Happy Thanksgiving Weekend

WHAT a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend we had!   It was a little, no it was much different than what most of our other Thanksgiving weekend's look like.  BUT WOW!!!  I will do a weekend like this again in a minute!!! 

It started off with planning a trip to the Gaspesie Pennisula  in the fall for the 3 of us. No weekend worked, except for Thanksgiving.  Then...Noah said he didn't want to go so we got a sitter and scooped up some much needed couple time!

With homeschooling now, I feel like I am ALWAYS with Noah (which I absolutely love) BUT time away is equally loved as well!!!

So we packed up a little overnight bag and hit the road on Sunday morning. 

We drove and talked, and talked and drove.  We stopped when we wanted, but mostly admired the views and the company.

I can't remember the last time Jacques and I talked SO much.  We discussed everything and anything.  NO topic was off.  We laughed and cried, we planned for the future and reminised about the past, we came up with plans and we kyboshed old ones.  It was the MOST amazing time for conversation on our drive there. 

We stopped at a Savonnerie (or in English a Soap Factory - but just a small one).  It was perfect.  She was actually closed, but allowed us to come and shop.  She was a sweet French lady who clearly struggled with English, but did her very best with me.  Jacques translated most of the time, but when I'd ask a question to Jacques in English, she'd do her best.

We stopped at an Artisant Market, even bought a little stained glass dragon fly for a window for when we have to do a nursery!  It's a cute pink & blue body!  I got it just in case - cuz ya never know what may happen!!!

We arrived in Gaspe around 3:30pm (NB time) and found a no-tel-Mo-tel (actually, that's all we could find0.  We checked in and relaxed. By the time we ate some delivery for supper, we both fell asleep quite early.

In the morning we were up and on the road by 8am (NB time) or 7am local time! 

Though we talked much less on the drive home, it was meant to be that way because the views were WAY prettier than on the drive TO.  It was spectacular views.  I especially loved the drive where the van was sandwiched between the cliff and the ocean.

We listened to music (just like always), we sang and made up silly words to the songs.  We still giggled and had so much fun on this drive.

By the time we were about 2 hours from home....we just wanted to get home to see Noah!  We are crazy like that.  We love being away, but miss Noah dearly when we're gone!  At least, both of us are the same!!!

When we got home, Noah was clearly happy to see us - NOT.  He was too busy watching TV at Dianne & Maurice's to even bother with us - little BRAT!!! lol

What a lovely weekend, and I'll travel on Thanksgiving weekend again in a heartbeat to see the all the fantastic colours  of the season!

What a way to start our trip...THIS was the view out my kitchen

 window as we packed the van to head out!

Perce Rock

WELL...trying to get a photo of us with Perce Rock behind. 

*sigh* - oh well!

The tip of Park Forillon

The north side of the pennisula, the most beautiful scenes and the most colourful!

I copied the photo of the GPS idea from a friend's summer vacation photos, but I wanted also to take a photo of something I've never photographed before. 

Do you see the blurry little angel hanging next to the GPS??  "Joshua' is written on this angel, to symbolize that Joshua is always with us on every vacation we go on.

Here's the Cliff, Road then Ocean I described up top.  It was like this for a few hours. 

One of my favourite parts of the drive!

But THIS view was my favourite, by far. 

We saw several like this.  It is a water fall coming out of the side of the cliff! 

Absolutely beautiful.