High Five for Friday!

Wow, it's been a while since I've done a HF4F post! I guess time flies when you're having fun, so let's get right to it!
{ONE} Sean & Robin's Wedding! My friends got married this past weekend and I am so honoured I was able to be a part of it and serve as 'Best Woman'. It was a great night and I am SO happy for them both. 

Me and the Groomsmen, Travis and Chris.
{TWO} Wine, Sweets and Vendors. Tuesday night was full of just those things at an intimate event at Le Dolci, in Toronto. I was able to taste some sweets, sample some wine from Rosewood Estate Winery (which is delicious by the way), and meet some lovely vendors from the wedding industry. The night was pretty good and ended with a really sweet story that involves the Ronald McDonald House of Toronto. You can read about there here. 

Part of our WGx team.

{THREE} We took Eric to the RBG this past weekend too. Their current exhibit is Savage Gardens, which feature carnivorous plants such as the Venus Fly Trap. Eric loved making the displays come alive and really liked seeing all the plants and flowers in the greenhouse. It was such a nice family day.

{FOUR} Thursday night I joined my sister and and her colleagues in the MacKids Bowlathon in support of the McMaster Children's Hospital. McMaster Children's Hospital is home to 159 acute care beds and 10 day beds, 40 subspecialty clinics, a Children's Treatment Centre and one of the largest and most impressive Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Canada. Each year MCH has over 210,000 patient encounters in our subspecialty clinics, diagnostic areas, emergency department, inpatient wards and operating rooms. 

At the bowlathon, 21 team's dressed up, had pizza and pop, and bowled their hearts out, all while raising over $15,000 for this great cause. I am so happy I was able to be part of it again this year. Our team were very moderate cheerleaders! Here is my sister Shannon and I.

{FIVE} Last but not least, and this will not seem like much, but despite my busy schedule this week I have been able to get caught up on a lot of housework! It makes me laugh the I'm including this in here, but I do have a sense of accomplishment! 
I hope your week has been just as fabulous!
Don't forget to link up with Lauren Elizabeth and Carolina Charm!

High Five for Friday

It has been a couple of weeks since I've done a Friday Five, so I am very happy to be linking up with Lauren and Carolina Charm today! 

This has been quite a week for me. It started off with something pretty exciting, but then my husband and I were sick for part of the week (not fun). I'm hoping to be back to normal by tomorrow so my sister and I can go on our weekend excursion to the Falls! But without further adieu, let's get started.

{ONE} I mentioned earlier this week that I had the opportunity to meet Mary, the woman behind WeddingGirl.ca. You can read about my night here. She is having a follow-up event next week and I am hoping to join her to learn about this exciting opportunity. Here's what was on the other side of the cupcake tag:

{TWO} We took Eric bowling for the first time this past weekend! It was super fun family time and he LOVED it!

{THREE} The same day we took Eric bowling, I went out on a movie date with my friend Melissa. It had actually been a long time since we hung out together and it was a lot of fun. We went to Second Cup for a drink, bought our tickets to the late show (because the first one was sold out), and then we went for dinner. There was a lot of girl talk, kid talk, and fun. I'm hoping we can do it again soon. Oh, and the movie was good - I really recommend it!

Photo from Google Images.

{FOUR} My brother Michael and I just booked an overnight Haunted Hamilton Bus Tour on March 1 to Rolling Hills Asylum! We'll have a chance to tour the 117 year-old building and to perform our own investigations throughout the night of our trip. Further details can be found here. We are both beyond excited and scared at the same time! I'm really looking forward to it though and I will definitely be bringing my camera! Here is what the asylum looks like.

Photo from Google Images.

{FIVE} As I mentioned yesterday, my blog was being redesigned and now it's live! I am SO exited, can't you tell? I hope you like it!

Hope your week has been great - enjoy your weekend!

High Five for Friday!

What a week! I'm not sure about everyone else, but this week has just flown by! I'm very excited for the weekend so let's recap my five favourite things that happened this week shall we?

1. I made homemade Vanilla Extract last weekend. You can view the post here. It's coming along really nicely and the colour is really starting to turn. After a week, this is what it looks like.
   
   
   
   
   
   2. I got my hair cut! When my hair starts bugging me; that tells me it's time for a cut. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures yet, but it's basically a shoulder length bob. I absolutely love it.
   
   
   3. I spent some much need quality time with my sister. It has been a while since we have just simply hung out or went shopping and it's so nice when we're able to get together. It's hard in our daily lives to keep up with the one's we love, so I am so happy we got the chance. I have a three year old, and she has a three year old and a 4 month old so she's got her hands full! 
   
   
   (Yes, we were pregnant at the same time during our first pregnancies - it was awesome!).
   
   
   4. I spent some time organizing some of my laundry room cabinets. I always feel a sense of accomplishment when I finish something like that, and it did turn our great if I do say so myself. I'll be blogging about organizing different spaces soon, but here's a sneak peek at  what I accomplished in my laundry room. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   5. Tonight we are going out with friends to try a new local restaurant; it's called Shenanigan's. This is the time of month I look forward to quite often as we have a monthly outing where we go to a different local restaurant (no chains) to see what it's like, get a feel for it, try something different, etc. It's been a fun experience and we've certainly found some amazing places. We call ourselves, 'Fooding Hamilton'.
   
   
   Besides, who isn't up for a little shenanigan's every now and then?