Birthday Flowers (2 months late in posting)

Birthday Flowers, originally uploaded by girl from finito.

mom - did I ever send you pictures of what the flowers you sent looked like? They were beautiful!

5 x July a full circle (almost)

It's funny to see things come back around.

little italy, originally uploaded by girl from finito.

MYSTERY GIFT!

MYSTERY GIFT!, originally uploaded by girl from finito.

well not really a mystery for me... but can you guess what's in the box?... I can lie down on my couch with room to spare for a size reference.

Mary Mitchell in Mackenzie

Mitch, originally uploaded by girl from finito.

Right after the big Olympics trip I decided that enough time had passed and it was finally my turn to visit my best friend. She moved to Mackenzie BC while I was still living in Vancouver - so that has to be 6 or more years ago. I've seen her many times since then - but never up there.
As can be imagined it was the best ending to the trip possible. Mackenzie was a winter wonderland and any time I get to hang out with Mary is never long enough (yes, my best friend and my middle sister have the same name). We went for walks across frozen lakes, cross-country skiing (though the cross-country skiing was a TERRIBLE idea or well skiing on the hills was a terrible idea) and fixed things.. McGuiver style. The photo below is a terrible picture of our repair of the dishwasher, with a zip tie (the black one). It worked wonderfully!