Viva la Montreal

The above photo was taken by my ultra-talented wife during our vacation in Montreal, Quebec. It is undeniably the most astonishing photo from our trip.

So about our trip... we left Wilmington last Saturday and drove north, spending the first night in upstate New York and the next three in Montreal. After that we made our way to rural Vermont where we spent the holiday with some relatives of R’s. We returned home on Saturday night, giving us enough time to prepare for the upcoming work week.

Montreal was cool—figuratively and literally. We spent our days exploring the city, drinking coffee, touring the bio-dome and Olympic park, finding excellent places to eat, and eating a lot. R was able to practice her French when we interacted with the locals and I was able to embarrass myself a bunch by knowing very little French at all. We spent our nights drinking wine and warming up by the fire and in the jacuzzi tub at a great little bed & breakfast located in the city's downtown. Overall, it was worth the drive and a wonderful escape.

Thanksgiving was everything it should be: eating ‘til you drop, rowdy family (three kids between ages 3 and 9, as well as three dogs), and relaxing. R’s uncle is a professional chef, and he cooked a good meal. I’m still partial to my mom’s cooking, but it’s difficult to not enjoy a grand turkey dinner. On Friday we worked off some of our caloric intake by hiking up Mount Elmore and enjoyed a wonderful view atop the firetower located there.

Tomorrow it’s back to work. December has the makings of a busy month. There’s so much to do at work and at home before we head back to Minnesota for our Christmas vacation. Yikes!