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Hey there. It's been a while.
I have gotten sidetracked yet again by busyness, but I come back with tales of some of them.
Today's tale includes hints at what will be a few upcoming posts on project. Some have been a long time coming, like my vintage bathing suite, and some are spur of the moment baking goodness. But for now I return from the exploits of my 3rd Anniversary adventure, or as it came to be known by us, 'Adventureversary!'
In the past, we have been known for failing at anniversaries and such due to lack of funds and shared time. I admit to being a bit of a typical girl in that this saddened me. It was about to happen again due to our crazy tight schedules right now, and I got a little pouty over that. But my Mr. is a romantic one, so when he saw that he managed to finagle the day off of work and whisked me away for a proper romantic celebration.
First, he rented a car for us and drove us all the way out to Harrison Hot Springs. I'd heard of this place for a while now and I would agree with the good things I heard before. It is set on beautiful Harrison Lake, BC.
The water is a crazy beautiful shade of teal that I thought only existed in the Caribbean.
It is set against the lovely backdrop of the mountains all around with incredible evergreen trees climbing up on all sides.
We arrived just in time for our dinner reservations and *almost* even made it out onto the dance floor. That just leaves us something to work toward next time.
After dinner we went to swim in some of the hotel's Hot Spring pools. Before we left we soaked in 4 out of the 5 there. I wish I could have gotten photos of the view from the pools that night. The backdrop of a rich blue starry sky with the dark evergreen trees on the mountain was stunning.
On the drive out the next day, we came across a Husband Rd. which, particularly on an anniversary, felt deserving of a photo stop.
On the drive so far that day it had been raining hard on and off, but when we arrived at Cascade Falls it was happily situated under the one patch of bright blue sky. That lovely sunshine caused the rain to steam off of the pavement in the parking area as we approached.
We sat by the Lower Pools and had a great picnic lunch by the rushing water, which included lingonberry sparkling cider and Godiva chocolate. Perfect.
We then began our climb up the side of the mountain to the spot where my Mr. proposed to me roughly 3 1/2 years ago.
We found the exact spot where he proposed, between those trees above, though it has since been gated off due to danger.
I count myself more blessed every day by the wonderful man.
We concluded the evening by making a favorite, Rhubarb Custard Meringue Pie, which I will be sharing with you soon, and by buying and playing Portal 2, a game hubby has been eagerly waiting for. I felt thoroughly romanced by the end of it and had a fantastic time.
Oh yes, and I painted my nails in honor of it...because I'm kind of a dork.
Hey there. It's been a while.
I have gotten sidetracked yet again by busyness, but I come back with tales of some of them.
Today's tale includes hints at what will be a few upcoming posts on project. Some have been a long time coming, like my vintage bathing suite, and some are spur of the moment baking goodness. But for now I return from the exploits of my 3rd Anniversary adventure, or as it came to be known by us, 'Adventureversary!'
In the past, we have been known for failing at anniversaries and such due to lack of funds and shared time. I admit to being a bit of a typical girl in that this saddened me. It was about to happen again due to our crazy tight schedules right now, and I got a little pouty over that. But my Mr. is a romantic one, so when he saw that he managed to finagle the day off of work and whisked me away for a proper romantic celebration.
First, he rented a car for us and drove us all the way out to Harrison Hot Springs. I'd heard of this place for a while now and I would agree with the good things I heard before. It is set on beautiful Harrison Lake, BC.
The water is a crazy beautiful shade of teal that I thought only existed in the Caribbean.
It is set against the lovely backdrop of the mountains all around with incredible evergreen trees climbing up on all sides.
We arrived just in time for our dinner reservations and *almost* even made it out onto the dance floor. That just leaves us something to work toward next time.
After dinner we went to swim in some of the hotel's Hot Spring pools. Before we left we soaked in 4 out of the 5 there. I wish I could have gotten photos of the view from the pools that night. The backdrop of a rich blue starry sky with the dark evergreen trees on the mountain was stunning.
On the drive out the next day, we came across a Husband Rd. which, particularly on an anniversary, felt deserving of a photo stop.
On the drive so far that day it had been raining hard on and off, but when we arrived at Cascade Falls it was happily situated under the one patch of bright blue sky. That lovely sunshine caused the rain to steam off of the pavement in the parking area as we approached.
We sat by the Lower Pools and had a great picnic lunch by the rushing water, which included lingonberry sparkling cider and Godiva chocolate. Perfect.
We then began our climb up the side of the mountain to the spot where my Mr. proposed to me roughly 3 1/2 years ago.
We found the exact spot where he proposed, between those trees above, though it has since been gated off due to danger.
Then we stood and took in the beauty once again. He didn't know it at the time he was leading me there to propose, but that was the first waterfall I ever saw in person. We've been wanting to return there ever since and I was thrilled we got to do it in celebration of this occasion.
I count myself more blessed every day by the wonderful man.
We concluded the evening by making a favorite, Rhubarb Custard Meringue Pie, which I will be sharing with you soon, and by buying and playing Portal 2, a game hubby has been eagerly waiting for. I felt thoroughly romanced by the end of it and had a fantastic time.
Oh yes, and I painted my nails in honor of it...because I'm kind of a dork.
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I teared up reading this. Thanks for sharing your beautiful story, and congrats!
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