One of my favorite places

Jimmy needed to swing down to Waterton on business, so of course I wouldn't miss the opportunity to tag along. It is so beautiful!

Could you imagine coming through on the train or on a local boat to spend a week at this hotel when it first opened? You can almost here the laughter over a friendly croquet game.

We did the bear's hump hike. The views from the top were truly breathtaking . . . or maybe I was just breathless from climbing the equivalent to 66 stories over the length of 1km in 20 minutes? . . .

. . .  no - the views were definitely awe inspiring!

Canmore Getaway

The weekend was perfect . . .

after delightful road trip snacks of homemade cookies

and a scary road cleaner on the highway, we had arrived

We unpacked and headed downtown to scope out our options

A yummy little dinner and we were ready for the hot tub

Through the night we laughed and giggled,

painted and filed

talked a flurry of topics

and slept

The morning dawned clear and bright

The mountain tops sparkled in the sunlight

We drank coffee, ate yummy muffins and took our time

Then headed downtown for some shopping

A little lunch

And finally we had our 90 minutes of pampering

Thanks Sarah for a delightful weekend away

I loved every minute of it

And oh yeah - we certainly did get that third cup of deliciousness for the ride home

Taking a little roadtrip

heading out of the city

with one of my favorite ladies

in seach of a little solace

and maybe a mountain or two

delightful dinner with 'civilized' conversation

girl talk

hot tub

girlie movies

a big fat sleep in

more girl talk

a second cup of coffee

wandering through the town

trying on hats

the luxury of a massage that lasts for an hour and a half

that's 90 minutes

that's 5400 seconds - oh yes it is

and maybe, just maybe, there might be a third cup of coffee for the drive home