We had quite the adventure in August.
Jon finished his second summer session and we were set on taking a trip somewhere. After talking with family, the stars aligned and pointed us toward Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. My mom needed help moving some stuff down from Ottawa to Washington, D.C. We took it as an opportunity to help out, to visit my aunt Gabriela and her family, and to go back to the city where Jon and I met and experience it a whole other way.
We went to Ocean Isle Beach first to visit Jon's family.
Then, came back to Chapel Hill for a pre-natal appointment.
Then, to D.C.
Then, off to Canada.
We drove from D.C., which can be done in 10 hours, but being that I was seven months pregnant and that Mikael was five years old, we needed to take breaks. The road trip was not too bad.
Canada is beautiful in the summer time!
We went to the Byward Market. We ate beaver tails. We hung out with my cousin Emile and my beautiful little twin cousins Claudia & Estelle. We spent two days in Quebec City with some friends. We went to the Greek Festival. We went camping and swimming at Lac Philippe in Quebec. We got to enjoy my aunt Gabriela's delicious cooking. Jon went running with my uncle Remi. Mikael had SO much fun!! He even put on my cousins goalie hockey gear and them shoot tennis balls at him, which was hilarious and harmless. I have pictures of this back home and will post them as soon as I can.
After about 2 weeks (I think), we had to return to the states.
Our road trip back home was an adventure we never saw coming. As we drove through the mountains of upstate New York we came upon some car trouble. Apparently the trailer we were pulling through the mountains and the summer heat was a bit to much for the Jeep. We ended up stuck in Binghampton, NY. Luckily we had just stopped to eat dinner and a hotel was right nearby.We were all tired and nervous about how this was all going to end up. All except Mikael, he was excited. Sleeping in a cool room with a t.v. that had cartoons and a buffet breakfast with all the bread he could want. For Mikael this was a great adventure. For the rest of us, it was a bit more stressful. Jon's mechanic skills were now being put to the test. After consulting with his dad, who may I add can fix ANYTHING, several times he did it! Jon was our hero! He fixed the car and drove back to D.C. the next day.
We stayed in D.C. for a couple of days but then it was back to Chapel Hill to get ready for school.
Jon started the fall semester at UNC.
Mikael and I were getting ready for Joy School.
Oh yea, and by now I was on super nesting mode, rearranging furniture, cleaning everything and anything.
So... I've decided since I have no pictures of August 2009, I'll post pictures of August 2008.
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