ZOOM ZOOM!!

So since I have a job now, it was finally time to do something i've been waiting a LONG time for...
I BOUGHT A NEW CAR!!!!!!! My poor old car - a 1993 Nissan Altima - was just suffering more and more each day...i truly maximized the phrase "driving it into the ground" - i don't think my car could have lasted one more day!! This was a happy and sad occasion, as i really did love my old car and it has been good and reliable (until last week!). It was the car i learned to drive on, way back in the day, so it's been around for a while!!

Here I am saying goodbye to my little Nissan

One last hug to say goodbye...

The newbie and the oldie....side by side!!!!!!! Nissan, say hello to Mazda!

Here she be....my new pretty car....Mazda 3 Sport....allow me to do my Vanna White pose!

A little kiss for my new car!!

On the drive home!!

The symbol of Zoom Zoom :)

Some pics today, in the daylight

My new little ride!!!! So much fun!!! Her bells and whistles make me smile...and the heated seats keep my bum warm on an early morning drive to work!!

I found myself staring out the window at work quite often today, just to look at my pretty car. Then i drove to Starbucks on my lunchbreak, even though it's super close by, just because i wanted to drive my new car...lol...ahhh...so fun!! Anyone want to come for a ride??????

no more boredom posts...

...because i got a job as an Addictions Counselor at Langley Community Services. Woo Hoo!!!!!! I start on Monday!

what's the deal?

ok, so nothing too exciting is going on these days...i'm looking for a job and not finding one thus far, so in the meantime, i'm going to write a blog about nothing important! HA! well i figured it has been a while since i posted my east coast pictures, so those who faithfully check my blog for updates deserve something to read.

So here's what i came up with to talk about:

what's the deal with CROCS??? Nearly everybody has a pair (or a pair of the cheaper rip-off variety) and they come in every color under the sun. And yet everybody also mocks them!! I mean, i love my crocs because they are just so comfy, but people make fun of me all the time because i wear them! i get that they're ugly, not very stylish, kinda clunky, etc etc, but they're COMFY!! why does that not win them points?

Don't get me wrong, i think people can go too far and push the ugly envelope by attaching some of those tacky "hole plugging" decorative objects. And i have realized personally the downfall of walking in the woods in crocs, because the tree needles just jump right into your feet and it hurts. Walking in dusty conditions also is not terribly enjoyable, you definitely need to wash your feet afterwards.

BUT besides these downfalls, i think my crocs are fabulous. so there. I can take your mocking. i will just run away from your hurtful words...run in my crocs.

sigh...i need a job...

and finally...PEI!!!

The adventure continues! After leaving our family reunion, we headed to Prince Edward Island for a few days. Here I am welcoming you!
We drove across the Confederation Bridge....so cool! It's pretty long, takes close to 10 mins to cross, but a nice, easy way to get to the island. They should definitely consider building a bridge like this between Vancouver and Victoria....

Driving across the bridge

A nice scenic photo of some PEI landscape

Out for dinner one night, we discovered you could actually get beer in a jug this size! We opted to tone it down and just go for a pitcher instead...

We visited the parliament buildings in Charlottown...this is some room where they meet to talk about politics (i really know what i'm talking about, don't i?!!)

Ah yes....what PEI is famous for....Anne of Green Gables!

We walked through the house, and my brother discovered that the doorways are pretty short!

And here we are infront of the famous house

And my dad taking us for a carriage ride...lol

And then it's off to COWS, the makers of some well known ice cream...and let me tell you, it was DELISH! I had some coffee flavoured ice cream and it was sooooooo good!!!Chillin' with the cow...

Off to the beach! A nice lighthouse and some soft sand made this quite a pleasant outing!

My brother, running up the dunesAnd now I am at the top of the dunes looking down at my family...it's a pretty good distance, i'd say

This was our final night on PEI. We found this great lighthouse at a place called Pt. Prim and hung out there for quite a while to take some pictures....i made my family stay there until the sun went down so that we could see the sunset...it was amazing! i don't think these last photos need too much explanation, so enjoy!!

Well there you have it....the highlights from my trip out east. From PEI we took the ferry back to Nova Scotia for a couple of days and then I flew back to BC and real life began again...sigh...i love being on holidays...

New Brunswick

Welcome to part 2 of the trip - New Brunswick. You may be interested to know that New Brunswick did not have a very good welcome sign as we drove into the province. At the Info Center I enquired about this and they agreed that they should have a better "welcome to our province" sign. I was told that any comments or suggestions I had would be delievered to the Premier himself, so of course i wrote the Premier a little note. Here I am standing against the wall of the info center, showing you which province we're in:
Hopewell Rocks is known for its "Flowerpot Rocks" and at low tide you can go walk on the ocean floor. They ring a bell to let you know when you have to begin making your way to higher ground in order to not get swept away by the tides.

We stayed in a town called Sussex and they have some cool murals painted on the sides of buildings all around town. In this first picture, my dad and brother decided to be a part of the painting...imitating the father and son who are actually painted into the picture...kinda hard to tell who's real and who's painted unless you look for it!

Covered bridges...one of my favorite things about New Brunswick

don't get a fine....read the sign...lol!! This cracked me up!

After a few days of sightseeing it was off to enjoy the MAIN reason we actually went to the maritimes......TARR FAMILY REUNION!!!! The Tarr Family, my mom's paternal side, get together every so often to reunite. We got together 3 years ago (after a very long absence in "official" reunions, about 15ish years to be exact) and decided we needed to do this every 3 years, so this summer it was time again.

We stayed at the Fairmont Algonquin at St. Andrews-by-the-Sea

The first night we had a nice lobster feast down on the beach...see the lobsters preparing to meet their death....

The buffet spread
My cousins, Jennifer and Jamie

Me and my lobster...do you like my bib??!!
Our family reunions aren't complete without a croquet tournament. Here, my cousin Susan is helping her daughter - 2 year old Alaina - hit her shot

And of course, family pictures. This is the Alan Tarr side of the family (that's our branch)

And here are all the grandchildren, in chronological age

Good times were had by all!!! Our family reunions are a blast!!

Now off to PEI for some more adventures!!!!