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I might go to Cancun in February!

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My husband and I were talking to some friends of ours earlier today and they invited us to go with them on Vacation in February.

I haven’t been on a holiday for ages and I could sure use a change of scenery … especially in the dead of winter when it’s frightfully cold here in Toronto!

The only problem is that Chris and I are kind of cash strapped these days … although things have started to look a little better in the last week or so. Maybe by the time February rolls around we’ll be doing better financially?

The good thing about their invite is that they have a time share in Cancun and the house has extra bedrooms so it wouldn’t cost us anything for accommodations … we’d only have to pay for our airfare and for me at least some cheap travel insurance as I can’t travel without since I’ve been so sick lately!

We’ve tentatively said yes to their invite. They know our situation and understand if we can’t make it … but I’m hoping that things will work out. I’m sure we’ll have a great time.





We’re officially on Staycation!

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My husband and I are vacation for the next two weeks. No we’re not going to some exotic local … uh huh … we’re just doing a staycation this year.

We simply can’t afford to go away for a week or two, let along even a weekend!

What we’re going to do is take advantage of the many things that are going on in Toronto. There’s Caribana – a two week long Caribbean festival ending in a huge parade this coming weekend. The Beaches Jazz fest that ended today, which we went to last night and I’m sure we’ll find a few other things going on for us to enjoy.

One thing I’d like to do while my husband is off work is go to his Aunt’s house where we are storing our trailer. One of the beds broke a couple of years ago (that’s how long since we’ve used the thing!) and we need to get it fixed. Hmmm I wonder if that rv extended warranty will cover the damage and repair? Hmmm I’ve got to check into that too!

Otherwise, I guess we’ll just be hanging out here in Toronto, enjoying the garden, having some barbecues – maybe inviting some friends over and of course attending some of the great events going on here in Toronto.

Are you or did you have a Staycation this summer or did you travel somewhere for your holiday?

Is it really summer? Feels like Spring around here

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OMG … is it really July 15th already? Normally I wouldn’t question the calendar … but if you were here in Toronto you’d probably be wondering if it were really July too!

It’s definitely been a cooler than normal summer. We’re used to it getting quite hot and humid here in Toronto, but this summer … well it’s more like late Spring. Daily temperatures have only reached 20 to 24 c (68 to 75 F) on average and there’s been a few nights lately were it’s fallen down to 10 c (50 F) at night! Seriously … those aren’t the summer temps I’m used to!

I’m starting to worry about my Tropical plants that I have outside. Maybe I should be taking them in at night when the temps are dropping unusually low.

I mentioned the weather earlier in the month, but heck, I thought it would be warming up by now!

My husband Chris is taking his vacation the last week of July and first week of August. We didn’t plan to go away for a vacation as we don’t really have any spare money … but I swear, the way the weather’s been this summer, if we did have any extra cash I’d seriously look into one of those Orlando vacations. I’d bet with this poor economy that there are some great deals out there. I know that some of the airlines here in Canada have really slashed their prices. Hmmm … maybe we can scrounge up some extra cash? Sigh … no probably not.

How is your summer going so far? Is the weather cooler than normal in your area too?

I think I deserve a holiday

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Sorry I haven’t written for a while. I’ve just been feeling awful lately. I actually had a reaction to a new medication I was trying, Sulfasalazine, two weeks ago, and it made me feel so bad that up until a few days ago I was basically just laying around trying to get through each day. It’s awful when you medications that you’re taking to feel better make you feel 10 times worse!

I think that after all I’ve been through this year alone it might be time to try to take a holiday … well if my body will co-operate and let me feel good enough to go away for a few days. I’d love to go to Vegas for the weekend, maybe our long weekend in May … hmmm, that sounds good! One of our friends recently went to Vegas and stayed at the Stratosphere hotel. She really enjoyed the place so maybe I’ll see if they have any deals coming up.

Don’t get me wrong … I’m glad spring is here, but after being so sick for the last two weeks I could use a break from home. I’m sick of looking at my house. I need to get out.

Do you need a vacation or short get away too?

I’ve got the “it’s getting cold out” blues

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Brrrr it’s getting cool here in Toronto! I guess it won’t be all that long before we start to get some snow. Perhaps a month at most. I just hate the thought. I like the look of snow – especially when it’s falling and when it’s freshly carpeting the ground, but shoveling it is another story.

Chris and I have talked about taking another trip to Las Vegas. We went last year in November for a blogging convention, but if we do go this year it will be pure vacation. Things are a little different this time round – money wise that is. Last year around this time the Canadian dollar was higher than the US dollar. In fact, by the time we went to Vegas in early November it was worth 1.12 US. Now though, our dollars taken a plunge and it’s only worth about .84 cents US.

If we do go we’ll have to watch our spending. Maybe I’ll start looking for a hotel in las vegas that has very reasonable prices. That way we’ll have a little more fun money!

I’m still not sure if we’ll go on vacation or not (when I say vacation I mean more like a long weekend). If we don’t (say our dollar drops even more!) then maybe we’ll try to plan something nice for early in the new year. I’d love to go to the Caribbean – especially when it’s freezing here!

Have you thought of going on a vacation in the Fall, perhaps just to get away for a while before winter sets in?

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