sister)! Thanks for everything, Denise!

And - I guess Jacques wanted to 'redeem' himself cuz when I got home he had MUCH outdoor work that needed done - completed. Stuff like, the pool dried and cleaned, grass cut, BIG shrubs all cut down (we're getting rid of them), all the deck bolts now installed, furnace 'stuff' complete, etc.... He's now snoring on the couch - so I'm assuming he worked his butt off today!!! PLUS, he got MOST of the work he needed to get done - done (deadlines are still a week away - so he's got time to complete).

I'm happy to be home and for now, no more road trips for me for a while. They're gettin' kind of expensive.... LOL